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| Released | October 1985 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1972–1980 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Producer | Walter Becker, Donald Fagen | |||
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The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years is a compilation album by Steely Dan released in 1985. [2]
All songs are written and composed by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Album taken from | Length |
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| 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 |
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