Sunken Condos Last updated July 19, 2025
2012 studio album by Donald Fagen
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]
Critical response 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]
Track listing All songs written by Donald Fagen, except where noted
Title 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
Personnel Musicians [ 23]
Donald Fagen – lead vocals (1–9) , piano (1, 2, 8) , Prophet 5 (1, 5, 7) , Wurlitzer (4, 8, 9) , B3 organ (5, 6) , clavinet (4, 7, 9) , Fender Rhodes (7, 8) , melodica (8) , background vocals (1, 2, 5–9) Harlan Post (alias Donald Fagen) [ 24] – synth bass (2, 5, 7, 8) Michael Leonhart – percussion, trumpet (1–5, 8) , flugelhorn (3, 7, 8) , mellophone (2) , mellophonium (3, 5) , Fender Rhodes (2) , minimoog (2, 6, 8) , clavinet (1, 6) , L100 organ (3) , M100 organ (7) , Prophet 5 (2, 4, 5, 7–9) , Wurlitzer (5, 6, 9) , mellotron (5) , B3 organ (5, 6) , Juno 6 (8) , accordion (6) , vibraphone (1, 6, 8, 9) , glockenspiel (1) , background vocals (1–3, 5–7, 9) , scream (6) Earl Cooke Jr (alias Michael Leonhart) [ 25] – drums Jon Herington – guitar (1, 2, 4–8) , twelve-string guitar (2) , rhythm guitar (9) , solo guitar (4) Walt Weiskopf – alto saxophone (1–5, 7) , tenor saxophone (3, 5) , clarinet (7) Charlie Pillow – tenor saxophone (1, 2) , clarinet (2, 6, 7) , bass clarinet (6) , bass flute (7) Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone (1, 2, 4) , bass clarinet (7) Jim Pugh – trombone (1, 2, 4) Carolyn Leonhart – background vocals (1, 2, 4, 7–9) , ad-lib vocals (1) Jamie Leonhart – background vocals (1, 9) Catherine Russell – background vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 8) Cindy Mizelle – background vocals (4, 7) Joe Martin – acoustic bass (1) William Galison – harmonica (2, 5) , bass harmonica (5) Lincoln Schleifer – bass (3, 4, 9) Gary Sieger – guitar (3) Larry Campbell – rhythm guitar (4) Jay Leonhart – acoustic bass (5) Freddie Washington – bass (6) Antoine Silverman – violin (6) Aaron Heicke – bass flute (7) Kurt Rosenwinkel – solo guitar (9) Production [ 23]
Donald Fagen – rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, horn arrangements, mixing Michael Leonhart – vocal and horn arrangements, engineer, mixing Charles Martinez – engineer Normyn – assistant engineer David Schoenwetter – assistant engineer Ted Tuthill – assistant engineer Pat Dillett – mixing, additional engineering Elliot Scheiner – additional engineering Amanda Hirsch – additional Pro Tools engineering Jon Silverman – assistant mix engineer Scott Hull – mastering References ↑ "Donald Fagen to Release Sunken Condos, October 16 on Reprise Records" . Broadcast Newsroom. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012 . ↑ "Steely Dan's Donald Fagen Set to Release Fourth Solo Album, Sunken Condos " . Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 15, 2012 . ↑ "After Steely Dan tour, Donald Fagen eyes another solo album next year" . Northeast Ohio. Retrieved August 15, 2012 . ↑ "Song Premiere: Donald Fagen, 'I'm Not the Same Without You' " . Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 18, 2012 . ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. October 24, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012 . ↑ "Official UK Albums Top 100" . officialcharts.com. ↑ "Billboard Chart - Donald Fagen" . Billboard . Retrieved September 22, 2011 . ↑ "Sunken Condos by Donald Fagen reviews" . AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 23, 2019 . ↑ "Reviews for Sunken Condos by Donald Fagen" . Metacritic . Retrieved February 8, 2016 . ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Sunken Condos – Donald Fagen" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 8, 2016 . ↑ Gill, Andy (October 13, 2012). "Album: Donald Fagen, Sunken Condos (Reprise)" . The Independent . Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2016 . ↑ Breen, Joe (October 19, 2012). "Donald Fagen" . The Irish Times . Retrieved September 4, 2017 . ↑ "Donald Fagen: Sunken Condos". Mojo (229): 89. December 2012. ↑ Christgau, Robert (November 13, 2012). "Taylor Swift/Donald Fagen" . MSN Music . Retrieved February 8, 2016 . ↑ "Donald Fagen: Sunken Condos". Q (317): 104. December 2012. ↑ Hermes, Will (October 16, 2012). "Sunken Condos" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 8, 2016 . ↑ Lanthier, Joseph Jon (October 15, 2012). "Donald Fagen: Sunken Condos" . Slant Magazine . Retrieved February 8, 2016 . ↑ Scoppa, Bud (October 23, 2012). "Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" . Uncut . Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2016 . ↑ Gardner, Elysa (October 15, 2012). "Donald Fagen feels at home in 'Sunken Condos' " . USA Today . Retrieved September 4, 2017 . ↑ "50 Best Albums of 2012: Donald Fagen, Sunken Condos " . Rolling Stone . Retrieved December 30, 2012 . ↑ "50 Best Songs of 2012: Donald Fagen, "Weather in My Head" " . Retrieved December 30, 2012 . ↑ Video on YouTube 1 2 Sunken Condos (booklet). Reprise . 2012. ↑ Ragogna, Mike. "Sunken Condos: A Conversation with Donald Fagen & Michael Leonhart" . Huffington Post . Retrieved November 16, 2012 . ↑ Smith, Joan K. "Once Again, Donald Fagen Delivers" . Huffington Post . Retrieved November 10, 2012 . ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Donald Fagen: Sunken Condos" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Donald Fagen" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 29, 2021. ↑ "Donald Fagen Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 29, 2021.
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