Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Steely Dan
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We hear you're leaving, that's okay I thought our little wild time had just begun I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run But if you have a change of heart Rikki don't lose that number You don't want to call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home I have a friend in town, he's heard your name We can go out driving on Slow Hand Row We could stay inside and play games, I don't know And you could have a change of heart Rikki don't lose that number You don't want to call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home You tell yourself you're not my kind But you don't even know your mind And you could have a change of heart Rikki don't lose that number You don't want to call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home
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Written by: DONALD JAY FAGEN, WALTER CARL BECKER
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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11 facts about this song
Chart Ranking"Rikki Don't Lose That Number" was Steely Dan's highest-charting single, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1974.
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Album ReleaseThe song is included in the band's third studio album, "Pretzel Logic," which was released in 1974.
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Song InspirationThe song was supposedly inspired by a note lead singer Donald Fagen once received from a woman named Rikki Ducornet at Bard College.
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Musical Style"Rikki Don't Lose That Number" features a distinctive opening of a single, repeated bass note.
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InstrumentationThe song also contains an instrumental break featuring a flugelhorn solo by jazz saxophonist, Michael Brecker.
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Writing CreditsThe song was written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, the core members of Steely Dan.
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Music VideoEven though the song was released in the 70s, a music video was never made for it.
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Song InterpretationAlthough the song has been interpreted in different ways, Fagen stated that it's not about anything specific, and it was only meant to be a blues song.
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Cover VersionThe song has been covered by numerous artists, including Rickie Lee Jones and Curtis Stigers.
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Cultural ImpactIn popular culture, the song is well-known and often played on classic rock and pop radio stations.
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Grammy NominationThe album "Pretzel Logic" that features "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975.
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