The Royal Scam is the fifth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released by ABC Records in 1976; reissues have been released by MCA Records since ABC Records was acquired by MCA in 1979. It was produced by Gary Katz. In the United States, the album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, and it has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4]
^Stuessy, Joe; Lipscomb, Scott David (2006). Rock and Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development (5th ed.). Pearson Prentice Hall. p. 320. ISBN 0131930982. The Royal Scam (1976) also utilized numerous extra players and had a clearer jazz-rock fusion sound.
^Obrecht, Jas (1989). "20 Important Rock Albums". In Cassabona, Helen (ed.). Rock Guitar. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 117. ISBN 0881889083. ...Steely Dan issued its funk-oriented The Royal Scam...
^Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 782. ISBN 9780862415419.
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TheRoyalScam is the fifth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released by ABC Records in 1976; reissues have been released by MCA Records...
featured performances of TheRoyalScam, Aja, or Gaucho in their entirety on certain nights. The following year, Fagen formed the touring supergroup Dukes...
vocals). The band's first lineup also included guitarists Denny Dias and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, drummer Jim Hodder and singer David Palmer. The band currently...
by the rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their 1976 album TheRoyalScam as its opening track and reached number 82 in the Billboard...
them as a session guitarist, appearing on 1975's Katy Lied, 1976's TheRoyalScam, and 1977's Aja. In 1991 he joined Toto on their Summer Festival Tour...
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the single edit of the song. This version omits the percussive opening for the song. The second pressing of the box set features the version from the...
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Michael Jackson, and Bread. Notably, he played guitar on Steely Dan's RoyalScam track "Haitian Divorce". Parks is also a long-time collaborator on David...