Two Against Nature - Definition

Two Against Nature
Album by Steely Dan
Released	February 29, 2000
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Length	51 min 25 sec
Record label	Giant
Producer	Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Professional reviews
AMG	4/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB5808CCC8EE56F8906537398CE4A564285E36&uid=MIDMR0410271541&sql=10:vi2ibkg90akq~T1)
Steely Dan Chronology
Alive in America (1995)	Two Against Nature (2000)	Everything Must Go (2003)

Two Against Nature is an album by Steely Dan, released in 2000. (See 2000 in music). The album won the group four Grammy Awards.

Track listing

all songs by Becker and Fagen

1. "Gaslighting Abbie" - 5:53
2. "What a Shame About Me" - 5:17
3. "Two Against Nature" - 6:17
4. "Janie Runaway" - 4:09
5. "Almost Gothic" - 4:09
6. "Jack of Speed" - 6:17
7. "Cousin Dupree" - 5:28
8. "Negative Girl" - 5:34
9. "West of Hollywood" - 8:21

Personnel

• Walter Becker - bass, guitar
• Donald Fagen - organ, piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
• Ted Baker - piano, Fender Rhodes
• Tom Barney - bass
• Cynthia Calhoun - background vocals
• Keith Carlock - snare drums
• Leroy Clouden - snare drum
• Vinnie Colaiuta - snare drum
• Sonny Emory - snare drum
• Lawrence Feldman - clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Gordon Gottlieb - percussion
• Mike Harvey - background vocals
• Amy Helm - whistle
• Jon Herington - acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
• Michael Hitchcock - trumpet
• Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
• Ricky Lawson - drums
• Will Lee - percussion
• Carolyn Leonhart - background vocals
• Michael Leonhart - trumpet, conductor, wurlitzer
• Lou Marini - alto saxophone
• Hugh McCracken - guitar
• Dean Parks - guitar
• Chris Potter - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Jim Pugh - trombone
• Roger Rosenberg - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Daniel Sadownick - percussion, timbales
• David Schenk - vibraphone
• Steve Shapiro - vibraphone
• David Tofani - saxophone
• Michael White - drums, snare drum

Production

• Producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
• Executive engineer: Roger Nichols
• Engineers: Phil Burnett, Johan Edlund, Anthony Gorman, Roger Nichols, Per-Christian Nielsen, Ken Ross, Dave Russell, Jay A. Ryan, Elliot Scheiner, Peta Scriba
• Mixing: Roger Nichols, Dave Russell
• Mastering: Scott Hull
• Assistants: Suzy Barrows, Reaann Zschokke
• Technician: Roger Nichols
• Editing: Jan Folkson
• Horn arrangements: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Michael Leonhart
• Project Manager: Jill Dell'Abate
• Project Coordinator: Suzana Haugh
• Consultant: Michael Leonhart
• Piano Tuner: Sam Berd
• Design: Carol Bobolts
• Photography: Walter Becker
• Copyist: Michael Leonhart

Charts

Album

Awards

Grammy Awards