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: The duo employed nearly 40 session musicians for the seven-track album. Their meticulous nature was legendary; for example, they reportedly spent six hours trying to perfect a single two-word phrase for the song "Home at Last". Iconic Tracks & Musical Highlights

Album Report: Steely Dan’s Aja (1977) Released on September 23, 1977, is the sixth studio album by the American jazz-rock duo Steely Dan , consisting of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker . Widely regarded as an audiophile masterpiece, it represents the pinnacle of the band's studio perfectionism and commercial success. Key Technical & Commercial Facts steely_dan_aja

: Aja was Steely Dan’s first album to be certified Platinum by the RIAA, eventually selling over five million copies. It peaked at #3 on the US Billboard 200. : The duo employed nearly 40 session musicians

: The album won a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical in 1978. In 2010, it was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress National Recording Registry for its cultural significance. Widely regarded as an audiophile masterpiece, it represents

Oral history of Steely Dan's "Aja" - by Jake Malooley - Expanding Dan