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{{Infobox album|
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = A Decade of Steely Dan
| name = A Decade of Steely Dan
| Type = [[Compilation Album]]
| type = Compilation
| Artist = [[Steely Dan]]
| artist = [[Steely Dan]]
| Cover = A_Decade_of_Steely_Dan.jpg
| cover = A_Decade_of_Steely_Dan.jpg
| Released = [[January 1]], [[1985]]
| alt =
| Recorded = ???
| released = August 1985
| recorded = 1972–80
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length = 66:26
| venue =
| Label = [[MCA Records]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[Walter Becker]],<br />[[Donald Fagen]]
| genre = [[Jazz fusion]], [[soft rock]], [[pop rock]]
| length = 66:26
| Reviews = * [[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zecm96ho3ep2~T0 link]
| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| Last album = ''[[Gold (Steely Dan album)|Gold]]''<br />(1982)
| producer = [[Walter Becker]], [[Donald Fagen]]
| This album = '''''A Decade of Steely Dan'''''<br />(1985)
| Next album = ''[[The Very Best of Steely Dan]]''<br />(1987)
| prev_title = [[Gold (Steely Dan album)|Gold]]
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = [[The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' In the Years]]
| next_year = 1987
}}
}}
'''''A Decade of Steely Dan''''' is a [[compilation album]] by [[Steely Dan]], released in 1985. It was the band's first compilation specifically for the [[compact disc]] market, and was certified a [[music recording sales certification|gold record]] by the [[RIAA]].<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=steely+dan#search_section RIAA Gold and Platinum retrieved 12 March 2017]</ref>


==Overview==
'''''A Decade of Steely Dan''''' is a [[compilation album]] by [[Steely Dan]], released in 1985. It has gone [[platinum]].
The album acts as a ''de facto'' [[single (music)|singles]] package, including every [[Top 40]] hit enjoyed by the band prior to its release with the exceptions of "[[Josie (Steely Dan song)|Josie]]" from 1978 and "[[Time Out of Mind (Steely Dan song)|Time Out of Mind]]" from 1981. The remaining six tracks include two additional charting singles "[[My Old School (song)|My Old School]]" and '[[Kid Charlemagne]]," a cover of [[Duke Ellington|Duke Ellington's]] "[[East St. Louis Toodle-Oo]]" which had been issued as a promotional single and "[[Bad Sneakers]]" which missed the [[Billboard Hot 100]] as a single, and two album tracks, "Bodhisattva" and "[[Babylon Sisters]]."<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/160906-Steely-Dan?filter_anv=0&subtype=Singles-EPs&type=Releases Discogs website retrieved 12 March 2017]</ref> The version of "[[FM (No Static at All)]]" on this compilation is the original album version from the ''[[FM (film)|FM]]'' [[FM (soundtrack)|soundtrack]].

The CD is currently out of print but the album is available on music streaming and digital download services.
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r18970|pure_url=yes}} link]
}}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
all songs by Becker and Fagen
''All tracks written by [[Walter Becker]] and [[Donald Fagen]] except where noted.''
{{Tracklist
| title1 = [[FM (No Static at All)]]
| note1 = from the ''[[FM (soundtrack)|FM soundtrack]]'', 1978
| length1 = 4:50
| title2 = Black Friday
| length2 = 3:33
| note2 = from ''[[Katy Lied]]'', 1975
| title3 = Babylon Sisters
| length3 = 5:51
| note3 = from ''[[Gaucho (album)|Gaucho]]'', 1980
| title4 = [[Deacon Blues]]
| length4 = 7:26
| note4 = from ''[[Aja (album)|Aja]]'', 1977
| title5 = Bodhisattva
| length5 = 5:16
| note5 = from ''[[Countdown to Ecstasy]]'', 1973
| title6 = [[Hey Nineteen]]
| length6 = 5:06
| note6 = from ''Gaucho''
| title7 = [[Do It Again (Steely Dan song)|Do It Again]]
| length7 = 5:56
| note7 = from ''[[Can't Buy a Thrill]]'', 1972
| title8 = [[Peg (song)|Peg]]
| length8 = 3:58
| note8 = from ''Aja''
| title9 = [[Rikki Don't Lose That Number]]
| length9 = 4:30
| note9 = from ''[[Pretzel Logic]]'', 1974
| title10 = [[Reelin' In the Years]]
| length10 = 4:35
| note10 = from ''Can't Buy a Thrill''
| title11 = [[East St. Louis Toodle-Oo]]
| note11 = [[Duke Ellington]] and [[James "Bubber" Miley|Bubber Miley]]; from ''Pretzel Logic''
| length11 = 2:45
| title12 = [[Kid Charlemagne]]
| length12 = 4:38
| note12 = from ''[[The Royal Scam]]'', 1976
| title13 = [[My Old School (song)|My Old School]]
| length13 = 5:46
| note13 = from ''Countdown to Ecstasy''
| title14 = [[Bad Sneakers]]
| length14 = 3:16
| note14 = from ''Katy Lied''
}}


