Dallas (Steely Dan song)
{{short description|Song by Steely Dan}}
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| name = Dallas
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| type = single
| artist = Steely Dan
| album = Steely Dan
| B-side = Sail the Waterway
| released = 16 June 1972 {{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Steely+Dan&titel=Dallas&cat=s|title=Steely Dan singles}}
| recorded = 1972
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| length = 3:12
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| writer = Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
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| next_title = Do It Again
| next_year = 1972
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"Dallas" is the first single by Steely Dan. It was sung by drummer Jim Hodder. The song was not on the band's debut album Can't Buy a Thrill but was included on the 1978 Japan-only compilation Steely Dan. It was recorded by Poco in 1975 on their Head Over Heels album.{{Cite web|last=Gage|first=Jeff|date=2016-06-22|title=Steely Dan Named a Song After Dallas, But They'd Prefer You Never Hear It|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/steely-dan-named-a-song-after-dallas-but-theyd-prefer-you-never-hear-it-8417485|access-date=2020-07-08|website=Dallas Observer}}
Personnel
- Donald Fagen – electric piano, piano, backing vocals
- Walter Becker – bass guitar
- Jeff Baxter – pedal steel guitar, guitars
- Jim Hodder – drums, percussion, lead vocals
- David Palmer – backing vocals
- Tim Moore – backing vocals
References
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Category:Songs written by Donald Fagen
Category:Songs written by Walter Becker
[[Category:1972 debut singles]
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