Amy Grant might have an essential
I keep double-checking the yachtornynacht list and am amazed this one has slipped through the cracks: Amy Grant's 'Don't Run Away'. I know she very much wanted to take Jesus to the mall, and her voice tends to pull in that direction, but damn... the production is spot on, you got a faux McDonald in the chorus, a spicy guitar solo.
Also on her 'Age to Age' album is the track 'Got to Let it Go' which is very close as well. It's a bit closer to Joe Jackson than Steely Dan but, yeah, I think it's there.
She really skirted the yacht with all the dull, easy listening sub-genres she explored on her first four albums, but the stars might have aligned on these two tracks.
I already have a recent submission in the podcast queue, so, I've got about three months before I can submit again, but if anyone else on the patreon wants to give it a go, have at it.