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.[1] Producer Gary Katz later regretted not releasing the song as the first single.[2]

"Bad Sneakers"
Single by Steely Dan
from the album Katy Lied
B-side"Chain Lightning"
ReleasedSeptember 1975
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)

It also appears on the compilation albums A Decade of Steely Dan[3] and Citizen Steely Dan.

Michael McDonald's vocals on the song are some of his first for the band;[4] he would continue to perform background vocals for the band in recordings until 1980.[5]

Personnel

Covers

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

References
  1. Steely Dan – Katy Lied Discogs
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. A Decade of Steely Dan Discogs
  4. Michael McDonald's Massive Body of Session Work (Non Doobie-Brothers)
  5. Michael McDonald at Everything2


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