Kamakiriad is the second solo album by Steely Dan artist Donald Fagen, released in 1993. It was his first collaboration with Steely Dan partner Walter Becker since 1986, on Rosie Vela's album Zazu. Becker played guitar and bass and produced the album. The album is a futuristic, optimistic eight-song cycle about the journey of the narrator in his high-tech car, the Kamakiri (Japanese for praying mantis). It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1994. Music videos were produced for "Tomorrow's Girls" (starring Rick Moranis) and "Snowbound" (using stop motion animation). Fagen and Becker embarked on their first tour as Steely Dan since 1974 to support the album. Track listing All songs written by Donald Fagen, except where noted. "Trans-Island Skyway" – 6:30 "Countermoon" – 5:05 "Springtime" – 5:06 "Snowbound" (Walter Becker, Fagen) – 7:08 "Tomorrow's Girls" – 6:17 "Florida Room" (Fagen, Libby Titus) – 6:02 "On the Dunes" – 8:07 "Teahouse on the Tracks" – 6:09 Bonus tracks, from The Nightfly Trilogy MVI boxed set "Big Noise, New York" – 5:21 "Confide in Me" – 4:15 "Blue Lou" – 7:01 "Shanghai Confidential" – 4:54 Personnel Donald Fagen – keyboards, vocals Walter Becker – bass, lead guitar Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone Angela Clemmons-Patrick – background vocals Leroy Clouden – percussion, drums Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone Illinois Elohainu – tenor saxophone (a fictive musician, actually Fagen himself plays a saxophone sample on the keyboard) Lawrence Feldman – flute, tenor saxophone Frank Floyd – background vocals Diane Garisto – background vocals Paul Griffin – Hammond organ Amy Helm – background vocals Bashiri Johnson – percussion Birch Johnson – trombone Mindy Jostyn – background vocals Brenda King – background vocals Curtis King – background vocals Lou Marini – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone Dennis McDermott – drums Jenni Muldaur – background vocals Christopher Parker – drums Jim Pugh – trombone Tim Ries – tenor saxophone Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone Alan Rubin – trumpet, flugelhorn Catherine Russell – background vocals Dian Sorel – background vocals Fonzi Thornton – background vocals David Tofani – flute, tenor saxophone Georg Wadenius – guitar Production Producer: Walter Becker Engineers: Phil Burnett, David Michael Dill, Tom Fritze, Andy Grassi, Troy Halderson, Bob Mitchel, John Neff, Roger Nichols, Dave Russell, Jay A. Ryan, Tony Volante, Wayne Yurgelun Mastering: Scott Hull, Glenn Meadows Sample editing: Craig Siegal Digital technician: Phil