5 Key Facts About Steely Dan’s Gaucho Album
- Gaucho was released on November 21, 1980, by MCA Records.
- It was Steely Dan’s seventh studio album and their last for nearly two decades.
- The album’s production was notoriously expensive and meticulous, taking over two years to complete.
- Gaucho won a Grammy for Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical in 1981.
- The title track features a distinctive saxophone solo by Tom Scott.