You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It Or You'll Lose [Import]

Walter Becker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: El Records
• ASIN: B000FJHW6G
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,110 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dog Eat Dog

2. Red Giant/Green Dwarf

3. You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It

4. If It Rains

5. Flotsam & Jetsam

6. Roll Back the Meaning

7. War & Peace

Editorial Reviews

Re-issue of Steely Dan's Greatest Rarity, the "You've Got to Walk it Like You Talk It" Film Soundtrack by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker Recorded in 1971.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You Gotta Walk it like you talk it - S Dan review, June 16, 2009

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Joseph Morris "Joe Morris" (Elmwood Park, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It Or You'll Lose (Audio CD)

Length:: 0:59 Mins

Its kinda okay

Not much of a replay factor for the album though. Its worth a few spins. "Roll back the meaning" is a good catchy track, like that one a lot

And the lyrics to the album are included with the cd, which is awesome

Has anyone seen the Richard Pryor film this is a soundtrack for?

For what it is (pre Steely Dan soundtrack by Becker and Fagen) its alright. Some bonus tracks would've been nice. Like the 1972 Steely Dan single (in the UK) of Dallas b/w Sail the waterway, which is hard to come across

That single was released before the superb Can't Buy A Thrill. That would have saved this release

I think this soundtrack album is worth checking out. Don't expect too much from it though, because its just a soundtrack. Its not a Steely Dan album, proper

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get one of the black cover editions, June 17, 2011

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C. Rocklein - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It Or You'll Lose (Audio CD)

There are 3 versions of this album. Note that the white cover version has a different song order - the first song on that album is the first track of the original album's SIDE B. The Japanese mini album replica lays em down in the correct order, as does the other black cover UK version. This is the way they were meant to be heard with a proper build and good instrumentals interspersed between lyriced songs. Even though this is just a soundtrack it's still a great album on its own. There are hints of Joni Mitchell and Crosby Stills Nash in my opinion. Of course that was the year. And if you're familiar with early Steely Dan you'll find a lot that's recognizable here as well. Don't listen to the nay-sayers who wouldn't know good music if it bit em in the @ss. And speaking of long lost albums, look for the soon to be re-released edition of Ace's 1974 album Five A Side. It's another album well worth picking up.

5.0 out of 5 stars I like it!, October 14, 2011

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William Wilson "Seffnerman" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It Or You'll Lose (Audio CD)

Until recently I was unaware that Becker and Fagen had made this album. While some reviews called the music cheesy, I think it's very good. Those two are melodic geniuses!!!