11 Tracks of Whack

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Allmusic
Robert Christgau
Entertainment Weekly	B
New York Times	(positive)
Q

11 Tracks of Whack is the first solo album by Steely Dan guitarist Walter Becker, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). It was his second collaboration with Steely Dan partner Donald Fagen, who produced the album, since 1980, after Becker produced Fagen's Kamakiriad (1993).

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Walter Becker except "Cringemaker" which was co-written by Dean Parks. Horn and rhythm arrangements were written by Donald Fagen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Down in the Bottom"	4:16
2.	"Junkie Girl"	4:07
3.	"Surf and/or Die"	6:15
4.	"Book of Liars"	4:09
5.	"Lucky Henry"	4:39
6.	"Hard Up Case"	4:56
7.	"Cringemaker"	5:11
8.	"Girlfriend"	5:43
9.	"My Waterloo"	4:02
10.	"This Moody Bastard"	5:18
11.	"Hat Too Flat"	5:26
12.	"Little Kawai"	2:44

Japan Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Medical Science"

Personnel

• Walter Becker – bass, guitar, ukulele, vocals
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Adam Rogers – electric guitar
• John Beasley – keyboards
• Donald Fagen – keyboards
• Fima Ephron – bass
• Ben Perowsky – drums
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
• Bob Sheppard – saxophone, woodwinds
• Bruce Paulson – trombone
• Jon Papenbrook – horns/brass
• Katherine Russell – background vocals
• Brenda White-King – background vocals

Production

• Producer: Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
• Engineers: Tom Hardisty, Earl Martin, John Neff, Roger Nichols, David Russell
• Mixing: Roger Nichols, David Russell
• Mastering: Glenn Meadows
• Tech support: Craig Siegel
• Project coordinator: Linda Starr
• Art direction: Mick Haggerty
• Type design: Mick Haggerty, Kathleen Philpott
• Photography: Annalisa