Two Against Nature

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Two Against Nature is an album by Steely Dan, released in 2000. (See 2000 in music). The album won the group four Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, and marked the first major collaboration between Walter Becker and Donald Fagen since the album Gaucho, released 20 years earlier. It has been certified platinum twice in America.

Track listing

All songs written by Becker and Fagen.

1. "Gaslighting Abbie" – 5:53
2. "What a Shame About Me" – 5:17
3. "Two Against Nature" – 6:17
4. "Janie Runaway" – 4:09
5. "Almost Gothic" – 4:09
6. "Jack of Speed" – 6:17
7. "Cousin Dupree" – 5:28
8. "Negative Girl" – 5:34
9. "West of Hollywood" – 8:21

Personnel

• Walter Becker - bass, guitar
• Tom Barney - bass
• Donald Fagen - organ, piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Vocals
• Ted Baker - piano, Fender Rhodes
• Jon Herington - acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
• Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
• Hugh McCracken - guitar
• Dean Parks - guitar
• Lawrence Feldman - clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Amy Helm - whistle
• Michael Hitchcock - trumpet
• Michael Leonhart - trumpet, conductor, wurlitzer
• Lou Marini - alto saxophone
• Chris Potter - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Jim Pugh - trombone
• Roger Rosenberg - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
• David Tofani - saxophone
• Keith Carlock - drums
• Leroy Clouden - drums
• Vinnie Colaiuta - drums
• Sonny Emory - drums
• Ricky Lawson - drums
• Michael White - drums
• Gordon Gottlieb - percussion
• Will Lee - percussion
• Daniel Sadownick - percussion, timbales
• David Schenk - vibraphone
• Steve Shapiro - vibraphone
• Cynthia Calhoun - background vocals
• Mike Harvey - background vocals
• Carolyn Leonhart - background vocals

Production

• Producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
• Executive engineer: Roger Nichols
• Engineers: Phil Burnett, Per-Christian Nielsen, Johan Edlund, Anthony Gorman, Roger Nichols, Ken Ross, Dave Russell, Jay A. Ryan, Elliot Scheiner, Peta Scriba
• Mixing: Roger Nichols, Dave Russell
• Mastering: Scott Hull
• Assistants: Suzy Barrows, Reaann Zschokke
• Technician: Roger Nichols
• Editing: Jan Folkson
• Horn arrangements: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Michael Leonhart
• Project Manager: Jill Dell'Abate
• Project Coordinator: Suzana Haugh
• Consultant: Michael Leonhart
• Piano Tuner: Sam Berd
• Design: Carol Bobolts
• Photography: Walter Becker
• Copyist: Michael Leonhart

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2000	The Billboard 200	6
2000	Top Internet Albums	2

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
2001	"Cousin Dupree"	Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
2001	Two Against Nature	Album of the Year
2001	Two Against Nature	Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
2001	Two Against Nature	Best Pop Vocal Album

External links

• Official Site
• Complete lyrics

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