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Two Against Nature is an album by Steely Dan, released in 2000. (See 2000 in music). The album won the group four Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, and marked the first major collaboration between Walter Becker and Donald Fagen since the album Gaucho, released 20 years earlier. It has been certified platinum twice in America.

Track listing

All songs written by Becker and Fagen.

"Gaslighting Abbie" – 5:53

"What a Shame About Me" – 5:17

"Two Against Nature" – 6:17

"Janie Runaway" – 4:09

"Almost Gothic" – 4:09

"Jack of Speed" – 6:17

"Cousin Dupree" – 5:28

"Negative Girl" – 5:34

"West of Hollywood" – 8:21

Personnel

Walter Becker - bass, guitar

Tom Barney - bass

Donald Fagen - organ, piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Vocals

Ted Baker - piano, Fender Rhodes

Jon Herington - acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar

Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar

Hugh McCracken - guitar

Dean Parks - guitar

Lawrence Feldman - clarinet, tenor saxophone

Amy Helm - whistle

Michael Hitchcock - trumpet

Michael Leonhart - trumpet, conductor, wurlitzer

Lou Marini - alto saxophone

Chris Potter - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone

Jim Pugh - trombone

Roger Rosenberg - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone

David Tofani - saxophone

Keith Carlock - drums

Leroy Clouden - drums

Vinnie Colaiuta - drums

Sonny Emory - drums

Ricky Lawson - drums

Michael White - drums

Gordon Gottlieb - percussion

Will Lee - percussion

Daniel Sadownick - percussion, timbales

David Schenk - vibraphone

Steve Shapiro - vibraphone

Cynthia Calhoun - background vocals

Mike Harvey - background vocals

Carolyn Leonhart - background vocals

Production

Producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen

Executive engineer: Roger Nichols

Engineers: Phil Burnett, Per-Christian Nielsen, Johan Edlund, Anthony Gorman, Roger Nichols, Ken Ross, Dave Russell, Jay A. Ryan, Elliot Scheiner, Peta Scriba

Mixing: Roger Nichols, Dave Russell

Mastering: Scott Hull

Assistants: Suzy Barrows, Reaann Zschokke

Technician: Roger Nichols

Editing: Jan Folkson

Horn arrangements: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Michael Leonhart

Project Manager: Jill Dell'Abate

Project Coordinator: Suzana Haugh

Consultant: Michael Leonhart

Piano Tuner: Sam Berd

Design: Carol Bobolts

Photography: Walter Becker

Copyist: Michael Leonhart

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2000	The Billboard 200	6
2000	Top Internet Albums	2

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
2001	"Cousin Dupree"	Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
2001	Two Against Nature	Album of the Year
2001	Two Against Nature	Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
2001	Two Against Nature	Best Pop Vocal Album

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