11 Tracks of Whack

11 Tracks of Whack
11 Tracks of Whack
Studio album by Walter Becker
Released	1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Studio	Hyperbolic Sound (Maui, Hawaii) Signet Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	Jazz rock
Length	56:46
Label	Giant
Producer	Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
Walter Becker chronology

11 Tracks of Whack is the first solo album by Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker, released in 1994. It was his third collaboration since 1980 with Steely Dan partner Donald Fagen, who produced the album, after Becker produced Fagen's Kamakiriad (1993), and Becker and Fagen played on Rosie Vela's debut album Zazu (1986).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[3]
The Great Rock Discography	5/10^[4]
Q	^[5]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]

The New York Times concluded that "11 Tracks of Whack, like Paul Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years, applies singular musical ingenuity to visions of shrinking horizons and squandered opportunities... Steely Dan's snide intelligence has been fused with a sense of mortality."^[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Walter Becker except "Cringemaker" which was co-written by Dean Parks. Horn and rhythm arrangements were written by Donald Fagen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Down in the Bottom"	4:16
2.	"Junkie Girl"	4:07
3.	"Surf and/or Die"	6:15
4.	"Book of Liars"	4:09
5.	"Lucky Henry"	4:39
6.	"Hard Up Case"	4:56
7.	"Cringemaker"	5:11
8.	"Girlfriend"	5:43
9.	"My Waterloo"	4:02
10.	"This Moody Bastard"	5:18
11.	"Hat Too Flat"	5:26
12.	"Little Kawai"	2:44

Japan Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Medical Science"	4:30

US Promo CD Single Track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Fall Of '92"	5:26

Personnel

Walter Becker – vocals, guitar solos, ukulele, bass
John Beasley – keyboards
Donald Fagen – keyboards
Dean Parks – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, first guitar solo (5)
Adam Rogers – electric guitars (3, 5, 11), second guitar solo (5)
Fima Ephron – bass (3, 5, 11)
Ben Perowsky – drums (3, 5, 11)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Bob Sheppard – saxophones, woodwind solos
Bruce Paulson – trombone
John Papenbrook – trumpet
Catherine Russell – backing vocals
Brenda White-King – backing vocals

Production

Walter Becker – producer
Donald Fagen – producer
Roger Nichols – engineer, mixing
David Russell – engineer, mixing
Tom Hardisty – second engineer
Earl Martin – second engineer
John Neff – third engineer
Craig Siegel – MIDI engineer, technical support
Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Linda Starr – project coordinator
Mick Haggerty – art direction, type design, punch photography
Kathleen Philpott – type design
Annalisa – photography

References

^ 11 Tracks of Whack Walter Becker AllMusic William Ruhlmann
^ "Walter Becker". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
^ Dimitri Ehrlich. Entertainment Weekly review September 30, 1994
^ Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "Steely Dan". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
^ Q January 1995, p.245
^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Walter Becker". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 58. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ "Recordings View: Steely Dan (Half of It, That Is) Strikes Back". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023.

[1] 11 Tracks of Whack Walter Becker AllMusic William Ruhlmann

[2] "Walter Becker". Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 16, 2011.

[3] Dimitri Ehrlich. Entertainment Weekly review September 30, 1994

[4] Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "Steely Dan". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.

[5] Q January 1995, p.245

[6] Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Walter Becker". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 58. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[7] "Recordings View: Steely Dan (Half of It, That Is) Strikes Back". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023.

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