Alive in America | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | October 17, 1995 | |||
Recorded | August 19, 1993 – September 19, 1994 | |||
Genre | Jazz rock | |||
Length | 66:36 | |||
Label | Giant | |||
Producer | Donald Fagen | |||
Steely Dan chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
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Alive in America is a firstlive album by the Americanrock groupSteely Dan, released in 1995.
The album comprises recordings from their 1993 and 1994 tours, which were the first live Steely Dan performances since 1974. The tour was also supportingDonald Fagen'sKamakiriad album.
Additional live tracks from the tour were later released on the "Cousin Dupree" single.
Writing forThe Village Voice in 1995,Carola Dibbell found the album "(naturally) excellent" but, having witnessed most of the featured performances in person, said it "sounded better truly live" while preferring the band's complete studio-album compilationCitizen Steely Dan (1993).[5]
All tracks are written byWalter Becker andDonald Fagen, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording location and date | Length |
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1. | "Babylon Sisters" | St. Petersburg, Florida, August 19, 1994 | 6:47 | |
2. | "Green Earrings" | Irvine, California, September 10, 1993 | 5:20 | |
3. | "Bodhisattva" | Clarkston, Michigan, August 27, 1994 | 5:47 | |
4. | "Reelin' In the Years" | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, August 26, 1994 | 6:24 | |
5. | "Josie" | Phoenix, Arizona, September 18, 1994 | 6:12 | |
6. | "Book of Liars" | Walter Becker | Phoenix, Arizona, September 6, 1993 | 4:19 |
7. | "Peg" | Clarkston, Michigan, August 27, 1994 | 4:19 | |
8. | "Third World Man" | Charlotte, North Carolina, September 19, 1993 | 6:38 | |
9. | "Kid Charlemagne" | Clarkston, Michigan, August 27, 1994 | 5:16 | |
10. | "Sign in Stranger" | Clarkston, Michigan, August 27, 1994 | 6:34 | |
11. | "Aja" | Irvine, California, September 16, 1994 | 9:00 |
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Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 74 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 41 |
UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 62 |
USBillboard 200[9] | 40 |