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Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter (along with partner Walter Becker) of Steely Dan.
Fagen is known for his use of complex jazz harmonies, elaborate arrangements, and exacting attention to detail and launched his successful, if sporadic solo career in 1982.

Fagen penned a group of songs based on his experiences as a young man in 1950’s America, and the resulting album, The Nightfly, was released in 1982, and is one of the first albums to be recorded entirely digitally. After a quiet time musically (he is reported to have suffered from writers block) for the rest of the 80s he returned in 1993 with Kamakiriad, which is a conceptual album based on a car journey. The album was produced by Walter Becker and represented the first collaboration between the two since Gaucho.

This collaboration reignited Steely Dan and they released two more albums, the Grammy award winning “Two Against Nature” in 2000, and “Everything Must Go” in 2003.

In 2006 Fagen released his third solo album Morph the Cat, which is partly based on old age and death, and was well received by fans.

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1	New Frontier	351
2	I.G.Y.	346
3	Green Flower Street	301
4	The Nightfly	292
5	Ruby Baby	264
6	Maxine	257
7	The Goodbye Look	236
8	Walk Between Raindrops	196
9	Morph The Cat	77
10	H Gang	70
10	Trans-Island Skyway	70
12	Snowbound	66
12	What I Do	66
14	Countermoon	65
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gilliananne wrote:
September 2009

This guy is just so cool

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biglongone wrote:
July 2009

fagen's solo stuff is pretty good, especially nightfly. but i actually prefer becker's first album. havent heard his second. the lyrics on 11 tracks of whack are special, and each song sounds different. when you hear surf and/or die it iis easy to tell where steely dan songs like reeling in the years and much of countdown to ecstasy -- one of the greatest albums of all time -- came from. they came from becker.

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katakomba555 wrote:
May 2009

www.jackyjazz.blogspot.com JAZZ RAR FREE...

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Maaarrrk wrote:
May 2009

Great stuff. I've bought every album as soon as it was released. The NIghtfly was great. Personally I like Morph the Cat even better. All three sound great as a playlist on mix. Fagan is consistent but timeless as a solo artist. Just like his work with Steely Dan.

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angela1959 wrote:
April 2009

Oh my GOD, I love this. Haven't heard it in a while.(NIGHTFLY)

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angela1959 wrote:
April 2009

OH, There you are, MY BAD!!

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CircusParanoia wrote:
March 2009

If you like Donald Fagen, Steely Dan and Funk check out our new cd @ http://www.last.fm/music/Circus+Paranoia and listen to "Behind Glass"!

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lenorazmelody wrote:
March 2009

Man I wish I could play Snowbound, or really Kamakiriad as a whole @ LFM. Could never get tired of it.

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philmfan wrote:
February 2009

Becker's solo work is great, too. Maybe too much of that damn drum machine thing in the first one (blame Don for that, didn't he produce it?), but the songwriting is every bit as good and proves that he is Fagen's equal partner. Nightfly IS one great album. Kamakiriad is underrated.

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JaapStobbe wrote:
January 2009

Unlike Walter Becker, Fagen's solo work is amazing. The Nightfly is a classic.

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radioclash8 wrote:
December 2008

The Nightfly might be the most underrated album ever. Fagen is a genius.

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Kretenos wrote:
December 2008

recently listened to kamakiriad in my dad's car. amazing jazz rock! ripping it right now.

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CaptainMeat wrote:
December 2008

I.G.Y. is one of the best songs ever. The whole of The Nightfly easily stands up to the Steely Dan back catalogue :). Magic stuff

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mennochen wrote:
November 2008

the coolest guy on earth

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romeorate1223 wrote:
November 2008

One of the best & talented musician since the 70's.

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katicza wrote:
October 2008

i liked it

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Kronz wrote:
October 2008

Don's top tracks chart is pretty funny, Nightfly is his best sure, but the best songs on his other albums should get a bit more love. "Snowbound" for instance is amazing.

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thomasgwarrior wrote:
September 2008

Donald Fagen is not ugly!!! He's got a touch of Tuesday Weld... http://www.last.fm/music/Vestigial+Blackness

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dogzrgrate wrote:
August 2008

I'm in love with his drummer Keith :)

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Music0 wrote:
August 2008

Donald Fagen is not ugly, he just has a handsome jewish face.

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