Steely Dan •
Donald Fagen –
lead vocals (all tracks),
Fender Rhodes (1–3),
Clavinet (1),
piano (2, 3, 8),
Wurlitzer piano (4–7),
organ (9) •
Walter Becker –
bass (2–7),
guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 7),
lead guitar (3, 9)
Additional musicians • Ted Baker – Fender Rhodes (4, 5, 7–9), piano (9) •
Jon Herington –
rhythm guitar (3, 7–9),
acoustic guitar (5) •
Hugh McCracken – guitar (5) •
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (8) •
Dean Parks – guitar (8) •
Tom Barney – bass (1, 8, 9) •
Ricky Lawson –
drums (1) • Michael White – drums (2, 6) •
Keith Carlock – drums (3) • Leroy Clouden – drums (4, 5, 7) •
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (8) •
Sonny Emory – drums (9) • Gordon Gottlieb –
percussion (2, 3, 5, 6, 9) • Daniel Sadownick – percussion (3),
timbales (3) •
Will Lee – percussion (6) • Steve Shapiro – vibraphone (3, 8) •
Amy Helm –
whistle (7) • Lawrence Feldman –
clarinet (1, 5),
tenor saxophone (4, 6),
alto saxophone (5),
saxophone (3) • Roy Hitchcock – clarinet (3) •
Lou Marini – alto saxophone (4, 6), tenor saxophone (2) •
Chris Potter – tenor saxophone solo (1, 9), alto saxophone solo (4) •
David Tofani – tenor saxophone (1), saxophone (3) • Roger Rosenberg –
bass clarinet (1, 3–5),
baritone saxophone (2, 6) •
Michael Leonhart – trumpet (1–6), Wurlitzer (3, 8) •
Jim Pugh –
trombone (1–3, 5, 6) • Cynthia Calhoun –
female background vocals (1–3, 9), female harmony vocalist (6),
background vocals (8) •
Carolyn Leonhart – female background vocals (1–3, 9), female harmony vocalist (5),
background vocals (8); female vocalist (4, 7) • Michael Harvey –
male background vocalist (1–3, 9); male harmony vocalist (5, 6)
Production • Producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen • Executive engineer:
Roger Nichols • Engineers: Phil Burnett, Per-Christian Nielsen, Johan Edlund, Anthony Gorman, Roger Nichols, Ken Ross, Dave Russell, HEG Audio, Jay A. Ryan,
Elliot Scheiner, Peter Scriba • Mixing: Roger Nichols, Dave Russell • Mastering:
Scott Hull • Assistants: Suzy Barros, Reaann Zschokke • Technician: Roger Nichols • Editing: Jan Folkson • Horn arrangements: Walter Becker (1), Donald Fagen (1, 2, 4–6),
Michael Leonhart (1, 3) • Project manager: Jill Dell'Abate • Project coordinator: Suzana Haugh • Consultant: Michael Leonhart • Piano tuner: Sam Berd • Electric piano technician: Edd Kolakowski • Design: Carol Bobolts • Photography: Michael Northrup/
Jason Fulford • Copyist: Michael Leonhart ==Charts==