countdown to ecstasy

align="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"\|Countdown To Ecstasy
lign="center" colspan="3"\|
lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"\|Album by Steely Dan
lign="left" valign="top"\|Released	colspan="2" valign="top"\|July, 1973
lign="left" valign="top"\|Recorded	colspan="2" valign="top"\|Village Recorder, Santa Monica, CA, Carabou Ranch, Nederland, CO
lign="left" valign="top"\|Genre	colspan="2" valign="top"\|Rock
lign="left" valign="top"\|Record label	colspan="2" valign="top"\|ABC Records
lign="left" valign="top"\|Producer	colspan="2" valign="top"\|Gary Katz
lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"\|Professional reviews
lign="left" valign="top"\|AMG	valign="top" align=center\|5/5	valign="top"\|link
gcolor="orange" colspan="3"\|Steely Dan Chronology
align="top"\|Can't Buy A Thrill (1972)	valign="top"\|Countdown To Ecstasy (1973)	valign="top"\|Pretzel Logic (1974)

Originally released in 1973, Countdown To Ecstasy was the second album released by rock group Steely Dan. The album was written and recorded in rushed sessions between live concerts and failed to produce even one hit single.

Track listing

all songs by Becker and Fagen

"Bodhisattva" - 5:16
"Razor Boy" - 4:10
"The Boston Rag" - 5:48
"Your Gold Teeth" - 6:45
"Show Biz Kids" - 5:21
"My Old School" - 4:46
"Pearl of the Quarter" - 3:55
"King of the World" - 5:03

Personnel

Steely Dan

Denny Dias - guitar, Stereo Mixmaster General
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar, pedal steel guitar
Walter Becker - electric bass, harmonica, vocals
Jim Hodder - drums, percussion, vocals
Donald Fagen - piano, electric piano, synthesizer, vocals

Additional personnel

Victor Feldman - vibes, marimba, percussion
Ray Brown - string bass on "Razor Boy"
Rick Derringer - slide guitar on "Show Biz Kids"
Ben Benay - acoustic guitar
Sherlie Matthews - background vocals
Myrna Matthews - background vocals
Patricia Hall - background vocals
David Palmer - background vocals
Royce Jones - background vocals
James Rolleston - background vocals
Michael Fenelly - background vocals

Production

Producer: Gary Katz
Engineer: Roger Nichols
Assistant enginner - Miss Natalie
Album design: Dotty of Hollywood
Photography: Ed Caraeff

Reissue

Reissue Producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Remastering engineer: Roger Nichols
Reissue design: Red Herring Design, New York City

External link

Complete lyrics

Charts

Album

lign="left"\|Chart	align="left"\|Position
lign="left"\|1973	align="left"\|Pop Albums	align="left"\|35

Singles

lign="left"\|Single	align="left"\|Chart	align="left"\|Position
lign="left"\|1973	align="left"\|"My Old School"	align="left"\|Pop Singles	align="left"\|63
lign="left"\|1973	align="left"\|"Show Biz Kids "	align="left"\|Pop Singles	align="left"\|61

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