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"Reelin' In the Years" (sometimes titled "Reeling In the Years") is a song by American rock band Steely Dan, released as the second single from the band's debut album, Can't Buy a Thrill (1972). It reached No. 11 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2]

"Reelin' In the Years"
Single by Steely Dan
from the album Can't Buy a Thrill
B-side	"Only a Fool Would Say That"
Released	March 1973[1]
Recorded	August 1972
Studio	The Village Recorder, Santa Monica, California
Genre	Jazz rock
Length	4:37
Label	ABC
Songwriter(s)	Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Producer(s)	Gary Katz
Steely Dan singles chronology
"Do It Again" (1972) "Reelin' In the Years" (1973) "Show Biz Kids" (1973)
Audio
"Reelin' In the Years" on YouTube

Writing and performance

The song was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and features Fagen on vocals. In 2009, Rolling Stone described the track as "a prime early example of what would become the Dan's trademark vibe, marrying a sardonic kiss-off to an ex to a bouncy shuffle groove, and adding on some white-hot guitar dazzlement courtesy of Elliott Randall to bring the whole thing home." In the same interview, Fagen said "It's dumb but effective," and Becker said "It's no fun."[3]

Guitar solo

The guitar solo on the original recorded version, by session player Elliott Randall, was recorded in one take.[4] It has reportedly been rated by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page as his favorite solo of all time,[5][6] and he scored it 12/10.[7] In 2016 the solo was ranked the 40th best guitar solo of all time by the readers of Guitar World magazine.[8]

The four-channel quadraphonic mix of the recording has extra lead guitar fills not heard in the more common two-channel stereo version.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

On its release in 1973, Billboard said: "Easy sounding guitar solos lead into an easy sounding piano break which supports the voices extolling about culling life's experiences from tears to time."[9] Cash Box called it a "winner highlighted by some expert guitar playing."[10]

The song was a No. 11 hit on the Billboard Singles Chart in May 1973. In March 2005, Q magazine placed the recording at No. 95 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Steely Dan

• Donald Fagen – piano, lead and backing vocals
• Denny Dias – rhythm guitar
• Walter Becker – bass
• Jim Hodder – drums

Additional personnel

• Elliott Randall – lead guitar
• Jeff Baxter – rhythm guitar
• Victor Feldman – percussion

References

External links

• Music Notes Entry

На других языках

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[de] Reelin’ in the Years

Reelin’ in the Years ist ein Song der Jazz-Rockband Steely Dan, der 1973 als zweite Single aus dem Album Can’t Buy a Thrill von 1972 veröffentlicht wurde. Er erreichte Platz 11 in den Billboard-Charts.[1]

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[ru] Reelin’ In the Years

«Reelin' In the Years» (иногда пишется «Reeling In the Years») — песня джаз-фьюжн-группы Steely Dan. Песня была выпущена вторым синглом из дебютного альбома коллектива Can't Buy a Thrill (1972). «Reelin' In the Years» достигла 11-й позиции в хит-параде Billboard Hot 100[1].

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