''Everything Must Go'' is the ninth

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by American

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group Steely Dan. It was released on June 10, 2003, by

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, and was the band's second album following their 20-year studio hiatus spanning 1980 through 2000, when they released ''

Two Against Nature ''Two Against Nature'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan. Their first studio album in 20 years, it was recorded from 1997 to 1999 and released on February 29, 2000, by Giant Records. A critical success, ''Two Against Na ...

''. ''Everything Must Go'' is the band's most recent studio album and their last with founding member

Walter Becker Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan.Russonello, Giovanni,Listen t ...

before his death in 2017.

Background

"Godwhacker" developed from a blasphemous lyric Fagen wrote a few days after his mother died of Alzheimer's. "It's about an elite squad of assassins whose sole assignment is to find a way into heaven and take out God", he later explained. "If the deity actually existed, what sane person wouldn't consider this to be justifiable homicide?"

Reviews

''Everything Must Go'' received mixed reviews upon release. During a concert at

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on July 8, 2011, Donald Fagen said that he felt the album was "underrated".

Releases

''Everything Must Go'' was also released as a

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disc with a multi-channel mix. A special two-disc edition of ''Everything Must Go'' (one CD, one DVD) was released. The DVD, 'Steely Dan Confessions', follows Becker and Fagen touring Las Vegas after hours in a taxi promoting the album in a special version of the cult HBO cable show ''

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Track listing

All songs written by

and Donald Fagen.

Personnel

Steely Dan

* Donald Fagen – lead vocals (all tracks except 5), organ (3, 5–7),

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(5), piano (3),

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(9), Fender Rhodes (1, 2, 5–7, 9) &

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(1, 4, 8), solo synth (4, 6, 8),

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(6, 9) *

– bass (all tracks), solo guitar (1–4, 6), lead vocals (5), percussion (9)

Additional musicians

* Ted Baker – piano (1–3, 6, 9), Fender Rhodes (8), Wurlitzer (5) * Bill Charlap – piano (7), Fender Rhodes (4) *

Jon Herington Jon Herington (born Jonathan Reuel Herington on April 14, 1954) is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and session musician. Career Herington was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and grew up in West Long Branch, New Jerse ...

– guitar (all tracks) *

Hugh McCracken Hugh Carmine McCracken (March 31, 1942 – March 28, 2013) was an American rock guitarist and session musician based in New York City, primarily known for his performance on guitar and also as a harmonica player. McCracken was additionally a ...

– guitar (all tracks) *

Keith Carlock Keith Carlock (born November 29, 1971) is an American musician who has played drums with Toto, Wayne Krantz, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Tal Wilkenfeld, John Mayer, Sting, and Chris Botti. In ''Modern Drummer's'' 2009 ...

–

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(all tracks) * Gordon Gottlieb – percussion (2, 3, 5, 7, 8) * Ken Hitchcock –

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(7) *

Walt Weiskopf Walt Weiskopf (born July 30, 1959 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, author and educator. He has released sixteen albums as a leader, and performed on countless other albums as a sideman. He has ...

–

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(1),

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(2, 5, 7, 9) * Chris Potter – tenor saxophone (8) * Roger Rosenberg –

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(1, 7) * Tony Kadleck –

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(1) *

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– trumpet (2, 5, 7, 8) *

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–

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(1, 7) *

Tawatha Agee Tawatha Agee (born November 14, 1954) is an American backing vocalist and songwriter. Her voice has been described in ''The New York Times'' as an "acrobatic, gospel-charged soprano." She was the lead singer of funk and soul band Mtume; her soulf ...

– background vocals (4, 5, 9) * Ada Dyer – background vocals (5) * Michael Harvey – background vocals (5, 7, 8) *

Carolyn Leonhart Carolyn Leonhart (born July 10, 1971) is a jazz singer, daughter of jazz bassist Jay Leonhart and sister of the trumpeter Michael Leonhart. She has performed as a back-up vocalist for Steely Dan on several tours and recordings. Childhood and educa ...

– background vocals (2, 3, 5, 6), featured background vocal (7) * Cindy Mizelle – background vocals (1, 6) * Catherine Russell – background vocals (1, 4, 5, 6) * Brenda White-King – background vocals (9)

Production

* Producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen * Engineers: Tom Doherty, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell,

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* Assistant engineers: Suzy Barrows, Tom Doherty, Steve Mazur, Keith Nelson, Todd Parker, Matt Scheiner * Mixing: Elliot Scheiner * Mixing assistant: Joe Peccerillo * Mastering: Darcy Proper * Editing: Larry Alexander * Arrangers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen * Horn arrangements: Donald Fagen * Technician: Sam Berd * Drum technician: Art Smith * Piano tuner: Sam Berd

Charts

References

External links

Complete lyrics

- Article by Paul Tingen about the making of Everything Must Go {{DEFAULTSORT:Everything Must Go (Steely Dan Album) 2003 albums Steely Dan albums Albums produced by Donald Fagen Reprise Records albums Albums produced by Walter Becker