Steely Dan – “Dallas” (1972)
Steely Dan’s obscure debut single from 1972 (which never made it to any of their albums and is now mostly forgotten) , features original co-lead vocalist David Palmer (who sang “Dirty Work” on their debut album). This song has a very country-ish sound and does not sound like almost anything the Dan ever went on to do.
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bartonfink said,
March 26, 2009 at 3:23 pm
beautiful early dan, with a very countdown to ecstasy, slide guitar/country vibe. the harmonies, too, are unmistakable, as is the melody. nice to rediscover an old track like this, such a product of its time, and one that informs my sunny memories of the small ohio town of my youth with songs mono and tinny warbling from our car’s a.m. radio.. ah, summers at the river, sticky hot asphalt, and a rundown ice cream truck I never had money for anyway…
steve said,
July 22, 2009 at 9:20 am
I just picked up a one-sided UK test-pressing 7″ of this. Nice!
jmucci said,
July 22, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Very cool!!
Steve Miller said,
February 11, 2011 at 9:00 pm
David Palmer is not featured on “Dallas”. The vocalist is drummer Jim Hodder, who also sang lead on “Midnight Cruiser”.
jmucci said,
February 12, 2011 at 6:41 am
Thank you for the correction.