Peg (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Peg
Format = Single
Artist = Steely Dan
Album = Aja
A-side =
B-side = "I Got the News"


Released = November, 1977
Recorded = 1977
Genre = Jazz-Rock
Length = 3:57
Label = ABC
Writer = Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Producer = Gary Katz
Chart position =
Last single = "Kid Charlemagne"
(1976)
This single = "Peg"
(1977)
Next single = "Deacon Blues"
(1978)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Aja
Type = studio
prev_track = "Deacon Blues"
prev_no = 3
this_track = "Peg"
track_no = 4
next_track = "Home at Last"
next_no = 5"Peg" is a song by rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their 1977 album "Aja".

The guitar solo on the track was attempted by seven top session guitarists before Jay Graydon's version became the "keeper". Rick Marotta played drums on the track.

Michael McDonald can be heard providing backup vocals in the choruses; keyboardist Paul Griffin can also be heard improvising background vocals in the final chorus and fadeout.

This song is heavily sampled on the 1989 song by De La Soul, "Eye Know."Peg was covered by Nerina Pallot, in 2007. Her version was produced by Richard X.

Personnel [Original 1977 Album liner notes]

* Drums: Rick Marotta
* Bass: Chuck Rainey
* Electric Piano: Paul Griffin
* Clavinet: Don Grolnick
* Guitar Steve Khan
* Solo Guitar: Jay Graydon
* Percussion: Victor Feldman, Gary Coleman
* Lyricon: Tom Scott
* Backup Vocals: Michael McDonald, Paul Griffin
* Lead Vocals: Donald Fagen

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