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11 Tracks of Whack is the first solo album by Steely Dan Co-founder Walter Becker, released in 1994. It was his third collaboration since 1980 with Steely Dan partner Donald Fagen, who produced the album, after Becker produced Fagen's Kamakiriad (1993), and Becker and Fagen played on Rosie Vela's debut album Zazu (1986).

11 Tracks of Whack
Studio album by Walter Becker
Released	September 27, 1994
Recorded	1993-1994
Genre	Jazz rock
Length	56:46
Label	Giant
Producer	Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
Walter Becker chronology
11 Tracks of Whack (1994) Circus Money (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
The Great Rock Discography	5/10[4]
The New York Times	(positive)[5]
Q	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Walter Becker except "Cringemaker" which was co-written by Dean Parks. Horn and rhythm arrangements were written by Donald Fagen.

Personnel

• Walter Becker – bass, guitar, ukulele, vocals
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Adam Rogers – electric guitar
• John Beasley – keyboards
• Donald Fagen – keyboards
• Fima Ephron – bass
• Ben Perowsky – drums
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
• Bob Sheppard – saxophone, woodwinds
• Bruce Paulson – trombone
• Jon Papenbrook – horns/brass
• Catherine Russell – background vocals
• Brenda White-King – background vocals

Production

• Producer: Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
• Engineers: Tom Hardisty, Earl Martin, John Neff, Roger Nichols, David Russell
• Mixing: Roger Nichols, David Russell
• Mastering: Glenn Meadows
• Tech support: Craig Siegel
• Project coordinator: Linda Starr
• Art direction: Mick Haggerty
• Type design: Mick Haggerty, Kathleen Philpott
• Photography: Annalisa

References

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