Peg (song)
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| Single by Steely Dan | ||||||||||
| from the album Aja | ||||||||||
| B-side | "I Got the News" | |||||||||
| Released | November 1977 | |||||||||
| Format | Single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||||||||
| Genre | Soft rock[1] | |||||||||
| Length | 3:57 | |||||||||
| Label | ABC | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Walter Becker, Donald Fagen | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Gary Katz | |||||||||
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"Peg" is a song by American rock group Steely Dan, first released on the band's 1977 album titled Aja. The track was released as single in 1977 and reached number 11 on the US Billboard chart in 1978 and number eight on the Cash Box chart.[2] In Canada, "Peg" spent three weeks at number seven during March 1978.[3]
The song's guitar solo was attempted by seven top studio session guitarists ‒ including Robben Ford and recurring guitarist Larry Carlton (who wrote Room 335 because of the solo played by Graydon)[4]‒ before Jay Graydon's version became the "keeper".[5] He worked on the song for about six hours before the band was satisfied.[6]
Michael McDonald can be heard providing multi-tracked backup vocals in the choruses, and keyboardist Paul Griffin can also be heard improvising background vocals in the final chorus and fadeout.[5]
"Peg" was heavily sampled on the 1989 De La Soul song, "Eye Know". In 2007, the song was covered by Nerina Pallot.
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Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel[11]
- Lead Vocals: Donald Fagen
- Backup Vocals: Michael McDonald, Paul Griffin
- Lyricon: Tom Scott
- Percussion: Victor Feldman, Gary Coleman
- Solo Guitar: Jay Graydon
- Guitar: Steve Khan
- Clavinet: Don Grolnick
- Electric Piano: Paul Griffin
- Bass: Chuck Rainey
- Drums: Rick Marotta
References
- ↑ Soft Rock Music - What is Soft Rock? - Oldies Music Songs and Artists
- ↑ Steely Dan USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5554a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=r1in92lgo9f958kpm9f8jm9f07
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Classic Albums DVD: Aja
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- ↑ http://www.top40db.net
- ↑ http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1978
- ↑ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1978.htm
- ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0070a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062
- ↑ Original 1977 Album liner notes
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