Alive in America
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Alive in America is a first live album by the American rock group Steely Dan, released in 1995.
Overview
The album comprises recordings from their 1993 and 1994 tours, which were the first live Steely Dan performances since 1974. The tour was also supporting Donald Fagen's Kamakiriad album.
Additional live tracks from the tour were later released on the "Cousin Dupree" single.
Critical reception
Writing for The Village Voice in 1995, Carola Dibbell found the album "(naturally) excellent" but, having witnessed most of the featured performances in person, said it "sounded better truly live" while preferring the band's complete studio-album compilation Citizen Steely Dan (1993).[1]
Track listing
Personnel
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- Walter Becker – guitar, lead vocals on "Book of Liars"
- Donald Fagen – lead vocals, melodica, electric piano
Additional musicians
- Warren Bernhardt – piano
- Georg Wadenius – guitar
- Drew Zingg – guitar
- Tom Barney – bass guitar
- Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone
- Chris Potter – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Bob Sheppard – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Dennis Chambers – drums on "Babylon Sisters", "Bodhisattva", "Reelin' In the Years", "Josie", "Peg", "Kid Charlemagne", "Sign in Stranger", and "Aja"
- Peter Erskine – drums on "Green Earrings", "Book of Liars", and "Third World Man"
- Catherine Russell – percussion, background vocals, human whistle
- Bill Ware – percussion, vibraphone
- Diane Garisto – background vocals
- Brenda White-King – background vocals
Technical personnel
- Producer: Donald Fagen
- Engineers: Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols
- Directors: Warren Bernhardt, Drew Zingg
- Morpheus Lights Technician: Bryce Heugel
Charts
Template:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chart| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 40 |