# Kamakiriad

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
| The Great Rock Discography | 7/10 |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Uncut | 8/10 |
Kamakiriad is the second solo album by Steely Dan artist Donald Fagen, released in 1993. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1994.

## Overview

The album was the second collaboration between Donald Fagen and Walter Becker since Steely Dan disbandment in early 80's (the previous was on Rosie Vela's album Zazu). Becker played guitar and bass and produced the album.
The album is a futuristic, optimistic eight-song cycle about the journey of the narrator in his high-tech car, the Kamakiri (Japanese for praying mantis).

## Promotion

Music videos were produced for "Tomorrow's Girls" (starring Rick Moranis) and "Snowbound" (using stop motion animation).
Fagen and Becker embarked on their first tour as Steely Dan since 1974 which also supported the album Kamakiriad.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Donald Fagen, except where noted

### Bonus tracks, from The Nightfly Trilogy MVI boxed set
## Personnel

* Donald Fagen – vocals, keyboards, horn and rhythm arrangements
* Paul Griffin – Hammond B3 organ
* Craig Siegal – sampling, digital delay acquisition
* Walter Becker – lead guitars, guitar solos, bass guitar
* Georg Wadenius – guitars
* Chris Parker – drums (1, 2, 6, 7)
* Dennis McDermott – drums (4)
* Leroy Clouden – percussion, drums (3, 5, 8)
* Bashiri Johnson – percussion
* Lou Marini – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
* Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
* Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
* Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo (6, 7)
* Illinois Elohainu – tenor saxophone (a fictive musician, actually Fagen himself plays a saxophone sample on the keyboard), tenor sax solo (2)
* Lawrence Feldman – flute, tenor saxophone
* David Tofani – flute, tenor saxophone
* Birch Johnson – trombone, trombone solo (8)
* Jim Pugh – trombone
* Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Alan Rubin – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Angela Clemmons-Patrick – backing vocals
* Frank Floyd – backing vocals
* Diane Garisto – backing vocals
* Amy Helm – backing vocals
* Mindy Jostyn – backing vocals
* Brenda King – backing vocals
* Curtis King – backing vocals
* Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals
* Catherine Russell – backing vocals
* Dian Sorel – backing vocals
* Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals

## Production

* Walter Becker – producer
* Roger Nichols – chief engineer
* Wayne Yurgelun – house engineer
* David Michael Dill – engineer
* Tom Fritze – engineer
* Dave Russell – engineer
* Tony Volante – engineer
* Phil Burnett – second engineer, digital technician
* Andy Grassi – second engineer
* Troy Halderson – second engineer
* Bob Mitchell – second engineer
* John Neff – second engineer
* Jay Ryan – second engineer
* Craig Siegal – sample editing
* Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
* Lisa Starr – production coordinator
* Carol Bobolts – design
* James Hamilton – photography
* Marinella Terziotti – car photograph
* Donald Fagen – liner notes
* Tim White – liner notes

## Charts
### Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Kamakiriad :
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 80 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) | 23 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 13 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 24 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 30 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 10 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 9 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 27 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 3 |
| US Billboard 200 | 10 |

### Year-end charts

1993 year-end chart performance for Kamakiriad :
| Chart (1993) | Position |
| European Albums (European Top 100 Albums) | 99 |