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Kamakiriad

Studio album by

Donald Fagen

Released

May 25, 1993

Recorded

1990–93

Studio

River Sound, Clinton Recording Studios and The Hit Factory (New York City, New York)
Hyperbolic Sound (Maui, Hawaii)

Genre

Jazz-rock

Length

50:31

Donald Fagen chronology

The Nightfly
(1982)

Kamakiriad
(1993)

Morph the Cat
(2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[4]
The Great Rock Discography	7/10^[5]
Los Angeles Times	^[6]
NME	^[7]
Q	^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
Uncut	8/10^[10]

Kamakiriad is the second solo album by Steely Dan artist Donald Fagen, released in 1993. It was his first collaboration with Steely Dan partner Walter Becker since 1986, on Rosie Vela's album Zazu. Becker played guitar and bass and produced the album. The album is a futuristic, optimistic eight-song cycle about the journey of the narrator in his high-tech car, the Kamakiri (Japanese for praying mantis). It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1994.

Music videos were produced for "Tomorrow's Girls" (starring Rick Moranis) and "Snowbound" (using stop motion animation).^{[citation needed]}

Fagen and Becker embarked on their first tour as Steely Dan since 1974 to support the album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Donald Fagen, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Trans-Island Skyway"		6:30
2.	"Countermoon"		5:05
3.	"Springtime"		5:06
4.	"Snowbound"	Walter Becker, Donald Fagen	7:08
5.	"Tomorrow's Girls"		6:17
6.	"Florida Room"	Libby Titus, Donald Fagen	6:02
7.	"On the Dunes"		8:07
8.	"Teahouse on the Tracks"		6:09

Bonus tracks, from The Nightfly Trilogy MVI boxed set

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Big Noise, New York"	5:21
10.	"Confide in Me"	4:15
11.	"Blue Lou"	7:01
12.	"Shanghai Confidential"	4:54

Personnel

Donald Fagen – vocals, keyboards, horn and rhythm arrangements
Paul Griffin – Hammond B3 organ
Craig Siegal – sampling, digital delay acquisition
Walter Becker – lead guitars, guitar solos, bass guitar
Georg Wadenius – guitars
Chris Parker – drums (1, 2, 6, 7)
Dennis McDermott – drums (4)
Leroy Clouden – percussion, drums (3, 5, 8)
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Lou Marini – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo (6, 7)
Illinois Elohainu – tenor saxophone (a fictive musician, actually Fagen himself plays a saxophone sample on the keyboard), tenor sax solo (2)
Lawrence Feldman – flute, tenor saxophone
David Tofani – flute, tenor saxophone
Birch Johnson – trombone, trombone solo (8)
Jim Pugh – trombone
Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
Alan Rubin – trumpet, flugelhorn
Angela Clemmons-Patrick – backing vocals
Frank Floyd – backing vocals
Diane Garisto – backing vocals
Amy Helm – backing vocals
Mindy Jostyn – backing vocals
Brenda King – backing vocals
Curtis King – backing vocals
Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals
Catherine Russell – backing vocals
Dian Sorel – backing vocals
Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals

Production

Walter Becker – producer
Roger Nichols – chief engineer
Wayne Yurgelun – house engineer
David Michael Dill – engineer
Tom Fritze – engineer
Dave Russell – engineer
Tony Volante – engineer
Phil Burnett – second engineer, digital technician
Andy Grassi – second engineer
Troy Halderson – second engineer
Bob Mitchell – second engineer
John Neff – second engineer
Jay Ryan – second engineer
Craig Siegal – sample editing
Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Lisa Starr – production coordinator
Carol Bobolts – design
James Hamilton – photography
Marinella Terziotti – car photograph
Donald Fagen – liner notes
Tim White – liner notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Kamakiriad*
Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	80
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[12]	23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[13]	13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	24
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[15]	30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[16]	10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	27
UK Albums (OCC)^[19]	3
US Billboard 200^[20]	10

Year-end charts

1993 year-end chart performance for *Kamakiriad*
Chart (1993)	Position
European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)^[21]	99

References

^ "Allmusic review". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
^ Robert Christgau review
^ Larkin, Colin (2002). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Virgin Books. ISBN 1-85227-923-0.
^ David Browne. Entertainment Weekly review May 28, 1993
^ Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "Steely Dan". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
^ Los Angeles Times review
^ NME, 1993-05-29, p. 31
^ Q, July 1993, p. 86
^ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2011-06-15.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Uncut, "How to buy Donald Fagen", Jaan Uhelszki, December 2012
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0992". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Donald Fagen – Kamakiriad" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Donald Fagen – Kamakiriad" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – Donald Fagen – Kamakiriad". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Donald Fagen – Kamakiriad". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Donald Fagen – Kamakiriad". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Donald Fagen – Kamakiriad". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "Donald Fagen | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "Donald Fagen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "1993 Year-End Sales Charts - Eurochart Hot 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music & Media. December 18, 1993. p. 15. Retrieved April 20, 2022.

v t e Donald Fagen
Studio albums	The Nightfly (1982) Kamakiriad (1993) Morph the Cat (2006) Sunken Condos (2012)
Singles	"I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" "New Frontier" "Ruby Baby" "Snowbound"
Other songs	"Slinky Thing"
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