Only A Fool Would Say That (track)
by Steely Dan
Year: 1972
From the album Can't Buy A Thrill (track #5)
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Only A Fool Would Say That appears on the following album(s) by Steely Dan:
- Can't Buy A Thrill (track #5) (this album) (1972)
- Citizen (track #5) (compilation) (1993)
- Showbiz Kids (The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980) (track #4) (compilation) (2000)
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| ! | 06/15/2026 18:29 |  DommeDamian | 75,425 | 51/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 03:20 | stareaterogni0n | 5,834 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 03:28 | CjHubb117 | 1,309 | 97/100 |
| ! | 02/19/2026 19:46 | araidernomore | 4,780 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2026 00:14 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.4/100, a mean average of 83.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.6.
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Smooooooth track. Quintessentially Steely Dan with a nice but not great guitar.
Not my favourite track on the album but still oozing quality. I'm aware that others may disagree but this Doesn’t have that extra something that raises so many Steely Dan track above good to great but still very listenable.
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