| "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" | ||||
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 Side A of the Australian single | ||||
| Single by Steely Dan | ||||
| from the album Pretzel Logic | ||||
| B-side | "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" | |||
| Released | April 25, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:58 (single version) 4:30 (album version) | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Walter Becker, Donald Fagen | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary Katz | |||
| Steely Dan singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" on YouTube | ||||
"Rikki Don't Lose That Number" is a single released in 1974 by rock/jazz rock group Steely Dan and the opening track of their third album Pretzel Logic. It was the most successful single of the group's career, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1974.[3]
The song features Jim Gordon on drums, as does the bulk of the Pretzel Logic album. The guitar solo is by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter who soon after joined The Doobie Brothers.
Victor Feldman's flapamba introduction to the song, which opens the album, is cut from the original ABC single version.[4] The MCA single reissue (backed with "Pretzel Logic") includes the flapamba intro but fades out just before the actual end of the track. The introductory riff is an almost direct copy of the intro of Horace Silver's jazz classic "Song for My Father".[5][6]
- ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 471. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ a b Panati, Charles (1991). "1974: The Lord's Prayer". Panati's Parade of Fads, Follies, and Manias. New York: Harper Perennial. p. 397.
- ^ Steely Dan US chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ "Pretzel Logic Album". Broberg.pp.se. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Song for My Father | 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die". 1000recordings.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ Shteamer, Hank (September 3, 2017). "Steely Dan: 10 Essential Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 29, 2021.