Chain Lightning
~ Recording by Steely Dan
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:01 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| ABC Records (US, 65–79) | ABCD-846 |
| 1.2 | Chain Lightning | 2:57 | Steely Dan | Bad Sneakers / Chain Lightning | Steely Dan | Single |
| ABC Records (US, 65–79) | ABC-12128 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:01 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| ABC Records (US, 65–79) | ABCL 5094 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:01 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied (reissue) | Steely Dan | Album |
| ABC Records (US, 65–79) | 89 605 XOT |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 2:57 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-007 |
| 1.4 | Chain Lightning | 2:57 | Steely Dan | Gold | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 250 421-1 |
| 1.4 | Chain Lightning | 2:57 | Steely Dan | Gold | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 250 421-1 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied / The Royal Scam | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAC2-6920 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied (made in Germany) | Steely Dan | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | DMCL 1800, MCD 01800 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied (made in Japan) | Steely Dan | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | DIDX-373, MCAD-37043 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:01 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-31194 |
| 1.4 | Chain Lightning | 3:00 | Steely Dan | Gold | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-10387 |
| 1.4 | Chain Lightning | 3:00 | Steely Dan | Gold (mfg by JVC) | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-10387 |
| 1.4 | Chain Lightning | 3:00 | Steely Dan | Gold | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-10387 |
| 2.21 | Chain Lightning | 3:00 | Steely Dan | Citizen Steely Dan: 1972–1980 | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-4-10981 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:01 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-11916 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-37043 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:01 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 111 916-2, MCD 11916 |
| 1.18 | Chain Lightning | 3:00 | Steely Dan | Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 112 407-2 |
| 1.18 | Chain Lightning | 3:00 | Steely Dan | Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 088 112 407 2, 088 112 408 2, 9811741 |
| 1.18 | Chain Lightning | 3:00 | Steely Dan | Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 088 112 407 2, 088 112 408 2, 088 112 409 2, D236850 |
| 1.18 | Chain Lightning | 3:03 | Steely Dan | Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972–1980 | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| Geffen Records | |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:00 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| Geffen Records | UICY-93518 |
| 1.18 | Chain Lightning | 3:03 | Steely Dan | The Very Best of Steely Dan | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 5320451 |
| 2.10 | Chain Lightning | 3:00 | Steely Dan | Collected | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 532 112-2 |
| 2.3 | Chain Lightning | 2:57 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| Analogue Productions, Geffen Records | AUHQR 0012-45, UHQR 0012-45 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied (2025 remaster) | Steely Dan | Album |
| Geffen Records | |
| 2.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| Analogue Productions | CAPP 137 SA |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| Analogue Productions | CAPP 137 SA |
| 2.21 | Chain Lightning | 3:01 | Steely Dan | Citizen Steely Dan: 1972–1980 | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| Geffen Records | |
| 1.4 | Chain Lightning | 3:00 | Steely Dan | Gold | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation | Geffen Records | ||
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | 250 494-2, MCAD-37043 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:00 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| Geffen Records | |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album | MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | DIDY-373; MCAD 31194 | |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:01 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-31194 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied | Steely Dan | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | DIDY-373, MCAD-37043 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied / The Royal Scam | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation |
| Grammy | KLSD4929 |
| 1.8 | Chain Lightning | 3:02 | Steely Dan | Katy Lied / The Royal Scam | Steely Dan | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.10 | Chain Lightning | 2:38 | Steely Dan | Magdalenian Pries: Katy Lied Demos and Outtakes | Steely Dan | Album |
| MOONCHILD (Canadian label) | SD 7 40075 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Roger Nichols (US mastering, recording engineer and producer) |
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| producer: | Gary Katz |
| bass: | Walter Becker (from 1974-11 until 1975-01) Wilton Felder (from 1974-11 until 1975-01) Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (from 1974-11 until 1975-01) |
| drums (drum set): | Jeff Porcaro (from 1974-11 until 1975-01) |
| guitar: | Walter Becker (from 1974-11 until 1975-01) |
| keyboard, piano and lead vocals: | Donald Fagen (from 1974-11 until 1975-01) |
| percussion and vibraphone: | Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (from 1974-11 until 1975-01) |
| solo guitar: | Rick Derringer (from 1974-11 until 1975-01) |
| arranger: | Walter Becker Donald Fagen |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) ABC Records, Inc (in 1975) UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1975) |
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| recorded at: | ABC Recording Studios (recording studio associated with ABC Records, active circa 1970s) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1974-11 until 1975-01) |
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| recording of: | Chain Lightning (from 1974-11 until 1975-01) |
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Related works
Chain Lightning
| writer: | Walter Becker Donald Fagen |
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| publisher: | Anchor Music Ltd. MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (, in 1974) Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) American Broadcasting Music, Inc. (in 1975) |
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