Dallas (Steely Dan song)

"Dallas"
Single by Steely Dan
B-side	"Sail the Waterway"
Released	16 June 1972 [1]
Recorded	1972
Length	3:12
Songwriter(s)	Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Steely Dan singles chronology
"Dallas" (1972) "Do It Again" (1972)

"Dallas" is the first single by Steely Dan. It was sung by drummer Jim Hodder. The song was not on the band's debut album Can't Buy a Thrill but was included on the 1978 Japan-only compilation Steely Dan . It, and its b-side, "Sail the Waterway", was also included on a 12-inch single version of "Haitian Divorce" released in the UK.

It was recorded by Poco in 1975 on their Head Over Heels album. ^[2]

Personnel

• Donald Fagen – electric piano, piano, backing vocals
• Walter Becker – bass guitar
• Jeff Baxter – pedal steel guitar, guitars
• Jim Hodder – drums, percussion, lead vocals
• David Palmer – backing vocals
• Tim Moore – backing vocals

References

1. "Steely Dan singles".
2. Gage, Jeff (2016-06-22). "Steely Dan Named a Song After Dallas, But They'd Prefer You Never Hear It". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2020-07-08.