Reeling in the years - Steely Dan

It was a surprise for me that, after decades of not buying anything by Steely Dan, I found two singles I fancied. 'Rikki don't lose that number' was the attractive one of the two, with its picture sleeve and yellow vinyl, so this ordinary one with a record company sleeve could easily have been discarded, but it's the better track of the two. So, after a slight doubt, I just bought them both.

'Reeling in the years' was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and features Fagen on vocals.  The guitar solo was recorded in one take. The single peaked at number 11 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, but didn't chart in Europe. Still, it was regularly on the radio when I was young.

My collection: 7" single no. 7599
Found: Record fair, Rotterdam, 1 March 2025
Tracks: 'Reeling in the years' / 'Only a fool would say that'