Pretzel Logic

Pretzel Logic
Studio album by
Steely Dan
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1974
RecordedOctober 1973 – January 1974
Studio
Genre
Length33:14
LabelABC
ProducerGary Katz
Steely Dan chronology
Countdown to Ecstasy
(1973)		 Pretzel Logic
(1974)		 Katy Lied
(1975)
Singles from Pretzel Logic
  1. "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"
    Released: April 25, 1974
  2. "Pretzel Logic"
    Released: October 1974

Pretzel Logic is the third studio album by Steely Dan. Steely Dan was an American rock band. ABC Records released it on February 20, 1974. The band recorded the album with producer Gary Katz. After this album, guitar player Jeff Baxter left the band to join the Doobie Brothers.

The songs on Pretzel Logic are shorter than the ones on Countdown to Ecstasy (1973). This helped make the album more popular.[4][5] The song "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" became the band's most popular song. It was number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] The album was number 8 on the Billboard 200 music chart. It was on the music chart for 36 weeks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rikki Don't Lose That Number" 4:30
2."Night by Night" 3:36
3."Any Major Dude Will Tell You" 3:05
4."Barrytown" 3:17
5."East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley2:45
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Parker's Band"2:36
7."Through with Buzz"1:30
8."Pretzel Logic"4:28
9."With a Gun"2:15
10."Charlie Freak"2:41
11."Monkey in Your Soul"2:31
Total length:33:14

References

  1. ↑ Donald Fagen (2023). Pretzel Logic (45 rpm 2× 12-inch vinyl liner notes). Geffen Records. UHQR 0011-45.
  2. ↑ Varis, Chris (July 7, 2000). "Steely Dan revival a mix of fun surprises, letdowns". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  3. ↑ Clark, Rick; et al. (October 1995). Erlewine, Michael (ed.). The All-Music Guide to Rock. Miller Freeman, Inc. ISBN 087930376X. On Pretzel Logic Steely Dan most successfully synthesized their love for jazz into their dense pop/rock sound.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 9, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan". Allmusic.
  6. ↑ Weiss, Dan (2017-09-04). "The 15 Greatest Steely Dan Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
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