Single:
Reeling in the Years entered the Australian singles chart* on 9 July 1973 and peaked at #62.
Album:
The song is on Can’t Buy a Thrill which entered the Australian albums chart* on 31 May 1976 and peaked at #46.
Songwriters:
Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Producer:
Gary Katz
Record label of Australian release:
Probe
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
On The Midnight Special, NBC, 31 August 1973:
Songfacts:
This song is about recalling times with a girlfriend and a romantic breakup, and is one of the most popular Steely Dan songs.
Elliot Randall, who was not a member of Steely Dan, stopped by on an invite from Skunk Baxter while they were recording this and ended up playing the guitar solo, earning high praise from Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. According to Classic Rock magazine (January 1999), Page said it is his favourite guitar solo of all time.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/steely-dan/reelin-in-the-years
Lyrics:
Your everlasting summer
You can see it fading fast
So you grab a piece of something
That you think is gonna last
Well you wouldn’t even know a diamond
If you held it in your hand
The things you think are precious
I can’t understand
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