Bad Sneakers

"Bad Sneakers" is a song by jazz rock band Steely Dan. It was released as the second track on their 1975 album Katy Lied.[2] Producer Gary Katz later regretted not releasing the song as the first single.[3]

"Bad Sneakers"
Single by Steely Dan
from the album Katy Lied
B-side"Chain Lightning"
ReleasedAugust 23, 1975 [1]
RecordedNovember 1974 -
January 1975;
ABC Recording Studios Inc.,
Los Angeles
GenreRock, jazz rock
Length3:16
LabelABC
Songwriter(s)Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Producer(s)Gary Katz
Steely Dan singles chronology
"Black Friday"
(1975)		 "Bad Sneakers"
(1975)		 "Kid Charlemagne"
(1976)
Official audio"Bad Sneakers" on YouTube

Cash Box noted that "a razored guitar bridge highlights and counterbalances some laidback vocals with the overall sound layered and dimensional."[4]

Michael McDonald's vocals on the song are some of his first for the band;[5] he would continue to perform background vocals for the band in recordings until 1980.[6] The song also appears on the compilation albums A Decade of Steely Dan[7] and Citizen Steely Dan.

Personnel

Covers

The alternative band The Push Stars covered the song for the Me, Myself & Irene (2000) soundtrack.

References
  1. "Steely Dan singles".
  2. Steely Dan – Katy Lied Discogs
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 23, 1975. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. Michael McDonald's Massive Body of Session Work (Non Doobie-Brothers)
  6. Michael McDonald at Everything2
  7. A Decade of Steely Dan Discogs


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