Sunken Condos | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 16, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2010–2012 | |||
Studio | Candyland Hirsch Studios Sear Sound Avatar Studios Audio Paint Stratosphere Recording Pat Dillett's Studio (all in New York City) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 44:07 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | ||||
Donald Fagen chronology | ||||
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Sunken Condos is the fourth and most recent solo album from Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, released in October 2012 through Reprise Records. [1] It contains eight new songs and a cover of Isaac Hayes' "Out of the Ghetto". [2] Fagen began recording the album in 2010 and described it as having a lighter feel than his earlier work, rather than being a continuation of his Nightfly trilogy. [3]
On September 17, Rolling Stone posted a full-length preview of the song "I'm Not the Same Without You". [4] The song charted at number 28 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in October 2012. [5] The album reached number 23 on the official UK album chart on October 21 and number 12 on the Billboard 200, becoming his highest charting solo album since 1993. [6] [7]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10 [8] |
Metacritic | 82/100 [9] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
The Independent | [11] |
The Irish Times | [12] |
Mojo | [13] |
MSN Music ( Expert Witness) | A− [14] |
Q | [15] |
Rolling Stone | [16] |
Slant Magazine | [17] |
Uncut | 9/10 [18] |
USA Today | [19] |
The album was listed at No. 25 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012. The magazine stated that "the music is deceitfully lush, a snazzy cascade of rock, R&B and swing, with production as costly as a Santa Monica beach house." [20] They also named the song "Weather in My Head" the 21st best song of 2012. [21]
Fagen appeared on Late Show with David Letterman and performed "Weather in My Head" to promote the album. [22]
All songs written by Donald Fagen, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | " Slinky Thing" | 5:12 |
2. | "I'm Not the Same Without You" | 4:31 |
3. | "Memorabilia" | 4:14 |
4. | "Weather in My Head" | 5:29 |
5. | "The New Breed" | 4:35 |
6. | "Out of the Ghetto" ( Isaac Hayes) | 4:54 |
7. | "Miss Marlene" | 4:43 |
8. | "Good Stuff" | 4:54 |
9. | "Planet D'Rhonda" | 5:35 |
Musicians [23]
Production [23]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
---|---|
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [26] | 69 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [27] | 22 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [28] | 99 |
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten) [29] | 36 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [30] | 13 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [31] | 46 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [32] | 85 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [33] | 29 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [34] | 27 |
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [35] | 22 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [36] | 5 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [37] | 10 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [38] | 53 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [39] | 23 |
US Billboard 200 [40] | 12 |
Sunken Condos | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 16, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2010–2012 | |||
Studio | Candyland Hirsch Studios Sear Sound Avatar Studios Audio Paint Stratosphere Recording Pat Dillett's Studio (all in New York City) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 44:07 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | ||||
Donald Fagen chronology | ||||
|
Sunken Condos is the fourth and most recent solo album from Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, released in October 2012 through Reprise Records. [1] It contains eight new songs and a cover of Isaac Hayes' "Out of the Ghetto". [2] Fagen began recording the album in 2010 and described it as having a lighter feel than his earlier work, rather than being a continuation of his Nightfly trilogy. [3]
On September 17, Rolling Stone posted a full-length preview of the song "I'm Not the Same Without You". [4] The song charted at number 28 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in October 2012. [5] The album reached number 23 on the official UK album chart on October 21 and number 12 on the Billboard 200, becoming his highest charting solo album since 1993. [6] [7]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10 [8] |
Metacritic | 82/100 [9] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [10] |
The Independent | [11] |
The Irish Times | [12] |
Mojo | [13] |
MSN Music ( Expert Witness) | A− [14] |
Q | [15] |
Rolling Stone | [16] |
Slant Magazine | [17] |
Uncut | 9/10 [18] |
USA Today | [19] |
The album was listed at No. 25 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012. The magazine stated that "the music is deceitfully lush, a snazzy cascade of rock, R&B and swing, with production as costly as a Santa Monica beach house." [20] They also named the song "Weather in My Head" the 21st best song of 2012. [21]
Fagen appeared on Late Show with David Letterman and performed "Weather in My Head" to promote the album. [22]
All songs written by Donald Fagen, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | " Slinky Thing" | 5:12 |
2. | "I'm Not the Same Without You" | 4:31 |
3. | "Memorabilia" | 4:14 |
4. | "Weather in My Head" | 5:29 |
5. | "The New Breed" | 4:35 |
6. | "Out of the Ghetto" ( Isaac Hayes) | 4:54 |
7. | "Miss Marlene" | 4:43 |
8. | "Good Stuff" | 4:54 |
9. | "Planet D'Rhonda" | 5:35 |
Musicians [23]
Production [23]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
---|---|
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [26] | 69 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [27] | 22 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [28] | 99 |
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten) [29] | 36 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [30] | 13 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [31] | 46 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [32] | 85 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [33] | 29 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [34] | 27 |
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [35] | 22 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [36] | 5 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [37] | 10 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [38] | 53 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [39] | 23 |
US Billboard 200 [40] | 12 |