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B-side
  
"Chain Lightning"

Genre
  
Yacht rock

Label
  
ABC

Released
  
September 1975

Length
  
3:16

Recorded
  
November 1974 - January 1975; ABC Recording Studios Inc., Los Angeles

"Bad Sneakers" is a song by jazz rock band Steely Dan. It was released as the second track on their 1975 album Katy Lied. Producer Gary Katz later regretted not releasing the song as the first single.

Contents

It also appears on the compilation albums A Decade of Steely Dan and Citizen Steely Dan.

Michael McDonald's vocals on the song are one of his first for the band; he would continue to perform background vocals for the band in recordings until 1980.

Personnel

  • Donald Fagen – lead vocal
  • Michael Omartian – piano
  • Walter Becker – electric guitar solo
  • Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
  • Chuck Rainey – bass
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Victor Feldman – percussion
  • Michael McDonald – backing vocals
  • Covers

    The alternative band The Push Stars covered the song for the Me, Myself, and Irene (2000) soundtrack.

    References

    Bad Sneakers Wikipedia


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