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Pretzel Logic
Pretzel Logic cover
Studio album by Steely Dan
Released March, 1974
Recorded Cherokee Studios, October 1973-January 1974
Genre Rock
Length 34:02
Label ABC Records
Producer Gary Katz
Professional reviews
Steely Dan chronology
Countdown to Ecstasy
(1973)		 Pretzel Logic
(1974)		 Katy Lied
(1975)

Pretzel Logic is a Steely Dan album originally released in 1974. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Steely Dan is a American rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Cherokee Studios is a large Recording studio in Los Angeles California. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records the record label of Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Gary Katz is an American record producer most famous for his work in that capacity on every Steely Dan album recorded during the first run of their career from Can't allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Steely Dan is a American rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Countdown to Ecstasy was the second album by rock group Steely Dan in July 1973. Katy Lied is the fourth album by Steely Dan, released in 1975 Steely Dan is a American rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The album's opening song, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", became the band's biggest hit, reaching #4 on the charts soon after the release of the album. The album itself went gold, and then platinum, reaching #8 on the charts. Platinum (ˈplætɪnəm is a Chemical element with the Atomic symbol Pt and an Atomic number of 78 The album was also highly regarded critically, appearing near the top of several end-of-year polls including the number one slot on the NME critics' poll and the number two spot on both Robert Christgau and the Village Voice end-of-year lists. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills.

Steely Dan was still considered a true “group” at the time this, their third album, was released (in addition to core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, guitarists Jeff “Skunk” Baxter and Denny Dias as well as multi-instrumentalist Victor Feldman had appeared on both previous Steely Dan releases along with a host of session aces; all five appeared on the inside cover of the album). Walter Becker (born Walter Carl Becker, 20 February 1950, in Queens, New York) is an American musician and record producer Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948 in Passaic New Jersey) is an American Musician and Songwriter. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948 in Washington D Denny Dias (born December 1946 in Philadelphia) is an American Guitarist most known for being a founding member of Steely Dan. Victor Stanley Feldman ( April 7, 1934 in Edgware, Middlesex – May 12, 1987, in Los Angeles, California The tour supporting this album would be the last time any version of Steely Dan appeared live until decades later, as Becker and Fagen's disillusionment with live performance during the tour would lead both to an end to such performance and a disbanding of the Steely Dan lineup. Much of this disillusionment was due to audiences' lack of reception of more complex material. This would lead Becker and Fagen to move to being a studio duo with varied backing on following albums, still under the name Steely Dan.

Something of a compromise between the tight pop of the band's 1972 debut Can't Buy a Thrill and the extended instrumental explorations of 1973’s Countdown to Ecstasy, Pretzel Logic was unlike anything else on the radio in 1974. Can't Buy a Thrill is the first Album by Steely Dan. Originally released in 1972 (see 1972 in music) the album was a huge success Countdown to Ecstasy was the second album by rock group Steely Dan in July 1973.

One of the standout tracks, "Parker's Band," was a tribute to legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind

Initial versions of the Remastered CD issue contained an abridged version of Rikki Don't Lose That Number. This has been corrected on subsequent pressings. The album was orignially released in 2 channel Stereo and also in a special 4-channel Quadrophonic mix. Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical Quadraphonic (or quadrophonic) sound &ndash the most-widely-used early term for what is now called 4 There are some significant musical differences between the 2 mixes. This was the last of 3 Steely Dan albums to be issued in both 2 and 4 channel formats.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 385 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Becker and Fagen, except where noted

Original album version

Side 1
  1. "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" – 4:30
  2. "Night By Night" – 3:36
  3. "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" – 3:05
  4. "Barrytown" – 3:17
  5. "East St. " Rikki Don't Lose That Number " is a single released in 1974 by rock/pop/jazz group Steely Dan. Louis Toodle-Oo" (Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley) – 2:45
Side 2
  1. "Parker's Band" – 2:36
  2. "Through With Buzz" – 1:30
  3. "Pretzel Logic" – 4:28
  4. "With A Gun" – 2:15
  5. "Charlie Freak" – 2:41
  6. "Monkey In Your Soul" – 2:31


Cassette version

Side 1
  1. "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"
  2. "Through With Buzz"
  3. "Monkey In Your Soul"
  4. "Any Major Dude Will Tell You"
  5. "Parker's Band"
  6. "Charlie Freak"
Side 2
  1. "Barrytown"
  2. "East St. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. James Wesley "Bubber" Miley ( April 3, 1903 &ndash May 20, 1932) was an early Jazz Trumpeter and Cornet Pretzel Logic is a single released by Steely Dan from their album Pretzel Logic, originally released in 1974 by ABC Records. " Charlie Freak " is a song written and performed by Steely Dan. Louis Toodle-Oo"
  3. "With A Gun"
  4. "Night By Night"
  5. "Pretzel Logic"

Personnel

Steely Dan

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1974 Pop Albums 8

Pop Singles

Year Single Label & number Position
1974 "Pretzel Logic" (3:59 edit) (B-side: "Through With Buzz") ABC 12033 57
1974 "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" (B-side: "Any Major Dude Will Tell You") ABC 11439 4

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Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948 in Passaic New Jersey) is an American Musician and Songwriter. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Michael Omartian (born November 26, 1945 in Evanston Illinois) is an Armenian-American songwriter Grammy Award -winning Keyboardist David Paich (born David Frank Paich on June 25 1954 in Los Angeles California) is a session musician from the 1970s 1980s and 1990s keyboard Walter Becker (born Walter Carl Becker, 20 February 1950, in Queens, New York) is an American musician and record producer The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Timothy Bruce Schmit (born October 30, 1947, in Oakland, California) is an American Bass guitar player and Singer Wilton Felder (born August 31 1940, Houston, Texas) is both a Saxophone and bass player and is best known as a founding Chuck Rainey, born Charles Walter Rainey III in Cleveland Ohio, is a Bass guitar player best known for playing with Steely Dan, Denny Dias (born December 1946 in Philadelphia) is an American Guitarist most known for being a founding member of Steely Dan. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948 in Washington D The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Dean Parks is a leading Studio musician and Guitarist from Los Angeles California, best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Jim Hodder ( December 17, 1947 – June 5, 1990) was an American Drummer, best known as the original drummer for Steely A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Jim Gordon (born James Beck Gordon 1945 Los Angeles, California) is an American recording artist musician and songwriter Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro ( April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was a highly regarded session drummer and a founding member of the Roger Nichols is a recording engineer best-known for his work with the group Steely Dan. Professor Daniel J Levitin, PhD (born December 27 1957 San Francisco is an American cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, Record producer,
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