Can't Buy a Thrill

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Can't Buy a Thrill is the first album by Steely Dan. Originally released in 1972, (see 1972 in music), the album was a huge success. It went gold, and then platinum, peaking at #17 on the charts. 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 title is a quote from Bob Dylan's "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry".

Track listing

All songs by Becker and Fagen

1. "Do It Again" – 5:56
2. "Dirty Work" – 3:08
3. "Kings" – 3:45
4. "Midnight Cruiser" – 4:08
5. "Only a Fool Would Say That" – 2:57
6. "Reelin' in the Years" – 4:37
7. "Fire in the Hole" – 3:28
8. "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)" – 4:21
9. "Change of the Guard" – 3:39
10. "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again" – 4:58

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
• Victor Feldman - percussion
• David Palmer - vocals
• Venetta Fields - background vocals on "Brooklyn" and "Kings"
• Clydie King - background vocals on "Brooklyn" and "Kings"
• Sherlie Matthews - background vocals on "Brooklyn" and "Kings"

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

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Pop Albums	17

Pop Singles

Year	Single	Label & number	Position
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

External links

• Complete lyrics

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