"Bad Sneakers" is a song by jazz rock band Steely Dan. It was released as the second single and track on their 1975 album Katy Lied.[2] Producer Gary Katz later regretted not releasing the song as the first single.[3]
Cash Box noted that "a razored guitar bridge highlights and counterbalances some laidback vocals with the overall sound layered and dimensional."[4]Record World said that it "pieces together bits of the L.A. r&r experience while stranded outside of Radio City Music Hall."[5]
Michael McDonald's vocals on the song are some of his first for the band;[6] he would continue to perform background vocals for the band in recordings until 1980.[7] The song also appears on the compilation albums A Decade of Steely Dan[8] and Citizen Steely Dan.
^Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 782. ISBN 9780862415419.
^Steely Dan – Katy Lied Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine Discogs
^"Official Steely Dan | FAQ". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
^"CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 23, 1975. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
^"Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. August 23, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^"Michael McDonald's Massive Body of Session Work (Non Doobie-Brothers)". Amazon. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
^Michael McDonald Archived 2009-05-04 at the Wayback Machine at Everything2
^A Decade of Steely Dan Archived 2011-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Discogs
"BadSneakers" is a song by jazz rock band Steely Dan. It was released as the second single and track on their 1975 album Katy Lied. Producer Gary Katz...
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35:20 Label ABC Producer Gary Katz Steely Dan chronology Singles from Katy Lied "Black Friday" Released: May 1975 "BadSneakers" Released: September 1975...
members. The album went gold on the strength of "Black Friday" and "BadSneakers", but Becker and Fagen were so dissatisfied with the album's sound (compromised...
Chart positions Certifications Album US US R&B US AC US Country UK 1975 "BadSneakers" (w/ Steely Dan) — — — — — Katy Lied 1979 "This Is It" (w/ Kenny Loggins)...
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Louis Toodle-Oo" which had been issued as a promotional single and "BadSneakers" which missed the Billboard Hot 100 as a single, and two album tracks...
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