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1994 studio album by Walter Becker
11 Tracks of Whack is the first solo album by Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker , released in 1994. It was his third collaboration since 1980 with Steely Dan partner Donald Fagen , who produced the album, after Becker produced Fagen's Kamakiriad (1993), and Becker and Fagen played on Rosie Vela 's debut album Zazu (1986).
Track listing [ edit ]
All songs written and composed by Walter Becker except "Cringemaker" which was co-written by Dean Parks . Horn and rhythm arrangements were written by Donald Fagen.
Title 1. "Down in the Bottom" 4:16 2. "Junkie Girl" 4:07 3. "Surf and/or Die" 6:15 4. "Book of Liars" 4:09 5. "Lucky Henry" 4:39 6. "Hard Up Case" 4:56 7. "Cringemaker" 5:11 8. "Girlfriend" 5:43 9. "My Waterloo" 4:02 10. "This Moody Bastard" 5:18 11. "Hat Too Flat" 5:26 12. "Little Kawai" 2:44
Japan Bonus Track Title 13. "Medical Science" 4:30
US Promo CD Single Track Title 14. "Fall Of '92" 5:26
Personnel [ edit ]
Walter Becker – vocals, guitar solos, ukulele , bass
John Beasley – keyboards
Donald Fagen – keyboards
Dean Parks – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, first guitar solo (5)
Adam Rogers – electric guitars (3, 5, 11), second guitar solo (5)
Fima Ephron – bass (3, 5, 11)
Ben Perowsky – drums (3, 5, 11)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Bob Sheppard – saxophones, woodwind solos
Bruce Paulson – trombone
John Papenbrook – trumpet
Catherine Russell – backing vocals
Brenda White-King – backing vocals
Production [ edit ]
Walter Becker – producer
Donald Fagen – producer
Roger Nichols – engineer, mixing
David Russell – engineer, mixing
Tom Hardisty – second engineer
Earl Martin – second engineer
John Neff – third engineer
Craig Siegel – MIDI engineer , technical support
Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Linda Starr – project coordinator
Mick Haggerty – art direction, type design, punch photography
Kathleen Philpott – type design
Annalisa – photography
References [ edit ]