This 1973 single features a guitar solo by The Allman Brothers Band's Duane Allman, who recorded it in one take, and went on to become one of Steely Dan's signature songs.
- "Reelin' In the Years" was released as a single on March 31, 1973, from their second album, Countdown to Ecstasy.
- The single reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- The iconic guitar solo was performed by guest musician Duane Allman, who died just a few months after the single's release.
Steely Dan was a rock band founded in 1970 by core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, known for their sophisticated studio productions and often cynical lyrical observations. At the time of "Reelin' In the Years," they were establishing themselves as a distinctive voice in jazz-inflected rock, having released their debut album a year prior.
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