==Personnel==
#"FM" – 4:50
''Taken from the [[liner notes]] to the [[box set]] [[Citizen Steely Dan]]; all individuals other than Fagen may not appear on tracks listed''.
#"Black Friday" – 3:33
* [[Donald Fagen]] — [[vocals]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
#"Babylon Sisters" – 5:51
* [[Walter Becker]] — [[bass guitar]], [[guitars]], [[backing vocals]]
#"[[Deacon Blues]]" – 7:26
* [[Randy Brecker]], [[Chuck Findley]], [[Dick Hyde (musician)|Slyde Hyde]], [[Lanny Morgan]], Lou McCreary, John Rotella, [[Ernie Watts]] — [[brass instruments]]
#"Bodhisattva" – 5:16
* [[Tom Scott (saxophonist)|Tom Scott]] — [[woodwind instruments]], [[arrangements|horn arrangements]]
#"[[Hey Nineteen]]" – 5:06
* [[Wayne Shorter]] — [[saxophones]]
#"[[Do It Again (Steely Dan song)|Do It Again]]" – 5:56
* [[Pete Christlieb]], [[Jim Horn]], [[Plas Johnson]], [[Jackie Kelso]], [[Lanny Morgan]], [[Bill Perkins (saxophonist)|Bill Perkins]] — [[flutes]], saxophones
#"[[Peg (song)|Peg]]" – 3:58
* Walter Kane, George Marge — [[bass clarinet]]s
#"Rikki Don't Lose That Number" – 4:30
* [[Victor Feldman]] — [[electric piano]], [[percussion]]
#"[[Reelin' In the Years]]" – 4:35
* [[Paul Griffin (musician)|Paul Griffin]], [[Don Grolnick]], [[Michael Omartian]], [[David Paich]] — keyboards
#"East St. Louis Toodle-oo" ([[Duke Ellington]] and [[Bubber Miley]]) – 2:45
* [[Jeff Baxter]], [[Larry Carlton]], Cosmo Creek, [[Denny Dias]], [[Jay Graydon]], [[Steve Khan]], [[Hugh McCracken]], [[Dean Parks]], [[Elliott Randall]], [[Lee Ritenour]] — guitars
#"[[Kid Charlemagne]]" – 4:38
* [[Chuck Rainey]] — bass guitar
#"My Old School" – 4:46
* Crusher Bennett, Gary Coleman, [[Steve Gadd]], [[Jim Gordon (musician)|Jim Gordon]], [[Jim Hodder (musician)|Jim Hodder]], [[Rick Marotta]], [[Jeff Porcaro]], [[Bernard Purdie]] — [[drum kit|drums]], percussion
#"[[Bad Sneakers]]" – 3:16
* [[Patti Austin]], [[Venetta Fields]], Frank Floyd, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody, [[Lani Groves]], Patricia Hall, [[Clydie King]], Myrna Matthews, [[Sherlie Matthews]], [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], [[Lesley Miller|Leslie Miller]], [[David Palmer (vocalist)|David Palmer]], Zachary Sanders, [[Timothy B. Schmit]], [[Toni Wine]] — backing vocals

;Production personnel
* [[Gary Katz]] — [[record producer|producer]]
* [[Roger Nichols (recording engineer)|Roger Nichols]] — [[audio engineering|engineer]], [[audio mastering|mastering]]
* Bob Ludwig — mastering
* Glenn Meadows — mastering (1996 reissue)
* [[Jimmie Haskell]], [[Rob Mounsey]] — horn arrangements
* [[Johnny Mandel]] — [[arrangements|string arrangements]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{discogs master|242333}}


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Latest revision as of 23:52, 27 July 2024

A Decade of Steely Dan
Compilation album by
Steely Dan
ReleasedAugust 1985
Recorded1972–80
GenreJazz fusion, soft rock, pop rock
Length66:26
LabelMCA
ProducerWalter Becker, Donald Fagen
Steely Dan chronology
Gold
(1982) 		A Decade of Steely Dan
(1985) 		The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' In the Years
(1987)

A Decade of Steely Dan is a compilation album by Steely Dan, released in 1985. It was the band's first compilation specifically for the compact disc market, and was certified a gold record by the RIAA.[1]

Overview

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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. The remaining six tracks include two additional charting singles "My Old School" and 'Kid Charlemagne," a cover of Duke Ellington's "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" which had been issued as a promotional single and "Bad Sneakers" which missed the Billboard Hot 100 as a single, and two album tracks, "Bodhisattva" and "Babylon Sisters."[2] The version of "FM (No Static at All)" on this compilation is the original album version from the FM soundtrack.

The CD is currently out of print but the album is available on music streaming and digital download services.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."FM (No Static at All)" (from the FM soundtrack, 1978)4:50
2."Black Friday" (from Katy Lied, 1975)3:33
3."Babylon Sisters" (from Gaucho, 1980)5:51
4."Deacon Blues" (from Aja, 1977)7:26
5."Bodhisattva" (from Countdown to Ecstasy, 1973)5:16
6."Hey Nineteen" (from Gaucho)5:06
7."Do It Again" (from Can't Buy a Thrill, 1972)5:56
8."Peg" (from Aja)3:58
9."Rikki Don't Lose That Number" (from Pretzel Logic, 1974)4:30
10."Reelin' In the Years" (from Can't Buy a Thrill)4:35
11."East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" (Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley; from Pretzel Logic)2:45
12."Kid Charlemagne" (from The Royal Scam, 1976)4:38
13."My Old School" (from Countdown to Ecstasy)5:46
14."Bad Sneakers" (from Katy Lied)3:16

Personnel

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Taken from the liner notes to the box set Citizen Steely Dan; all individuals other than Fagen may not appear on tracks listed.

Production personnel

References

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  1. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum retrieved 12 March 2017
  2. ^ Discogs website retrieved 12 March 2017
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