ENDEIT

Album · 1972

Can’t Buy a Thrill

by Steely Dan

Released
October 1972
Label
ABC Records
Catalogue no.
89 603 ET
Tracklist
10 tracks
Length
41:02
Country
DE

“Can’t Buy a Thrill” is an album by Steely Dan, released in 1972 on ABC Records. The original release has 10 tracks with a running time of 41:02. Jazz standards on the record include “Do It Again”. The line-up features Jim Hodder (drums (drum set), background vocals), Walter Becker (electric bass guitar, background vocals), Donald Fagen (keyboard, electric piano), Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (electric guitar, pedal steel guitar) and David Palmer (lead vocals, background vocals).

Who played on Can’t Buy a Thrill

  • Jim Hodder drums (drum set), background vocals, lead vocals all tracks
  • Walter Becker electric bass guitar, background vocals, lead vocals all tracks
  • Donald Fagen keyboard, electric piano, lead vocals, organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, background vocals on 8 tracks
  • Jeff “Skunk” Baxter electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, spoken vocals on 5 tracks
  • David Palmer lead vocals, background vocals on 4 tracks
  • Denny Dias electric sitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar on 3 tracks
  • Clydie King background vocals on 2 tracks
  • Elliott Randall electric guitar on 2 tracks
  • Sherlie Matthews background vocals on 2 tracks
  • Venetta Fields background vocals on 2 tracks
  • Jerome Richardson tenor saxophone on 1 track
  • Snooky Young flugelhorn on 1 track
  • Victor Feldman percussion on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. A1 Do It Again standard 5:57
  2. A2 Dirty Work 3:09
  3. A3 Kings 3:46
  4. A4 Midnite Cruiser 4:08
  5. A5 Only a Fool Would Say That 2:58
  6. B1 Reelin’ In the Years 4:37
  7. B2 Fire in the Hole 3:28
  8. B3 Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me) 4:21
  9. B4 Change of the Guard 3:40
  10. B5 Turn That Heartbeat Over Again 4:58

Production

  • Gary Katz producer
  • Roger Nichols engineer
  • Tim Weston engineer

More albums by Steely Dan

Countdown to Ecstasy 1973 · ABC Command Quadraphonic Pretzel Logic 1974 · ABC Records Katy Lied 1975 · ABC Records The Royal Scam 1976 · ABC Records Aja 1977 · ABC Records Gaucho 1980 · MCA Records Two Against Nature 2000 · Giant Everything Must Go 2003 · Reprise Records
Southland (live) · Live
2000-01: Two Aginst Nature: Sony Studios, New York, USA · Live
1993‐09‐01: Riverport Amphitheater, St. Louis, MO, USA · Live
Magdalenian Pries: Katy Lied Demos and Outtakes

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Can’t Buy a Thrill?

The line-up of Can’t Buy a Thrill includes Jim Hodder (drums (drum set), background vocals), Walter Becker (electric bass guitar, background vocals), Donald Fagen (keyboard, electric piano), Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (electric guitar, pedal steel guitar), David Palmer (lead vocals, background vocals), Denny Dias (electric sitar, acoustic guitar), Clydie King (background vocals) and Elliott Randall (electric guitar).

Which label released Can’t Buy a Thrill?

Can’t Buy a Thrill was released in 1972 on ABC Records (89 603 ET).

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