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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | The First Ever Multi-Label Compilation Covering Their Entire Recording Career. Features All Their Hits 'Do It Again,' 'Reeling In The Years,' 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number' & 'Hey Nineteen' Plus Their Most Renowned Album Tracks From 'Dirty Work' To 'Cousin Dupree'. Over 76 Minutes Of The Greatest Steely Dan. Newly Digitally Remastered From The Original Sources By Famed Engineer Joe Palmaccio. Booklet Includes Historic Photos & Complete Credits Replaces Steely Dan Decade Major U.S. Tour This Summer. Major TV campaign To Support The Release. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Audio CD Release Date: | August 01, 2006 | | Studio: | Geffen Records | | Number Of Discs: | 1 | | Format: | Original recording remastered | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 48 reviews |
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| | Track Listing | | 1. | Do It Again | | 2. | Dirty Work | | 3. | ReelinÂ’ In The Years | | 4. | Bodhisattva | | 5. | My Old School | | 6. | Rikki DonÂ’t Lose That Number | | 7. | Black Friday | | 8. | Bad Sneakers | | 9. | Kid Charlemagne | | 10. | Deacon Blues | | 11. | Peg | | 12. | F.M. | | 13. | Hey Nineteen | | 14. | Babylon Sisters | | 15. | Cousin Dupree | | 16. | Things I Miss The Most | |
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93 of 106 found the following review helpful:
 No real good reason for this CD Aug 02, 2006
By William Merrill
"eclecticist"
(4 & 1/2 stars for the tunes, zero for the concept) With so many Steely Dan hits collections and/or sets already out, the question is whether there's really any valid reason for this latest collection to exist. The answer is that besides the usual songs from the past, there are also two songs from the recent albums on this hits collection, just TWO SONGS. (That's one each from Two Against Nature and Everything Must Go, but I guess that's enough for this CD to get the title of "the only career-spanning collection" on the front cover sticker.) Otherwise, this is basically just another repackaging of the same old - but great - material. Adding to the problem is the Dan's perfectionist nature, one that prevents the release of ANY outtakes or other "extra" tracks. Nor apparently do they record new songs to go on a "hits" disc. They just do not put any bonus tracks on box sets or compilations (except for one lone live cut on the Citizen Steely Dan box). So this boils down to another greedy attempt to make money off the back catalog. These songs are among my most loved tunes ever, but I also don't like this endless repackaging of the same songs over and over...
47 of 55 found the following review helpful:
 Yet another useless Steely Dan compilation Aug 13, 2006
By Mark Baum
Question: Did the world really need yet another Steely Dan "Greatest Hits" compilation album?
Answer: No!
There's already "A Decade Of Steely Dan", "Steely Dan - Greatest Hits", "Show Biz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972-80" and "Gold". Aside from the two tracks from 2VN and EMG this is just simply a waste of money for yet another useless repackaging of SD's back catalog (I'd include the bootlegs but anyone can download them for free from the online "Steely Dan Archive"...so Google up and grok that).
If one really wanted a solid and DEFINITIVE collection then one is better off purchasing the "Citizen Steely Dan: 1972-1980" box set which contains ALL of Steely Dan's official studio-released work from that period of time. And, if one's wallet can bear the burden, check out Donald Fagen's "The Nightfly", "Kamakiriad" and "Morph The Cat" and Walter Becker's "11 Tracks of Whack". Oh, and don't forget 2VN and EMG.
There's your list. Now lay down your Jacksons on some quality Dan.
20 of 22 found the following review helpful:
Mediocre tracklist, GREAT remasters Aug 17, 2007
By D. Belcher
This collection is far and away NOT definitive. The track list consists of only a handful of radio hits and leaves out many gems (No Steely Dan compilation should leave out Doctor Wu under any circumstances!!). That being said, the latest remastering on these is phenomenal!
Unlike the 1998-2000 remastered versions that had too much treble and not enough bass, these versions balance clarity with warmth very well! There is plenty of treble, but also enough low and medium range to keep the sound nice and warm. The instrument separation is likewise excellent. I already have all of these songs on their original albums, but I went ahead and got this collection anyway simply because the remastered versions are such high quality.
This is the first time that songs from the Katy Lied album actually sound "right." There are fewer high treble artifacts on Jeff Porcaro's cymbals on Black Friday and Bad Sneakers, for example, after this remaster. I hope all of the Steely Dan collection gets released in this high quality soon!
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Definitive is the best collection for the casual fan Jul 15, 2007
By Joshua Banker
"jlbanker"
I wouldn't call myself a big Steely Dan fan. I did however grow up in a household where my dad had Aja and I remember listening to a few of their songs on the radio. This collection succeeds because it has all the best songs that the casual fan would know and introduces people like me to what Steely Dan has been up to lately with the two new tracks. Typically I am not a huge fan of collections that max out the CD because usually with some artists by the time I get to about 45 minutes I have had enough. With Steely Dan, since this is all top notch music, the 80 minutes seem to fly by... even the new tracks sound very good up against the old standards. I keep this in my regular rotation and may someday, since I love this collection so much, may check out some of their albums.
If you are a casual fan like myself and want a nice remastered hits collection this is where you can start. For the more hardcore fan this of course is not for you but it is a great way to lure in new fans to the fold as it did me.
19 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Buy "A Decade of Steely Dan" used and save some $$$$ Aug 29, 2006
By dtrevors11
This CD is "A Decade of Steely Dan" only they took out "St. Louis Toodle-oo and replaced it with "Dirty Work"- great song- and added a song each from their 90's releases "Two Against Nature" and Everything Must Go". If you really want a comprehensive collection w/out having to buy the box set or all of the albums separately, go buy the 2 cd Showbiz Kids collection fom a few years back.
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