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 Walter Becker11 Tracks of Whack Release Date: 1994 09 27 Label: Giant Rating:  |
It's not surprising that Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker's debut solo album sounds like a Steely Dan record. What is a little surprising, though, is that, in his lead singing debut, he sounds so much like his erstwhile partner, Donald Fagen. Not that you'd mistake the two (Fagen projects more and is slightly grittier), but they sing in the same register with the same sly phrasing and the same accent. Other differences from the Dan are equally subtle: Becker adopts a sparer musical approach, for one thing, the missing element being the prominence of Fagen's keyboards (although Fagen does play on the record and co-produced it). Nothing gets in the way of Becker's voice as he restricts himself largely to tales of romantic dislocation. On the whole, this album sounds like what you'd expect -- one half of Steely Dan. William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Down in the Bottom | Becker | 4:16 |
| 2 | Junkie Girl | Becker | 4:07 |
| 3 | Surf and/Or Die | Becker | 6:15 |
| 4 | Book of Liars | Becker | 4:09 |
| 5 | Lucky Henry | Becker | 4:39 |
| 6 | Hard Up Case | Becker | 4:56 |
| 7 | Cringemaker | Becker, Parks | 5:11 |
| 8 | Girlfriend | Becker | 5:43 |
| 9 | My Waterloo | Becker | 4:02 |
| 10 | This Moody Bastard | Becker | 5:18 |
| 11 | Hat Too Flat | Becker | 5:26 |
| 12 | Little Kawai | Becker | 2:44 |
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