The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' In the Years

The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' In the Years
The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' In the Years
Greatest hits album by Steely Dan
Released	1985, 1987
Recorded	1972-1980
Genre	Rock
Label	MCA Records
Producer	Walter Becker,; Donald Fagen
Steely Dan chronology

There are two Steely Dan compilation albums, identically named The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years and with identical record covers, but with different songs. The first was released in 1985 and the latter in 1987.

Track listing[]

All songs are written and composed by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

1985 version[]

Side one
No.	Title	Album taken from	Length
1.	"Do It Again"	Can't Buy a Thrill, 1972	5:51
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

Side two
No.	Title	Album taken from	Length
1.	"Show Biz Kids"	Countdown to Ecstasy	5:20
2.	"Rikki Don't Lose That Number"	Pretzel Logic, 1974	4:34
3.	"Pretzel Logic"	Pretzel Logic	4:30
4.	"Black Friday"	Katy Lied, 1975	3:39
5.	"Bad Sneakers"	Katy Lied	3:17

Side three
No.	Title	Album taken from	Length
1.	"Doctor Wu"	Katy Lied	3:53
2.	"Haitian Divorce"	The Royal Scam, 1976	5:48
3.	"Kid Charlemagne"	The Royal Scam	4:29
4.	"The Fez"	The Royal Scam	3:54

Side four
No.	Title	Album taken from	Length
1.	"Peg"	Aja, 1977	3:54
2.	"Josie"	Aja	4:30
3.	"Deacon Blues"	Aja	7:26
4.	"Hey Nineteen"	Gaucho, 1980	5:04
5.	"Babylon Sisters"	Gaucho	5:51

1987 version[]

No.	Title	Album taken from
1.	"Rikki Don't Lose That Number"	Pretzel Logic
2.	"Reelin' in the Years"	Can't Buy a Thrill
3.	"Kid Charlemagne"	The Royal Scam
4.	"Doctor Wu"	Katy Lied
5.	"FM (No Static at All)"	FM soundtrack, 1978
6.	"My Old School"	Countdown to Ecstasy
7.	"The Fez"	The Royal Scam
8.	"Do It Again"	Can't Buy a Thrill
9.	"Pretzel Logic"	Pretzel Logic
10.	"Any Major Dude Will Tell You"	Pretzel Logic
11.	"Black Friday"	Katy Lied
12.	"Show Biz Kids"	Countdown to Ecstasy
13.	"Peg"	Aja
14.	"Haitian Divorce"	The Royal Scam

hide v t Steely Dan
Donald Fagen Walter Becker Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Denny Dias Jim Hodder David Palmer Royce Jones Michael McDonald Jeff Porcaro
Studio albums	Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) Pretzel Logic (1974) Katy Lied (1975) The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) Gaucho (1980) Two Against Nature (2000) Everything Must Go (2003)
Live albums	Alive in America (1995) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000) Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Steely Dan (2005)
Singles	"Dallas" "Do It Again" "Reelin' In the Years" "Show Biz Kids" "My Old School" "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" "Pretzel Logic" "Bad Sneakers" "Kid Charlemagne" "Peg" "Deacon Blues" "FM (No Static at All)" "Josie" "Hey Nineteen" "Cousin Dupree" "Janie Runaway"
Album tracks	"Aja" "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" "Dirty Work"
Compilations	Greatest Hits (1978) Steely Dan (1978) Gold (1982/91) A Decade of Steely Dan (1985) Reelin' In the Years (1987) Do It Again (1987) Citizen Steely Dan (1993) Then and Now (1993) Showbiz Kids (2000) The Definitive Collection (2006)
Related articles	Discography Gary Katz Roger Nichols
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