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There is an audience for the double-disc set Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980, although it may be a small one -- it's a set for listeners who want something a little more extensive than A Decade of Steely Dan or Gold yet don't want to invest in full albums.
On that level, it works quite well, since it does have all the chart and radio hits, plus a terrific sampling of classic album tracks from "Only a Fool Would Say That" through "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" to "Time Out of Mind." So Showbiz Kids winds up being useful for neophytes -- although it's hard not to imagine anyone who gets this set, believing that this will be all the Steely Dan they'll ever need, eventually succumbing and buying all the studio albums.
If that's the case, at least they'll already have "Here at the Western World" and "FM," and won't have to purchase one of the two multi-disc sets that contain these non-LP songs.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reelin' in the YearsWalter Becker, Donald Fagen | Steely Dan | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | BodhisattvaWalter Becker, Donald Fagen | Steely Dan | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 3 | The Boston RagWalter Becker, Donald Fagen | Steely Dan | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | Show Biz KidsWalter Becker, Donald Fagen | Steely Dan | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | My Old SchoolWalter Becker, Donald Fagen | Steely Dan | Play | 05:45 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 6 | Kid CharlemagneWalter Becker, Donald Fagen | Steely Dan | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Don't Take Me AliveWalter Becker, Donald Fagen | Steely Dan | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Haitian DivorceWalter Becker, Donald Fagen | Steely Dan | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| 9 | The FezWalter Becker, Donald Fagen, Paul Griffin | Steely Dan | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | FMWalter Becker, Donald Fagen | Steely Dan | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 11 | Do It Again (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 12 | Dirty Work (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 13 | Only A Fool Would Say That (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 14 | Change Of The Guard (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 15 | Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 16 | Night By Night (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 17 | Any Major Dude Will Tell You (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 18 | Pretzel Logic (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 19 | Black Friday (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 20 | Bad Sneakers (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 21 | Doctor Wu (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 22 | Chain Lightning (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 23 | Any World (That I'm Welcome To) (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 24 | Here In The Western World (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 25 | Black Cow (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 26 | Aja (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 08:00 | 18 MB | 50 MB |
| 27 | Peg (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 28 | Deacon Blues (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 07:36 | 17 MB | 48 MB |
| 29 | Josie (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 30 | Babylon Sisters (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 05:49 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 31 | Time Out Of Mind (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 32 | Hey Nineteen (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 33 | Third World Man (Album Version) | Steely Dan | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 153 mins | 352 MB | |||||
| 153 mins | 982 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Baxter | Guitar |
| 2 | Walter Becker | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Liner Notes |
| 3 | Hal Blaine | Drums |
| 4 | Larry Carlton | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 5 | Rick Derringer | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 6 | Denny Dias | Guitar |
| 7 | Donald Fagen | Composer, Keyboards, Liner Notes, Piano, Vocals |
| 8 | Wilton Felder | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 9 | Victor Feldman | Guest Artist |
| 10 | Paul Griffin | Composer |
| 11 | Patricia Hall | Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Jim Hodder | Drums, Percussion |
| 13 | Royce Jones | Saxophone, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Gary Katz | Producer |
| 15 | Myrna Matthews | Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Sherlie Matthews | Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Hugh McCracken | Guitar |
| 18 | Michael McDonald | Guest Artist |
| 19 | Lanny Morgan | Saxophone |
| 20 | Roger Nichols | Engineer |
| 21 | Michael Omartian | Piano |
| 22 | Dean Parks | Guitar |
| 23 | Jeff Porcaro | Dorophone, Drums |
| 24 | Bernard "Pretty" Purdie | Guest Artist |
| 25 | Chuck Rainey | Bass |
| 26 | Elliott Randall | Guitar |
| 27 | John Rotella | Saxophone |
| 28 | Joe Sample | Guest Artist |
| 29 | Timothy B. Schmit | Orchestration |
| 30 | Wayne Shorter | Guest Artist |
| 31 | Steely Dan | Primary Artist |
| 32 | Ernie Watts | Saxophone |
| 33 | Snooky Young | Flugelhorn |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |