Arranged By [Horns] – Chuck Findley, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
Art Direction, Design – Ed Caraeff
Artwork [Cover Art] – Charlie Ganse, Zox
Backing Vocals – Clydie King, Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Sherlie Matthews, Tim Schmit, Venetta Fields
Bass – Chuck Rainey, Walter Becker
Design [Typographic Design] – Tom Nikosey
Drums – Bernard Purdie, Rick Marotta
Engineer – Elliot Shiner, Roger Nichols
Engineer [Mix Down] – Barney Perkins, Roger Nichols
Guitar – Dean Parks, Dennis Dias, Elliot Randall, Larry Carlton, Walter Becker
Horns – Bob Findley, Chuck Findley, Jim Horn, John Klemmer, Plas Johnson, Slyde Hyde
Keyboards – Don Grolnick, Donald Fagen, Paul Griffin, Victor Feldman
Lead Vocals – Donald Fagen
Other [Nurse] – Karen Stanley
Percussion – Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman
Producer – Gary Katz
Technician – Bob DeAvila, Buns, Jerry, John , Leslie , Roy , Stuart Dawson, Warren Wallace
Written-By – Donald Fagen, Paul Griffin (tracks: A5), Walter Becker
Arranged By [Horns] – Chuck Findley, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
Art Direction, Design – Ed Caraeff
Artwork [Cover Art] – Charlie Ganse, Zox
Backing Vocals [Back-Up Vocals] – Clydie King, Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Sherlie Matthews, Tim Schmit, Venetta Fields
Bass – Chuck Rainey, Walter Becker
Design [Typographic Design] – Tom Nikosey
Drums – Bernard Purdie, Rick Marotta
Engineer – Elliot Shiner, Roger Nichols
Engineer [Mix Down] – Barney Perkins, Roger Nichols
Guitar – Dean Parks, Dennis Dias, Elliot Randall, Larry Carlton, Walter Becker
Horns – Bob Findley, Chuck Findley, Jim Horn, John Klemmer, Plas Johnson, Slyde Hyde
Keyboards – Don Grolnick, Donald Fagen, Paul Griffin, Victor Feldman
Lead Vocals – Donald Fagen
Mastered By [Runout Etching ⁀⁀ ⁀⁀] – Brian Gardner
Other [Nurse] – Karen Stanley
Percussion – Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman
Producer – Gary Katz
Technician [Techno] – Bob DeAvila, Buns, Jerry, John , Leslie , Roy , Stuart Dawson, Warren Wallace
Written-By – Donald Fagen (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4), Walter Becker (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)
Notes
Special thanks to Larry Carlton and Mr. Garry Sherman. Engineered at ABC Studios in Los Angeles (Roger Nichols) and at A&R Studios in New York (Elliot Shiner). Made in Italy by CBS SUGAR (center labels). Manufactured and printed in Italy by CBS-SUGAR S.p.A. 1976 under authorization from ABC Records U.S.A. (backcover).
Apart from the stamped matrix, each run-out has an etched string of - six asterisks - one white square combined with a slash - three white up-pointing triangles and - three asterisks
Release include a single-sided lyrics sheet.Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute pressing.
Label has side designation and "Stereo" on the left, catalog numbers on the right, all tracks underneath the center hole.
ABCD 931 on spine, AB 931 on labels.
Identical to Steely Dan - The Royal Scam, except this one is mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering by Brian Gardner.