Song · Steely Dan
“Haitian Divorce” by Steely Dan
From the album The Royal Scam (1976)
“Haitian Divorce” by Steely Dan appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1996. It was first released in 1976 on the album The Royal Scam. Its best result is #370 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,233 classic rock song of all time.
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen wrote "Haitian Divorce" for The Royal Scam, the fifth Steely Dan album, out on ABC in May 1976 with Gary Katz producing, as he had on every album before it. The Royal Scam swapped the band's jazz-rock leanings for funk, and this track has the players to prove it: Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums, Chuck Rainey and Becker on bass, Gary Coleman on percussion, Fagen and Paul Griffin on keyboards, and horns from Chuck Findley, Bob Findley, Dick Hyde, Jim Horn, Plas Johnson and John Klemmer. Dean Parks takes the guitar solo, and Fagen sings lead and backing vocals.
Released as a single only in Britain, it climbed to number 17 there, higher than any other Steely Dan single managed outside the United States.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 370 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) | 500 |
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