Gaucho

Difficulties in completing Gaucho (1980) persuaded Becker and Fagen to give the group a rest, and they pursued separate careers for many years. Fagen’s first solo album, The Nightfly (1982), recaptured many of Steely Dan’s strengths; Becker produced albums for various artists. In the early 1990s they each…

…year after the release of Gaucho, Steely Dan took a break; Becker relocated to Hawaii and Fagen to New York.

…Scam (1976), Aja (1977), and Gaucho (1980) and perhaps most memorably on the band’s 1977 hit single “Peg.”