| "Kid Charlemagne" | ||||
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 The cover of the "Kid Charlemagne" single features Fagen (top) and Becker (bottom) | ||||
| Single by Steely Dan | ||||
| from the album The Royal Scam | ||||
| B-side | "Green Earrings" | |||
| Released | June 1976 [1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:38 (album version) 3:56 (single version) | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Gary Katz | |||
| Steely Dan singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Kid Charlemagne" on YouTube | ||||
"Kid Charlemagne" is a song by American rock band Steely Dan, released in 1976 as the opening track on their album The Royal Scam. An edited version was released as a single, reaching number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Larry Carlton's guitar solo on the song was ranked #80 in a 2008 list of the 100 greatest guitar solos by Rolling Stone.[3]
- ^ "Steely Dan singles".
- ^ Steely Dan USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved 2017-05-05.. Retrieved 2011-01-25.