Can't Buy a Thrill
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| Can't Buy a Thrill | ||||
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| Studio album by Steely Dan | ||||
| Released | October, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | August 1972 at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles |
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| Genre | Jazz rock Progressive rock |
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| Length | 40:39 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Producer | Gary Katz | |||
| Steely Dan chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[3] |
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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.[4] In 2003, the album was ranked number 238 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[5] 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.[6] The cover was banned in Franco's Spain and was replaced with a photograph of the band playing in concert. The title is taken from a lyric in the Bob Dylan song "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" on Highway 61 Revisited.[7] Becker and Fagen themselves commented on the album art in their liner notes to the reissued The Royal Scam, saying the aforementioned album possessed "the most hideous album cover of the seventies, bar none (excepting perhaps Can't Buy a Thrill)."
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Becker and Fagen.
[edit] Side one
- "Do It Again" – 5:56
- Electric Sitar solos by Denny Dias
- Organ solo by Donald Fagen
- Vocal by Donald Fagen
- "Dirty Work" – 3:08
- Sax solo by Jerome Richardson
- Vocal by David Palmer
- "Kings" – 3:45
- Guitar solo by Elliot Randall
- Vocal by Donald Fagen
- "Midnite Cruiser" – 4:08
- Guitar solo by Jeff Baxter
- Vocal by Jim Hodder
- "Only a Fool Would Say That" – 2:57
- Guitar solo by Jeff Baxter
- Vocal by Donald Fagen and David Palmer (harmonies)
[edit] Side two
- "Reelin' in the Years" – 4:37
- Lead guitar by Elliot Randall
- Vocal by Donald Fagen
- "Fire in the Hole" – 3:28
- Piano solo by Donald Fagen
- Steel guitar solo by Jeff Baxter
- Vocal by Donald Fagen
- "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)" – 4:21
- Steel guitar solo by Jeff Baxter
- Vocal by David Palmer
- "Change of the Guard" – 3:39
- Guitar solo by Jeff Baxter
- Vocals by Donald Fagen and David Palmer (harmonies)
- "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again" – 4:58
- Vocal by Donald Fagen. Walter Becker and David Palmer (harmonies)
[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 "Midnite 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[4]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1973 | Pop Albums | 17 |
Pop Singles[8]
| Year | Single | Label & number | Position |
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| 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
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Can't Buy a Thrill at Allmusic. Retrieved 21 May 2004.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Steely Dan Can't Buy a Thrill > Consumer Guide Review". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=3310. Retrieved 5 March 2006.
- ^ Isaacs, James (November 23, 1972). "Steely Dan Can't Buy a Thrill > Album Review". Rolling Stone (122). Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080506235339/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/steelydan/albums/album/113553/review/5941634/cant_buy_a_thrill. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ a b Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan > Charts & Awards > Billboard Album at Allmusic. Retrieved 27 October 2004.
- ^ Levy, Joe; Steven Van Zandt (2006) [2005]. "238 | Can't Buy a Thrill - Steely Dan". Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (3rd ed.). London: Turnaround. ISBN 1932958614. OCLC 70672814. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/cant-buy-a-thrill-steely-dan-19691231. Retrieved 21 March 2006.
- ^ http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/12035536[dead link]
- ^ Andy Gill (1998). Don't Think Twice It's Alright. p. 85. ISBN 1-56025-185-9.
- ^ Steely Dan > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at Allmusic. Retrieved 27 October 2004.
