11 Tracks of Whack
11 Tracks of Whack is the first solo album by Steely Dan Co-founder Walter Becker, released in 1994. It was his second collaboration since 1980 with Steely Dan partner Donald Fagen, who produced the album, after Becker produced Fagen's Kamakiriad (1993).
11 Tracks of Whack | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 27, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993-1994 | |||
Genre | Jazz rock | |||
Length | 56:46 | |||
Label | Giant | |||
Producer | Donald Fagen, Walter Becker | |||
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Review scores | |
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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.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Down in the Bottom" | 4:16 |
2. | "Junkie Girl" | 4:07 |
3. | "Surf and/or Die" | 6:15 |
4. | "Book of Liars" | 4:09 |
5. | "Lucky Henry" | 4:39 |
6. | "Hard Up Case" | 4:56 |
7. | "Cringemaker" | 5:11 |
8. | "Girlfriend" | 5:43 |
9. | "My Waterloo" | 4:02 |
10. | "This Moody Bastard" | 5:18 |
11. | "Hat Too Flat" | 5:26 |
12. | "Little Kawai" | 2:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Medical Science" |
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
- 11 Tracks of Whack Walter Becker Allmusic.com William Ruhlmann
- "CG: Walter Becker". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- Dimitri Ehrlich. Entertainment Weekly review September 30, 1994
- Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "Steely Dan". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
- New York Times review
- Q January 1995, p.245
- Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Walter Becker". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 58. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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