The Nightfly is the first solo album by Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, released in 1982. It was one of the first fully digital recordings of popular music. The album was certified Platinum for US sales of over 1 million copies and produced two popular hits with "IGY (What A Beautiful World)" and "New Frontier". It also received several 1983 Grammy Award nominations.
The common thread among the album's tracks is the cautiously optimistic mood...
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The Nightfly is the first solo album by Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, released in 1982. It was one of the first fully digital recordings of popular music. The album was certified Platinum for US sales of over 1 million copies and produced two popular hits with "IGY (What A Beautiful World)" and "New Frontier". It also received several 1983 Grammy Award nominations.
The common thread among the album's tracks is the cautiously optimistic mood of the late 1950s and early 1960s (i.e., Fagen's youth), particularly as reflected in "I.G.Y."'s lyrics. The liner notes describe the album's songs as representing "represent certain fantasies that might have been entertained by a young man growing up in the remote suburbs of a northeastern city during the late fifties and early sixties, i.e., one of my general height, weight and build."
In the UK the album was certified Platinum in 2004, despite only reaching #44 on the charts following its release. It has also gone Platinum in America. This...
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