Kamakiriad
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Kamakiriad is the second solo album by former Steely Dan singer Donald Fagen, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). It was his first collaboration with former Steely Dan partner Walter Becker, who produced the album, since 1980. The album is a futuristic song-cycle about the journey of the narrator in his high-tech car, the Kamakiri (Japanese for praying mantis).
The album follows a lengthy writer's block for Fagen; the songs are based on personal observations about middle age (as 1982's The Nightfly is lyrically described as fantasies of Fagen's youth and 2006's Morph the Cat ruminations of old age and death).
Fagen and Becker would embark on their first tour as Steely Dan since 1974 to support the album, leading gradually to a permanent reunion.
Track listing
- "Trans-Island Skyway" (Fagen) - 6:30
- "Countermoon" (Fagen) - 5:05
- "Springtime" (Fagen) - 5:06
- "Snowbound" (Becker, Fagen) - 7:08
- "Tomorrow's Girls" (Fagen) - 6:17
- "Florida Room" (Fagen, Titus) - 6:02
- "On the Dunes" (Fagen) - 8:07
- "Teahouse on the Tracks" (Fagen) - 6:09
Personnel
- Donald Fagen - keyboards, vocals
- Walter Becker - bass, guitar
- Randy Brecker - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Cornelius Bumpus - tenor saxophone
- Angela Clemmons-Patrick - background vocals
- Leroy Clouden - percussion, drums
- Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
- Illinois Elohainu - tenor saxophone
- Lawrence Feldman - flute, tenor saxophone
- Frank "Harmonica Frank" Floyd - background vocals
- Diane Garisto - background vocals
- Paul Griffin - Hammond organ
- Amy Helm - background vocals
- Bashiri Johnson - percussion
- Birch Johnson - trombone
- Mindy Joslyn - background vocals
- Brenda King - background vocals
- Curtis King - background vocals
- Lou Marini - clarinet, flute, alto saxophone
- Dennis McDermott - drums
- Jenni Muldaur - background vocals
- Christopher Parker - drums
- Angela Clemmon Patrick - background vocals
- Jim Pugh - trombone
- Tim Ries - tenor saxophone
- Roger Rosenberg - baritone saxophone
- Alan Rubin - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Catherine Russell - background vocals
- Dian Sorel - background vocals
- Fonzi Thornton - background vocals
- David Tofani - flute, tenor saxophone
- Georg Wadenius - guitar
Production
- Producer: Walter Becker
- Engineers: Phil Burnett, David Michael Dill, Tom Fritze, Andy Grassi, Troy Halderson, Bob Mitchel, John Neff, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell, Jay A. Ryan, Tony Volante, Wayne Yurgelun
- Mastering: Scott Hull, Glenn Meadows
- Sample editing: Craig Siegal
- Digital technician: Phil Burnett
- Digital delay: Craig Siegal
- Horn arrangements: Donald Fagen
- Rhythm arrangements: Donald Fagen
- Design: Carol Bobolts
- Photography: James Hamilton
- Liner notes: Donald Fagen, Tim White
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Billboard 200 | 10 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Tomorrow's Girls" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 20 |
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