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Written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, and produced by Gary Katz, the album saw the duo push further than ever into the use of elite session musicians — enlisting nearly forty players across seven tracks — while pursuing longer, more harmonically sophisticated compositions than anything in their already immaculate catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a record of extraordinary polish and depth. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Peg\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Deacon Blues\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Josie\"\u003c\/strong\u003e became staples of American radio, but the nine-minute title track — featuring a legendary drum solo from Steve Gadd — remains one of the most celebrated performances in recorded music. 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