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The Royal Scam is the fifth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in May 1976, by ABC Records; reissues have been released by MCA Records since it acquired ABC in 1979. It was produced by Gary Katz .
"Kid Charlemagne" is a song by American rock band Steely Dan, released in 1976 as the opening track on their album The Royal Scam. An edited version was released as a single, reaching number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] Larry Carlton's guitar solo on the song was ranked #80 in a 2008 list of the 100 greatest guitar solos by Rolling Stone. [3]
The Royal Scam was released in May 1976. Partly because of Carlton's prominent contributions, it is the band's most guitar-oriented album. It also features performances by session drummer Bernard Purdie. The album sold well in the United States, though without the strength of a hit single.
Becker and Fagen reunited for an American tour to support Fagen's album Kamakiriad, which sold poorly despite a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year.An album of the tour, called Alive in America, was recorded at various dates between August 19, 1993, and the September 19, 1994, personnel included pianist Warren Bernhardt, guitarists Georg Wadenius and Drew Zingg, bassist Tom Barney ...
In the liner notes to a reissue of The Royal Scam (1976), Walter Becker and Donald Fagen said that The Royal Scam possessed "the most hideous album cover of the seventies, bar none (excepting perhaps Can't Buy a Thrill)." The cover was banned in Francisco Franco's Spain and replaced by a photograph of the band playing in concert.
Katy Lied is the fourth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in March 1975, by ABC Records; reissues have since been released by MCA Records due to ABC's acquisition by the former in 1979.
Scam Goddess is a true crime documentary series based on the podcast of the same name. ... "The Royal Racket" Daryl Harrison: February 19, 2025 () TBD:
The Royal Scam (ABC, 1976) Aja (ABC, 1977) Gaucho (MCA, 1980) With Howard Tate. Howard Tate (Atlantic, 1972) With James Taylor. Walking Man (Warner Bros., 1974) Dad Loves His Work (Columbia, 1981) With Livingston Taylor. Over the Rainbow (Capricorn, 1973) With John Tropea. Tropea (Video Arts, 1975) Short Trip to Space (Video Arts, 1977) Touch ...