Alive in America

Alive in America
Alive in America
Live album by Steely Dan
Released	October 17, 1995
Recorded	August 19, 1993 – September 19, 1994
Genre	Jazz rock
Length	66:36
Label	Giant
Producer	Donald Fagen
Steely Dan chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

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).^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, except where noted.

*Alive in America* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording location and date	Length
1.	"Babylon Sisters"		St. Petersburg, Florida, August 19, 1994	6:47
2.	"Green Earrings"		Irvine, California, September 10, 1993	5:20
3.	"Bodhisattva"		Clarkston, Michigan, August 27, 1994	5:47
4.	"Reelin' In the Years"		Hoffman Estates, Illinois, August 26, 1994	6:24
5.	"Josie"		Phoenix, Arizona, September 18, 1994	6:12
6.	"Book of Liars"	Walter Becker	Phoenix, Arizona, September 6, 1993	4:19
7.	"Peg"		Clarkston, Michigan, August 27, 1994	4:19
8.	"Third World Man"		Charlotte, North Carolina, September 19, 1993	6:38
9.	"Kid Charlemagne"		Clarkston, Michigan, August 27, 1994	5:16
10.	"Sign in Stranger"		Clarkston, Michigan, August 27, 1994	6:34
11.	"Aja"		Irvine, California, September 16, 1994	9:00

Personnel

Steely Dan

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

Chart performance for *Alive in America*
Chart (1995)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[6]	74
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	41
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	62
US Billboard 200^[9]	40

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Alive in America - Steely Dan | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "S". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved June 7, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Chris Willman. Entertainment Weekly review Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine October 20, 1995
^ Kot, Greg (2011). "Steely Dan: Alive In America : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
^ Dibbell, Carola (November 1995). "Not Alone with Steely Dan". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 7, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Steely Dan – Alive in America" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Steely Dan – Alive in America". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ "Steely Dan | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ "Album / Steely Dan / Alive in America". Billboard Database. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Alive in America - Steely Dan | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2011.

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (2000). "S". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0312245602. Retrieved June 7, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] Chris Willman. Entertainment Weekly review Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine October 20, 1995

[4] Kot, Greg (2011). "Steely Dan: Alive In America : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2011.

[5] Dibbell, Carola (November 1995). "Not Alone with Steely Dan". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 7, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.

[ac_Netherlands_Steely_Dan-6] "Dutchcharts.nl – Steely Dan – Alive in America" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[ac_Sweden_Steely_Dan-7] "Swedishcharts.com – Steely Dan – Alive in America". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[ac_UK_Steely_Dan-8] "Steely Dan | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[9] "Album / Steely Dan / Alive in America". Billboard Database. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

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v t e Steely Dan
Donald Fagen Walter Becker Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Denny Dias Jim Hodder David Palmer Royce Jones Michael McDonald Jeff Porcaro
Studio albums	Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) Pretzel Logic (1974) Katy Lied (1975) The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) Two Against Nature (2000) Everything Must Go (2003)
Live albums	Alive in America (1995) Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Steely Dan (2005) Northeast Corridor (2021)
Singles	"Dallas" "Do It Again" "Reelin' In the Years" "Show Biz Kids" "My Old School" "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" "Pretzel Logic" "Bad Sneakers" "Kid Charlemagne" "Peg" "Deacon Blues" "FM (No Static at All)" "Josie" "Hey Nineteen" "Time Out of Mind" "Cousin Dupree"
Album tracks	"Aja" "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" "Dirty Work" "Only a Fool Would Say That"
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1978) Steely Dan (1978) Gold (1982/91) A Decade of Steely Dan (1985) Reelin' In the Years (1985) Do It Again (1987) Citizen Steely Dan (1993) Then and Now (1993) Showbiz Kids (2000) The Definitive Collection (2006) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steely Dan (2007) Found Studio Tracks (2007)
Video albums	Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000)
Related articles	Discography Gary Katz Members Roger Nichols Yacht rock You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
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