Alive in America
1995 live album by Steely Dan
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Alive in America is a first live album by the American rock group Steely Dan, released in 1995.
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | October 17, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | August 19, 1993 – September 19, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Jazz rock | |||
| Length | 66:36 | |||
| Label | Giant | |||
| Producer | Donald Fagen | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording location and date | Length |
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| 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 (6)
- Donald Fagen – lead vocals, electric piano (2, 4–8, 11), melodica (5), MIDI keytar (1, 3, 9, 10)
Additional musicians
- Warren Bernhardt – piano, electric piano (1)
- Georg Wadenius – guitar (1, 3–5, 7, 9–11)
- Drew Zingg – guitar (2, 6, 8)
- Tom Barney – bass guitar
- Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone
- Chris Potter – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Bob Sheppard – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Dennis Chambers – drums (1, 3–5, 7, 9–11)
- Peter Erskine – drums (2, 6, 8)
- Bill Ware – vibraphone, percussion
- Catherine Russell – background vocals, percussion (3), human whistle (11)
- Diane Garisto – background vocals, percussion (3)
- Brenda White-King – background vocals, percussion (3)
Technical personnel
- Producer: Donald Fagen
- Engineers: Phil Burnett, Roger Nichols
- Directors: Warren Bernhardt, Drew Zingg
- Morpheus Lights Technician: Bryce Heugel
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 74 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 41 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 62 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 40 |