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    The Definitive Collection

    Steely Dan - The Definitive Collection

    08/01/2006 | Geffen Records 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Geffen's 2006 release The Definitive Collection is a mere 16 tracks long, which is a bit short for covering Steely Dan's career. They may not have landed many singles within the Billboard charts -- only 15 between their 1973 debut, Can't Buy a Thrill, and their 2000 comeback, Two Against Nature -- but they had plenty of standards on album rock radio, giving the impression that they had more charting hits than they actually did. This can make compiling a Dan hits collection a little difficult, since concentrating on either the chart singles or the radio staples will wind up giving a misleading impression. The Definitive Collection attempts to negotiate the two: it has the biggest singles -- "Do It Again," "Reeling in the Years," "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," "Deacon Blues," "Peg," "Hey Nighteen" -- and it has such radio favorites as "Bodhisattva," "My Old School," "FM," and "Babylon Sisters." This disc does take into account their new-millennium comeback, pulling "Cousin Dupree" from Two Against Nature and "Things I Miss the Most" from 2003's Everything Must Go, which leaves less space for such Steely Dan standards as "Josie," "Time Out of Mind," "Show Biz Kids," "Any Major Dude Will Tell You," and "Aja." While those songs are missed, listeners wanting a more exhaustive compilation always have the option of purchasing 2000's excellent double-disc set Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980 instead. For those who just want a sampler of many, but not all, of Steely Dan's biggest and best songs, this will suit them fine. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

    The Definitive Collection Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Do It Again
  • 5:57
  • Sound Clip for Do It Again from The Definitive Collection


  • 2
  • Dirty Work
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Dirty Work from The Definitive Collection


  • 3
  • Reelin' in the Years
  • 4:37
  • Sound Clip for Reelin' in the Years from The Definitive Collection


  • 4
  • Bodhisattva
  • 5:18
  • Sound Clip for Bodhisattva from The Definitive Collection


  • 5
  • My Old School
  • 5:45
  • Sound Clip for My Old School from The Definitive Collection


  • 6
  • Rikki Don't Lose That Number
  • 4:32
  • Sound Clip for Rikki Don't Lose That Number from The Definitive Collection


  • 7
  • Black Friday
  • 3:39
  • Sound Clip for Black Friday from The Definitive Collection


  • 8
  • Bad Sneakers
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Bad Sneakers from The Definitive Collection


  • 9
  • Kid Charlemagne
  • 4:39
  • Sound Clip for Kid Charlemagne from The Definitive Collection


  • 10
  • Deacon Blues
  • 7:32
  • Sound Clip for Deacon Blues from The Definitive Collection


  • 11
  • Peg
  • 3:55
  • Sound Clip for Peg from The Definitive Collection


  • 12
  • FM
  • 4:50
  • Sound Clip for FM from The Definitive Collection


  • 13
  • Hey Nineteen
  • 5:05
  • Sound Clip for Hey Nineteen from The Definitive Collection


  • 14
  • Babylon Sisters
  • 5:51
  • Sound Clip for Babylon Sisters from The Definitive Collection


  • 15
  • Cousin Dupree
  • 5:27
  • Sound Clip for Cousin Dupree from The Definitive Collection


  • 16
  • Things I Miss the Most
  • 3:57
  • Sound Clip for Things I Miss the Most from The Definitive Collection


    • Credits of The Definitive Collection

    • Roger Nichols
    • Special Effects, Sequencing, Executive Engineer, Mixing, Engineer, Overdubs
    • Dean Parks
    • Guitar, Personnel, Rhythm Arrangements
    • Wendel
    • Special Effects, Sequencing
    • Walter Becker
    • Bass, Compilation Producer, Personnel, Soloist, Horn Arrangements, Harmonica, Bass (Electric), Vocals, Producer, Arranger, Guitar
    • Paul Griffin
    • Keyboards, Rhythm Arrangements, Piano (Electric), Vocals (Background)
    • Donald Fagen
    • Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Fender Rhodes, Horn Arrangements, Compilation Producer, Wurlitzer, Soloist, Personnel
    • Victor Feldman
    • Percussion, Keyboards, Marimba, Piano (Electric), Vibraphone, Soloist, Personnel
    • Don Grolnick
    • Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Clavinet, Rhythm Arrangements
    • Tom Scott
    • Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet (Alto), Lyricon, Horn Arrangements, Horn Conductor, Clarinet (Tenor)

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