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-'''''Can't Buy a Thrill''''' is the first [[album]] by [[Steely Dan]]. Originally released in [[1972 in music|1972]], the album was a huge success. It went [[gold album|gold]], and then platinum, peaking at #17 on the charts. In 2003, the album was ranked number 238 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's list of [[The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|the 500 greatest albums of all time]]. Two songs were left out from the album and released as a single ("Dallas" and "Sail the Waterway"), but to date they have not been released on CD.+'''Daniel Joseph Levitin''', [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] (born December 27, 1957) is an American-Canadian [[cognitive psychologist]], [[neuroscientist]], writer, musician, and record producer.
-The album was originally released in two-channel [[Stereo]] and also in a special four-channel [[Quadrophonic]] mix. There are some significant musical differences between the two mixes, such as extra lead guitar fills in the Quad mix of "[[Reelin' in the Years]]".+Levitin holds three academic appointments: he is James McGill Professor Emeritus of [[psychology]] and [[behavioral neuroscience]].
-The album cover features a line of [[prostitute]]s standing in a [[red light district]] waiting for clients, an image which was chosen because of its relevance to the album title. The cover was banned in [[Francisco Franco|Franco]]'s Spain and was replaced with a photograph of the band playing in concert. The title is taken from a lyric in the [[Bob Dylan]] song "[[It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry]]" on ''[[Highway 61 Revisited]]''. Becker and Fagen themselves commented on the album art in their liner notes to the reissued ''[[The Royal Scam]]'', saying the aforementioned album possessed "the most hideous album cover of the seventies, bar none (excepting perhaps ''Can't Buy a Thrill'')."+Levitin is the author of four consecutive #1 best-selling books, ''[[This Is Your Brain On Music|This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession]]'' (2006), ''[[The World in Six Songs|The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature]]'' (2008), ''[[The Organized Mind|The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload]]'' (2014) and ''[[A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age]]'' (2016). He has published scientific articles on [[absolute pitch]], [[music cognition]], and [[neuroscience]].
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-==Track listing==+
-All songs by Becker and Fagen.+
- +
-===Side one===+
-#"[[Do It Again (Steely Dan song)|Do It Again]]" – 5:56+
-#*Solos by Denny Dias and Donald Fagen+
-#*Vocal by Donald Fagen+
-#"[[Dirty Work]]" – 3:08+
-#*Sax solo by Jerome Richardson+
-#*Vocal by David Palmer+
-#"Kings" – 3:45+
-#*Solo by Elliot Randall+
-#*Vocal by Donald Fagen+
-#"Midnite Cruiser" – 4:08+
-#*Solo by Jeff Baxter+
-#*Vocal by Jim Hodder+
-#"Only a Fool Would Say That" – 2:57+
-#*Solo by Jeff Baxter+
-#*Vocal by Donald Fagen and David Palmer+
- +
-===Side two===+
-#<li value=6>"[[Reelin' in the Years]]" – 4:37+
-#*Lead guitar by Elliot Randall+
-#*Vocal by Donald Fagen+
-#"Fire in the Hole" – 3:28+
-#*Steel guitar by Jeff Baxter+
-#*Vocal by Donald Fagen+
-#"Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)" – 4:21+
-#*Steel guitar by Jeff Baxter+
-#*Vocal by David Palmer+
-#"Change of the Guard" – 3:39+
-#*Solo by Jeff Baxter+
-#*Vocals by Donald Fagen and David Palmer+
-#"Turn That Heartbeat Over Again" – 4:58+
-#*Vocal by Donald Fagen, Walter Becker and David Palmer+
- +
-==Personnel==+
-'''Steely Dan'''+
-*[[Donald Fagen]] - [[piano]], [[electric piano]], plastic [[organ (music)|organ]], vocals+
-*[[Walter Becker]] - [[bass guitar|electric bass]], [[Singing|vocals]]+
-*[[Jeff Baxter|Jeff "Skunk" Baxter]] - [[guitar]], [[pedal steel guitar]]+
-*[[Denny Dias]] - guitar, [[electric sitar]]+
-*[[Elliott Randall]] - guitar+
-*[[Jerome Richardson]] - [[tenor saxophone]]+
-*[[Snooky Young]] - [[flugelhorn]]+
-*[[Jim Hodder (musician)|Jim Hodder]] - [[Drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], vocals (lead vocal on "Midnite Cruiser")+
-*[[Victor Feldman]] - percussion+
-*[[David Palmer (vocalist)|David Palmer]] - vocals (lead vocals on "Brooklyn" and "Dirty Work")+
-*[[Venetta Fields]] - background vocals on "Brooklyn" and "Kings"+
-*[[Clydie King]] - background vocals on "Brooklyn" and "Kings"+
-*[[Sherlie Matthews]] - background vocals on "Brooklyn" and "Kings"+
- +
-==Production==+
-*Producer: [[Gary Katz]]+
-*Engineer: [[Roger Nichols (recording engineer)|Roger Nichols]]+
-*Assistant engineer: Tim Weston+
-*Cover Design: [[Robert Lockart]]+
- +
-'''Reissue'''+
-*Reissue producers: Walter Becker, Donald Fagen+
-*Remastering: Roger Nichols+
-*Art direction: Vartan+
-*Liner notes: Walter Becker, Tristan Fabriani, Donald Fagen+
-*Reissue design: Red Herring Design, [[New York City]]+
-*Consultant: [[Daniel Levitin]]+
- +
- +
-==Track listing==+
-All songs by Becker and Fagen+
- +
-#"[[Do It Again (Steely Dan song)|Do It Again]]" – 5:56+
-#"[[Dirty Work]]" – 3:08+
-#"Kings" – 3:45+
-#"Midnight Cruiser" – 4:08+
-#"Only a Fool Would Say That" – 2:57+
-#"[[Reelin' In the Years]]" – 4:37+
-#"Fire in the Hole" – 3:28+
-#"Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)" – 4:21+
-#"Change of the Guard" – 3:39+
-#"Turn That Heartbeat Over Again" – 4:58+
 +Levitin worked as a music consultant, producer and [[sound designer]] on albums by [[Blue Öyster Cult]], [[Chris Isaak]], [[Joni Mitchell]] and [[Joe Satriani]] among others; produced punk bands including [[MDC (band)|MDC]] and [[The Afflicted (American band)|The Afflicted]]; and served as a consultant on albums by artists including [[Steely Dan]], [[Stevie Wonder]], and [[Michael Brook]]; Records and CDs to which he has contributed have sold in excess of 30 million copies.
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Daniel Joseph Levitin, FRSC (born December 27, 1957) is an American-Canadian cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, writer, musician, and record producer.

Levitin holds three academic appointments: he is James McGill Professor Emeritus of psychology and behavioral neuroscience.

Levitin is the author of four consecutive #1 best-selling books, This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession (2006), The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature (2008), The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload (2014) and A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age (2016). He has published scientific articles on absolute pitch, music cognition, and neuroscience.

Levitin worked as a music consultant, producer and sound designer on albums by Blue Öyster Cult, Chris Isaak, Joni Mitchell and Joe Satriani among others; produced punk bands including MDC and The Afflicted; and served as a consultant on albums by artists including Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Brook; Records and CDs to which he has contributed have sold in excess of 30 million copies.

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