Babylon Sisters is a song by Steely Dan from their 1980 studio album Gaucho. Written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, it blends jazz rock and yacht rock with a cinematic storytelling style. The lyrics describe a late-night pursuit of glamour along Sunset and in San Francisco, with references to Santa Ana winds, cotton candy, and the idea that love is not a simple one-night stand or a game for three - a warning as the narrator looks back on who he is. The track features Bernard Purdie on drums, Steve Khan on guitar, and a lush horn section, and it reflects the album's ambitious, studio-polished arrangements. Gaucho, Steely Dan's seventh album released on November 21, 1980, is renowned for meticulous production and a large roster of session players, and it won the Grammy for Best Engineered Album Non-Classical.
