Reelin in the Years (sometimes Reeling in the Years) is a song by jazz rock band Steely Dan, released as the second single from their 1972 album, Cant Buy a Thrill. It reached number 11 in the Billboard charts. The song was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and features Fagen on vocals. The song was also a #11 hit on the Pop singles chart in 1973. In March 2005, Q magazine placed the song at number 95 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has reportedly said that Elliott Randalls guitar solo on Reeling in the Years is his favorite solo of all time. That solo was also ranked the 40th best guitar solo of all time by the readers of Guitar World magazine. Fagen referred to the song as dumb but effective in Rolling Stone magazine.
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