Deacon Blues
| "Deacon Blues" | ||||
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| Single by Steely Dan | ||||
| from the album Aja | ||||
| B-side | "Home at Last" | |||
| Released | March 24, 1978 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
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| Length | 7:36 (Album Version) 6:33 (7" Version) | |||
| Label | ABC Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Walter Becker, Donald Fagen | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary Katz | |||
| Steely Dan singles chronology | ||||
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| "Deacon Blues" on YouTube | ||||
"Deacon Blues" is a 1978 song by Steely Dan, from their sixth studio album Aja, which Steely Dan released in September, 1977. "Deacon Blues" was released as a single on March 24, 1978.
The song reached the Billboard Top 100 Charts, making it to number 14 in Canada and number 19 in the United States; it did not chart in Australia, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom.
"Deacon Blues" is ranked No. 214 by Rolling Stone magazine on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
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