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    You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It ... Or You'll Lose That Beat (El)

    Walter Becker - You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It ... Or You'll Lose That Beat (El)

    08/29/2006 | El Records 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Pre-Steely Dan, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen did a lot of work, not all of it was recorded quite so well, or fares as well, either, but this soundtrack to Richard Pryor's film, You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It...Or You'll Lose That Beat issued in 1971 immediately pre-dates the creation and recording of Steely Dan's Can't Buy a Thrill. Reissued by Cherry Red's crazy El label, these eight cuts are a significant signpost for Becker and Fagen collectors, and of general interest to rock fans interested in the era. The loose, jazzy, slick R&B feel of most of these cuts is literally a trial run. Denny Diaz lends his axe hand to these tracks, as does vocalist Kenny Vance, who also produced the set. The title track, "Dog Eat Dog," and the elegantly nocturnal rock balladry of "Red Giant/Green Dwarf" are the album's high points. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

    You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It ... Or You'll Lose That Beat (El) Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Dog Eat Dog
  • 3:44
  • Sound Clip for Dog Eat Dog from You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It ... Or You'll Lose That Beat (El)


  • 2
  • Red Giant/Green Dwarf
  • 8:02
  • Sound Clip for Red Giant/Green Dwarf from You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It ... Or You'll Lose That Beat (El)


  • 3
  • You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It from You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It ... Or You'll Lose That Beat (El)


  • 4
  • If It Rains
  • 7:05
  • Sound Clip for If It Rains from You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It ... Or You'll Lose That Beat (El)


  • 5
  • Flotsam & Jetsam
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for Flotsam & Jetsam from You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It ... Or You'll Lose That Beat (El)


  • 6
  • Roll Back the Meaning
  • 3:44
  • Sound Clip for Roll Back the Meaning from You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It ... Or You'll Lose That Beat (El)


  • 7
  • War & Peace
  • 1:37
  • Sound Clip for War & Peace from You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It ... Or You'll Lose That Beat (El)


  • 8
  • You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It (Reprise)
  • 0:43

    • Credits of You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It ... Or You'll Lose That Beat (El)



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