Can't Buy A Thrill
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| Can't Buy A Thrill | ||
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| Missing image Cant_buy_a_tcant_buy_a_thrill.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Steely Dan | ||
| Released | October, 1972 | |
| Recorded | 1972, The Village Recorder, Los Angeles | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 40 min 39 sec | |
| Record label | ABC Records | |
| Producer | Gary Katz | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 4.5/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Al6ue4j270wal) |
| Q | 4/5 | January 2001 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=117476&resource=117476&fixture_artist=146772) |
| Steely Dan Chronology | ||
| You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It (1971) | 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, peaking at #17 on the charts.
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Track listing
all songs by Becker and Fagen
- "Do It Again" - 5:56
- "Dirty Work" - 3:08
- "Kings" - 3:45
- "Midnight Cruiser" - 4:08
- "Only a Fool Would Say That" - 2:57
- "Reelin' in the Years" - 4:37
- "Fire in the Hole" - 3:28
- "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)" - 4:21
- "Change of the Guard" - 3:39
- "Turn That Heartbeat over Again" - 4:58
Personnel
Steely Dan
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar, pedal steel guitar, Spanish
- Walter Becker - electric bass, vocals
- Denny Dias - guitar, electric sitar
- Donald Fagen - piano, electric piano, plastic organ, vocals
- Jim Hodder - drums, percussion, vocals
- David Palmer - vocals
Additional personnel
- Victor Feldman - percussion
- Elliott Randall - guitar
- Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone
- Snooky Young - flugelhorn
- Venetta Field - background vocals on "Brooklyn"" and "Kings"
- Clydie King - background vocals on "Brooklyn"" and "Kings"
- Shirley Matthews - background vocals on "Brooklyn"" and "Kings"
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
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1973 | Pop Albums | 17 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1973 | "Do It Again" | Pop Singles | 6 |
External link
- Complete lyrics (http://steelydan.com/lyrthrill.html)