11 Tracks of Whack
11 Tracks of Whack is the first solo album by Steely Dan Co-founder Walter Becker, released in 1994. It was his second collaboration since 1980 with Steely Dan partner Donald Fagen, who produced the album, after Becker produced Fagen's Kamakiriad (1993).
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| Released | September 27, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993-1994 | |||
| Genre | Jazz rock | |||
| Length | 56:46 | |||
| Label | Giant | |||
| Producer | Donald Fagen, Walter Becker | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 5/10[4] |
| The New York Times | (positive)[5] |
| Q |  [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Track listing
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.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Medical Science" |
Personnel
- Walter Becker – bass, guitar, ukulele, vocals
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Adam Rogers – electric guitar
- John Beasley – keyboards
- Donald Fagen – keyboards
- Fima Ephron – bass
- Ben Perowsky – drums
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
- Bob Sheppard – saxophone, woodwinds
- Bruce Paulson – trombone
- Jon Papenbrook – horns/brass
- Catherine Russell – background vocals
- Brenda White-King – background vocals
Production
- Producer: Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
- Engineers: Tom Hardisty, Earl Martin, John Neff, Roger Nichols, David Russell
- Mixing: Roger Nichols, David Russell
- Mastering: Glenn Meadows
- Tech support: Craig Siegel
- Project coordinator: Linda Starr
- Art direction: Mick Haggerty
- Type design: Mick Haggerty, Kathleen Philpott
- Photography: Annalisa
References
- 11 Tracks of Whack Walter Becker Allmusic.com William Ruhlmann
- "CG: Walter Becker". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- Dimitri Ehrlich. Entertainment Weekly review September 30, 1994
- Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "Steely Dan". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
- New York Times review
- Q January 1995, p.245
- Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Walter Becker". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 58. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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