The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' In the Years

Greatest hits album by Steely Dan

Released

1985, 1987

Recorded

1972-1980

Walter Becker,
Donald Fagen

Steely Dan chronology

A Decade of Steely Dan
(1985)

The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years
(1985)

The Very Best of Steely Dan: Do It Again
(1987)

There are two Steely Dan compilation albums, identically named The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years and with identical record covers, but with different songs. The first was released in 1985 and the latter in 1987.

Track listing

All songs are written and composed by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

1985 version

Side one
No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
1.	"Do It Again"	Can't Buy a Thrill, 1972	5:51
2.	"Reelin' in the Years"	Can't Buy a Thrill	4:35
3.	"My Old School"	Countdown to Ecstasy, 1973	5:45
4.	"Bodhisattva"	Countdown to Ecstasy	5:18

Side two
No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
1.	"Show Biz Kids"	Countdown to Ecstasy	5:20
2.	"Rikki Don't Lose That Number"	Pretzel Logic, 1974	4:34
3.	"Pretzel Logic"	Pretzel Logic	4:30
4.	"Black Friday"	Katy Lied, 1975	3:39
5.	"Bad Sneakers"	Katy Lied	3:17

Side three
No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
1.	"Doctor Wu"	Katy Lied	3:53
2.	"Haitian Divorce"	The Royal Scam, 1976	5:48
3.	"Kid Charlemagne"	The Royal Scam	4:29
4.	"The Fez"	The Royal Scam	3:54

Side four
No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
1.	"Peg"	Aja, 1977	3:54
2.	"Josie"	Aja	4:30
3.	"Deacon Blues"	Aja	7:26
4.	"Hey Nineteen"	Gaucho, 1980	5:04
5.	"Babylon Sisters"	Gaucho	5:51

1987 version

No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}
1.	"Rikki Don't Lose That Number"	Pretzel Logic
2.	"Reelin' in the Years"	Can't Buy a Thrill
3.	"Kid Charlemagne"	The Royal Scam
4.	"Doctor Wu"	Katy Lied
5.	"FM (No Static at All)"	FM soundtrack, 1978
6.	"My Old School"	Countdown to Ecstasy
7.	"The Fez"	The Royal Scam
8.	"Do It Again"	Can't Buy a Thrill
9.	"Pretzel Logic"	Pretzel Logic
10.	"Any Major Dude Will Tell You"	Pretzel Logic
11.	"Black Friday"	Katy Lied
12.	"Show Biz Kids"	Countdown to Ecstasy
13.	"Peg"	Aja
14.	"Haitian Divorce"	The Royal Scam

Steely Dan

Walter Becker Donald Fagen Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Denny Dias Jim Hodder David Palmer Royce Jones Michael McDonald Jeff Porcaro

Studio albums	Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) Pretzel Logic (1974) Katy Lied (1975) The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) Two Against Nature (2000) Everything Must Go (2003)

Live albums	Alive in America (1995) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000)

Singles	"Dallas" "Do It Again" "Reelin' In the Years" "Show Biz Kids" "My Old School" "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" "Pretzel Logic" "Black Friday" "Bad Sneakers" "Kid Charlemagne" "The Fez" "Haitian Divorce" "Peg" "Deacon Blues" "FM (No Static at All)" "Josie" "Hey Nineteen" "Babylon Sisters" "Cousin Dupree" "Janie Runaway"

Album tracks	"Aja" "Dirty Work"

Compilations	Greatest Hits (1978) Steely Dan (1978) Gold (1982/91) A Decade of Steely Dan (1985) Reelin' In the Years (1987) Do It Again (1987) Citizen Steely Dan (1993) Then and Now (1993) Showbiz Kids (2000) The Definitive Collection (2006)

Related articles	Discography Gary Katz Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Steely Dan Roger Nichols

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