Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980
by Steely Dan
- Type: Compilation
- Released: 14 November 2000
- Label: MCA
- Country: United States
- Length: 2:32:54
- Community rating: 4.21/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: MCA Files, Michael Phalen, Carol Bobolts
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Two-disc retrospective of the band's A&M and MCA years, covering 1972 to 1980 from the debut album through 'Gaucho'. Its title quotes the opening line of their song 'Bad Sneakers'.
Genres
Descriptors: compilation, sophisticated, groove-laden, melodic, satirical
Tracklist
- Do It Again (5:54)
- Dirty Work (3:08)
- Reelin' In The Years (4:36)
- Only A Fool Would Say That (2:57)
- Change Of The Guard (3:38)
- Bodhisattva (5:16)
- The Boston Rag (5:41)
- Show Biz Kids (5:26)
- My Old School (5:46)
- Rikki Don't Lose That Number (4:31)
- Night By Night (3:36)
- Pretzel Logic (4:28)
- Any Major Dude Will Tell You (3:07)
- Black Friday (3:35)
- Bad Sneakers (3:19)
- Doctor Wu (3:55)
- Any World (That I'm Welcome To) (3:56)
- Chain Lightning (3:00)
- Kid Charlemagne (4:37)
- Don't Take Me Alive (4:14)
- Haitian Divorce (5:48)
- The Fez (3:58)
- Here At The Western World (4:00)
- Black Cow (5:08)
- Aja (7:56)
- Deacon Blues (7:33)
- Peg (3:56)
- Josie (4:31)
- FM (5:04)
- Babylon Sisters (5:49)
- Hey Nineteen (5:06)
- Time Out Of Mind (4:11)
- Third World Man (5:14)
Credits
- Donald Fagen - compiled by
- Walter Becker - compiled by
- Jason Pastori - research [photo research]
- Carol Bobolts - design
- Michael Phalen - liner notes
- Craig Fruin - management [representation]
- HK Management - management [representation]
- Kei Muto - photography by [back cover]
- Michael Northrop - photography by [cover]
- Marie Rose - photography by [inside inlay]
- Gary Katz - producer [all tracks produced by]