Can't Buy a Thrill

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Can't Buy A Thrill
Studio album by Steely Dan
Released	October, 1972
Recorded	1972 at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	40:39
Label	ABC Records
Producer	Gary Katz
Professional reviews
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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, 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 album was originally released in two-channel Stereo and also in a special four-channel Quadrophonic mix. There are some significant musical differences between the two mixes, such as extra lead guitar fills in the Quad mix of Reelin' in the Years.

The album cover features a line of prostitutes standing in a red light area waiting for clients, an image which was chosen because of its relevance to the album title. ^[1] The title is taken from a line from Bob Dylan's song "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry".^[2]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Becker and Fagen

[edit] Side one

1. "Do It Again" – 5:56
   • Solos by Denny Dias and Donald Fagen
   • Vocal by Donald Fagen
2. "Dirty Work" – 3:08
   • Sax solo by Jerome Richardson
   • Vocal by David Palmer
3. "Kings" – 3:45
   • Solo by Elliot Randall
   • Vocal by Donald Fagen
4. "Midnight Cruiser" – 4:08
   • Solo by Jeff Baxter
   • Vocal by Jim Hodder
5. "Only a Fool Would Say That" – 2:57
   • Solo by Jeff Baxter
   • Vocal by Donald Fagen and David Palmer

[edit] Side two

6. "Reelin' In the Years" – 4:37
   • Lead guitar by Elliot Randall
   • Vocal by Donald Fagen
7. "Fire in the Hole" – 3:28
   • Steel guitar by Jeff Baxter
   • Vocal by Donald Fagen
8. "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)" – 4:21
   • Steel guitar by Jeff Baxter
   • Vocal by David Palmer
9. "Change of the Guard" – 3:39
   • Solo by Jeff Baxter
   • Vocals by Donald Fagen and David Palmer
10. "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again" – 4:58
    • Vocal by Donald Fagen, Walter Becker and David Palmer

[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 (lead vocal on "Midnight Cruiser")
• Victor Feldman - percussion
• David Palmer - vocals (lead vocals on "Brooklyn" and "Dirty Work")
• 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] References

[edit] External links

• Complete lyrics
• Explicit reference in recent scholarship

v • d • e Steely Dan Walter Becker • Donald Fagen Jeff "Skunk" Baxter • Denny Dias • Jim Hodder • Michael McDonald • David Palmer • Jeff Porcaro • Royce Jones Studio albums Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)  • Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)  • Pretzel Logic (1974)  • Katy Lied (1975)  • The Royal Scam (1976)  • Aja (1977)  • Gaucho (1980)  • Two Against Nature (2000)  • Everything Must Go (2003) Live albums Alive in America • Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party Compilations Greatest Hits • Steely Dan • Gold • A Decade of Steely Dan • Reelin' In the Years • Do It Again • Citizen Steely Dan • Then and Now • Showbiz Kids • Definitive Collection Songs "Do It Again" • "Reelin' In the Years" • "Dirty Work" • "My Old School" • "Pretzel Logic" • "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" • "Charlie Freak" • "Bad Sneakers" • "Kid Charlemagne" • "The Royal Scam" • "Black Cow" • "Aja" • "Deacon Blues" • "Peg" • "Home at Last" • "FM" • "Hey Nineteen" • "Babylon Sisters" • "Everything You Did" • "Cousin Dupree" • For more, see discography. Related articles Discography • Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with guests Steely Dan