Can't Buy a Thrill

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Can't Buy A Thrill
Studio album by Steely Dan
Released	October, 1972
Recorded	1972, The Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	40:39
Label	ABC Records
Producer	Gary Katz
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A) link Rolling Stone link
Steely Dan chronology
Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)

Can't Buy a Thrill is the first album by Steely Dan. Originally released in 1972, (see 1972 in music), the album was a huge success. It went gold, and then platinum, peaking at #17 on the charts. In 2003, the album was ranked number 238 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Two songs were left out from the album and released as a single ("Dallas" and "Sail the Waterway"), but to date they have not been released on CD. The title is a quote from Bob Dylan's "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry".

The album was originally released in 2 channel Stereo and also in a special 4-channel Quadrophonic mix. There are some significant musical differences between the 2 mixes, such as extra lead guitar fills in the Quad mix of Reelin' in the Years.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Becker and Fagen

1. "Do It Again" – 5:56
2. "Dirty Work" – 3:08
3. "Kings" – 3:45
4. "Midnight Cruiser" – 4:08
5. "Only a Fool Would Say That" – 2:57
6. "Reelin' In the Years" – 4:37
7. "Fire in the Hole" – 3:28
8. "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)" – 4:21
9. "Change of the Guard" – 3:39
10. "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again" – 4:58

[edit] Personnel

Steely Dan

• Donald Fagen - piano, electric piano, plastic organ, vocals
• Walter Becker - electric bass, vocals
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Denny Dias - guitar, electric sitar
• Elliott Randall - guitar
• Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone
• Snooky Young - flugelhorn
• Jim Hodder - drums, percussion, vocals
• Victor Feldman - percussion
• David Palmer - vocals
• Venetta Fields - background vocals on "Brooklyn" and "Kings"
• Clydie King - background vocals on "Brooklyn" and "Kings"
• Sherlie Matthews - background vocals on "Brooklyn" and "Kings"

[edit] Production

• Producer: Gary Katz
• Engineer: Roger Nichols
• Assistant engineer: Tim Weston
• Cover Design: Robert Lockart

Reissue

• Reissue producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
• Remastering: Roger Nichols
• Art direction: Vartan
• Liner notes: Walter Becker, Tristan Fabriani, Donald Fagen
• Reissue design: Red Herring Design, New York City
• Consultant: Daniel Levitin

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Pop Albums	17

Pop Singles

Year	Single	Label & number	Position
1973	"Do It Again" (3:57 edit) (B-side: "Fire In The Hole")	ABC 11338	6
1973	"Reelin' In The Years" (B-side: "Only A Fool")	ABC 11352	11

[edit] External links

• Complete lyrics

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