Countdown to Ecstasy

Countdown to Ecstasy is the second studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released by ABC Records in July 1973. It was recorded at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles, California, except for Rick Derringer's slide guitar part for "Show Biz Kids", which was recorded at Caribou Ranch in Nederland, Colorado. After the departure of vocalist David Palmer from Steely Dan, the group recorded the album with Donald Fagen singing lead on every track.

Countdown to Ecstasy
Studio album by
Steely Dan
ReleasedJuly 1973
Studio
  • Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California
  • Caribou Ranch Nederland, Colorado
Genre
Length41:10
LabelABC
ProducerGary Katz
Steely Dan chronology
Can't Buy a Thrill
(1972)		 Countdown to Ecstasy
(1973)		 Pretzel Logic
(1974)
Singles from Countdown to Ecstasy
  1. "Show Biz Kids"
    Released: July 1973
  2. "My Old School"
    Released: October 1973

Although the album was a critical success, it failed to generate a hit single in the United States, and consequently only charted at number 35 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart, though it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1978. The album has received perfect scores from music critics in numerous retrospective reviews.

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