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The song was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and features Fagen on vocals. In 2009, Rolling Stone described the track as "a prime early example of what would become the Dan's trademark vibe, marrying a sardonic kiss-off to an ex to a bouncy shuffle groove, and adding on some white-hot guitar dazzlement courtesy of Elliott Randall to bring the whole thing home."
Elliott Randall (born June 15, 1947) is an American guitarist, best known for being a session musician and performing with popular music artists. Randall played the well-known guitar solos on Steely Dan's song "Reelin' in the Years" and Irene Cara's song "Fame".
Guitar for the Practicing Musician was a guitar magazine published in the United States by Cherry Lane Music from 1982 to 1999. [1] The magazine was published monthly. [1] In 1992, it was the most popular music publication at newsstands, selling 740,000 issues over a six-month period. [2]
The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' In the Years (1985) The Very Best of Steely Dan: Do It Again (1987)
Can't Buy a Thrill is the debut studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in November 1972, by ABC Records.It was written by band members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, and recorded in August 1972 at the Village Recorder in Los Angeles with producer Gary Katz.
Countdown to Ecstasy has similar lyrical themes to Can't Buy a Thrill. [9] It explores topics such as drug abuse, class envy, and West Coast excess. [15] " Your Gold Teeth" follows a jaded female grifter who uses her attractiveness and cunning to take advantage of others, [16] "My Old School" was inspired by a drug bust involving Walter Becker and Donald Fagen while they were students at Bard ...
Reviewing the single for AllMusic, Stewart Mason said:. Just to clear up a generation's worth of rumors about the lyrics of "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," Walter Becker stated for the record in a 1985 interview in the pages of Musician that the "number" in question was not slang for a marijuana cigarette ("send it off in a letter to yourself," supposedly a way to safely transport one's dope ...
The album acts as a de facto singles package, including every Top 40 hit enjoyed by the band prior to its release with the exceptions of "Josie" from 1978 and "Time Out of Mind" from 1981.