Description
**THIS IS A VINYL LP**
Release Date: 2023
Label: Geffen
Track List
Side A
- Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
- Night By Night
- Any Major Dude Will Tell You
- Barrytown
- East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
Side B
- Parker’s Band
- Through With Buzz
- Pretzel Logic
- With A Gun
- Charlie Freak,
- Monkey In Your Soul
Notes
180-gram vinyl
Steely Dan’s gold-selling third studio album Pretzel Logic charted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and restored the group’s radio presence with the single “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” which became the biggest pop hit of their career and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The 1974 album was produced by Gary Katz and was written primarily by Walter Becker (bass) and bandleader Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards). The album marked the beginning of Becker and Fagen’s roles as Steely Dan’s principal members.
They enlisted prominent Los Angeles-based studio musicians to record Pretzel Logic, but used them only for occasional overdubs, except for drums, where founding drummer Jim Hodder was reduced to a backing singer, replaced by Jim Gordon and Jeff Porcaro on the drum kit for all of the songs on the album. Steely Dan’s Jeff “Skunk” Baxter played pedal steel guitar and hand drums.
Rolling Stone praised the album, calling Steely Dan the “most improbable hit-singles band to emerge in ages.”
Overall, Pretzel Logic is a standout album in Steely Dan’s discography. The album’s blend of catchy hooks, complex arrangements, and thoughtful lyrics has made it a favorite among fans of classic rock and pop music.
