Citizen Steely Dan is a four-CD box set compilation album by Steely Dan, released in 1993.

Overview The set is a collection of all of Steely Dan's albums (up to 1980) in chronological order, and also contains a 1991 remix of the non-album single "FM (No Static at All)", a non-album B-side "Bodhisattva (Live)", 1978 Greatest Hits compilation only track "Here at the Western World", and a previously unreleased demo of "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" (a song from their 1975 album Katy Lied).

The set is not a complete compilation of every track released by Steely Dan up to 1993. Missing are both sides of the band's 1972 debut single ("Dallas" b/w "Sail the Waterway"), neither of which has ever been issued on CD, because of the band's dislike of the songs. The compilation was the first release of the remastered versions of Steely Dan's albums until the remastered studio albums were issued in 1998.

The first pressing features "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" using the single edit of the song. This version omits the flapamba intro. The second pressing of the box set features the version from the album, although it was reissued without any information noting the change.

Glenn Meadows remastered the CD set from the digital masters archived by Donald Fagen, Gary Katz and Roger Nichols in 1982. Early reports from engineer Roger Nichols stated that the original analog master tapes were in poor physical condition, leading to the use of his 1980s 3M digital transfers for this box set. However, this was contradicted during the 2022 Analogue Productions reissue project. Mastering engineer Bernie Grundman and producer Chad Kassem performed a physical audit of the tapes and confirmed that the masters for the first five albums remained in excellent, playable condition.

Additionally, original tape box documentation included Variable Speed Oscillator (VSO) instructions to adjust the speed and pitch of various tracks. While the original 1970s vinyl pressings followed these production notes, the digital transfers for the 1993 box set were mastered at a standard concert pitch of A440Hz. Modern reissues from 2022 onward have restored the intended pitch and timing documented on the tape boxes. For the albums Aja and Gaucho, where original flat masters were unavailable, the 2022 project utilized high-quality analog safety copies containing the original masterings of the respective albums.

Track listing

Personnel

Wayne Andre – trombone Jerome Aniton – speech/speaker/speaking part Patti Austin – vocals (background) Jeff Baxter – guitar, pedal steel, Spanish guitar Walter Becker – bass, guitar, harmonica, trumpet, bass (electric), flugelhorn, keyboards, vocals Joe Bellamy – assistant engineer Ben Benay – guitar (acoustic) Crusher Bennett – percussion Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn Ray Brown – bass (upright) Hiram Bullock – guitar Ed Caraeff – photography Larry Carlton – guitar Geary Chansley – research Pete Christlieb – flute, saxophone Gary Coleman – percussion Ronnie Cuber – sax (baritone) Rick Derringer – guitar, slide guitar Denny Dias – guitar, sitar (electric) Henry Diltz – photography Donald Fagen – organ, synthesizer, piano, piano (electric), vocals, vocals (background) Wilton Felder – bass Victor Feldman – percussion, marimba, vibraphone Michael Fennelly – vocals (background) Venetta Fields – vocals (background) Bob Findley – horn Chuck Findley – arranger, horn, brass Frank Floyd – vocals (background) Steve Gadd – drums Jerry Garszza – overdubs Gordon Grady – vocals (background) Diva Gray – vocals (background) Jay Graydon – guitar Ed Greene – drums Tom Greto – assistant engineer Paul Griffin – arranger, keyboards, piano (electric), vocals (background) Don Grolnick – arranger, keyboards, clavinet Lani Groves – vocals (background) Patricia Hall – vocals (background) Jimmie Haskell – arranger, orchestration Jim Hodder – percussion, drums, vocals Jim Horn – flute, saxophone Paul Humphrey – drums Slyde Hyde – horn, brass Barbara Isaak – assistant engineer Anthony Jackson – bass Plas Johnson – flute, horn, saxophone Royce Jones – percussion, vocals, vocals (background) Walter Kane – clarinet (bass) Howard Kaylan – vocals (background) Jackie Kelso – flute, saxophone Jim Keltner – percussion, drums Randall Kennedy – photography Steve Khan – guitar

Clydie King – vocals (background) John Klemmer – horn Ken Klinger – assistant engineer Mark Knopfler – guitar Rebecca Louis – vocals (background) Johnny Mandel – arranger George Marge – clarinet (bass) Rick Marotta – drums Nicky Marrero – timbales Sherlie Mathews – vocals (background) Myrna Matthews – vocals (background) Lew McCreary – brass Michael McDonald – keyboards, vocals, vocals (background) Andy McKaie – coordination Leslie Miller – vocals (background) Jeff Mironov – guitar Lanny Morgan – saxophone Rob Mounsey – synthesizer, arranger Roger Nichols – sound effects, engineer, overdubs, executive engineer Michael Omartian – piano David Palmer – vocals, vocals (background) Ron Pangaliman – assistant engineer Dean Parks – guitar Barney Perkins – mixing Bill Perkins – saxophone Jeff Porcaro – drums Bernard "Pretty" Purdie – drums Ed Rack – assistant engineer Chuck Rainey – bass Elliott Randall – guitar Pat Rebillot – piano (electric) Jerome Richardson – sax (tenor) Lee Ritenour – guitar James Rolleston – vocals (background) John Rotella – saxophone Joe Sample – clarinet, piano (electric) David Sanborn – sax (alto) Zachary Sanders – vocals (background) Elliot Scheiner – engineer Timothy B. Schmit – vocals (background) Al Schmitt – engineer Bill Schnee – engineer Tom Scott – clarinet, flute, arranger, conductor, sax (alto), sax (tenor), Lyricon Wayne Shorter – flute, saxophone Valerie Simpson – vocals (background) Steely Dan – arranger Casey Syszik – vocals (background) Linda Tyler – assistant engineer Vartan – creative director Mark Volman – vocals (background) Florence Warner – vocals (background) Ernie Watts – saxophone Tim Weston – assistant engineer Toni Wine – vocals (background) Snooky Young – flugelhorn

References

External links Official Citizen Steely Dan Site Complete lyrics