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1978 greatest hits album by Steely Dan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band Steely Dan, released in 1978 by ABC Records. The double album includes tracks from the band's first six studio albums, as well as a previously unreleased song, "Here at the Western World", recorded during sessions for The Royal Scam (1976).[1] Greatest Hits was certified platinum in the U.S., with sales of over one million units.[5]
Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | November 30, 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1972–1977 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 79:17 | |||
Label | ABC | |||
Producer | Gary Katz | |||
Steely Dan chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Great Rock Discography | 9/10[4] |
All songs by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Do It Again" | Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) | 5:50 |
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 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Show Biz Kids" | Countdown to Ecstasy | 5:21 |
2. | "East St. Louis Toodle-oo" (Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley) | Pretzel Logic (1974) | 2:46 |
3. | "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" | Pretzel Logic | 4:34 |
4. | "Pretzel Logic" | Pretzel Logic | 4:30 |
5. | "Any Major Dude" | Pretzel Logic | 3:06 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Here at the Western World" | Previously unreleased | 4:00 |
2. | "Black Friday" | Katy Lied (1975) | 3:39 |
3. | "Bad Sneakers" | Katy Lied | 3:16 |
4. | "Doctor Wu" | Katy Lied | 3:53 |
5. | "Haitian Divorce" | The Royal Scam (1976) | 5:48 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Kid Charlemagne" | The Royal Scam | 4:38 |
2. | "The Fez" (Becker, Fagen, Paul Griffin) | The Royal Scam | 3:54 |
3. | "Peg" | Aja (1977) | 3:54 |
4. | "Josie" | Aja | 4:30 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[10] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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