Joe Walsh is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and recording artist who has been a member of two successful bands: James Gang and the Eagles, and has recorded and toured with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. His highest charting song is "A Life of Illusion", which reached number-one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Discography Studio albums Year Title Peak Chart Positions Certifications US AUS UK 1972 Barnstorm 79 — — 1973 The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get 6 — — US: Gold 1974 So What 11 55 — US: Gold 1978 But Seriously, Folks... 8 31 16 US: Platinum 1981 There Goes the Neighborhood 20 61 — 1983 You Bought It – You Name It 48 — — 1985 The Confessor 65 — — 1987 Got Any Gum? 113 — — 1991 Ordinary Average Guy 112 — — 1992 Songs for a Dying Planet — — — 2012 Analog Man 12 — 53
Live albums Year Title Peak Chart Positions US AUS UK 1976 You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind 20 85 28 2014 All Night Long: Live in Dallas — — —
Compilation albums Date Album US November 1978 The Best of Joe Walsh 71 1978 So Far So Good — 1988 Welcome to the Club — May 1995 Look What I Did! — 1997 Joe Walsh's Greatest Hits – Little Did He Know... — June 1997 The Best of Joe Walsh & The James Gang 1969–1974 — March 2000 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Joe Walsh —
Singles 1970s Year Title Chart positions Album US AUS CAN UK 1973 "Rocky Mountain Way" 23 39 31 — The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get 1974 "Meadows" 89 — — — 1975 "Turn to Stone" 93 — — — So What 1976 "Walk Away" 105 — — — You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind 1977 "Rocky Mountain Way" — — — 39 Rocky Mountain Way EP 1978 "Life's Been Good" 12 56 11 14 But Seriously Folks... "Over and Over" 106 — — — 1979 "Turn to Stone" 109 — — — The Best of Joe Walsh 1980s–present Year Title Chart positions Album US US Main CAN UK 1980 "All Night Long" 19 — 13 — Urban Cowboy Soundtrack 1981 "A Life of Illusion" 34 1 37 —There Goes The Neighborhood "Rivers (Of the Hidden Funk)" — 35 — — "Things" — 36 — — 1982 "The Waffle Stomp" — 20 — — Fast Times at Ridgemont High Soundtrack 1983 "Space Age Whiz Kids" 52 21 — —You Bought It, You Name It "I Can Play That Rock & Roll" — 13 — — 1985 "The Confessor" — 8 — — The Confessor1987 "The Radio Song" — 8 — —Got Any Gum? "In My Car" — 14 — — 1991 "Ordinary Average Guy" — 3 34 —Ordinary Average Guy "All of a Sudden" — 13 93 — 1992 "Vote for Me" — 10 — — Songs for a Dying Planet
With James Gang albums Date Album US Certifications November 1969 Yer' Album 83 October 1970 James Gang Rides Again 20 US: Gold July 1971 Thirds 27 US: Gold September 1971 James Gang Live in Concert 24 US: Gold January 1973 The Best of the James Gang Featuring Joe Walsh 79 November 1973 The James Gang 16 Greatest Hits 181
With the Eagles Date Album December 1976 Hotel California September 1979 The Long Run November 1980 Eagles Live November 1994 Hell Freezes Over October 2007 Long Road Out of Eden October 2020 Live from the Forum MMXVIII
With Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band Date Album October 1990 Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band September 1993 Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux
Other album appearances Year Artist Album 1967 Ohio Express Beg, Borrow and Steal LP by (vocals/guitar on "I Find I Think of You" and "And It's True,") 1970 B. B. King Indianola Mississippi Seeds (Guest artist, rhythm guitar) 1973 Manassas Down the Road (Slide guitar) 1973 America Hat Trick (guitar on "Green Monkey") 1973 Michael Stanley Michael Stanley (Slide guitar on "Rosewood Bitters") 1973 Michael Stanley Friends and Legends (performed on most songs on album) 1973 Rick Derringer All American Boy (performed on "Teenage Queen") 1973 REO Speedwagon Ridin' the Storm Out Slide guitar 1974 Billy Preston The Kids & Me 1974 Dan Fogelberg Souvenirs (Walsh performed on and produced this album) 1974 Joe Vitale Roller Coaster Weekend 1975 Keith Moon Two Sides of the Moon (Walsh played electric guitar on four songs.) 1976 Fools Gold Fools Gold (Walsh performed on and produced this album with Glenn Frey and Glyn Johns. Walsh played guitar on "Coming Out of Hiding") 1977 Al Kooper Act Like Nothing's Wrong (Slide guitar on "Hollywood Vampire") 1977 Andy Gibb Flowing Rivers 1977 Randy Newman Little Criminals 1977 Jay Ferguson Thunder Island 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Works Volume 1 (guitars and scat vocals on "L.A. Nights" with Keith Emerson on keyboards) 1979 Jay Ferguson Real Life Ain't This Way 1980 Warren Zevon Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School 1980 The Beach Boys Keepin' the Summer Alive (Walsh played guitar on the title track) 1981 John Entwistle Too Late the Hero (Walsh performed on and produced this album) 1981 Joe Vitale Plantation Harbor 1982 Don Henley I Can't Stand Still (Walsh performed the 1st guitar solo on "Dirty Laundry") 1982 Lionel Richie Lionel Richie (Electric guitar and guitar solos on "Wandering Stranger") 1983 Ringo Starr Old Wave (Walsh both played on and co-produced the album with Russ Ballard) 1984 Timothy B. Schmit Playin' It Cool (Slide guitar, electric guitar) 1985 Michael McDonald No Lookin' Back (Guest artist, slide guitar) 1986 Steve Winwood Back in the High Life (Co-writer and guitar on "Split Decision") 1986 Albert Collins Jazzvisions: Jump the Blues Away 1987 Richard Marx Richard Marx (Slide guitar on "Don't Mean Nothing") 1990 Wilson Phillips Wilson Phillips (Solo slide and rhythm guitar on "Impulsive" additional guitar on "Hold On" and "A Reason to Believe") 1990 Herbs Homegrown (Walsh played and sang on, wrote for and produced this album; it includes the original versions of "Up All Night", "Ordinary Average Guys" (sung by Herbs bassist Charlie Tumahai) and "It's Alright") 1991 Bob Seger The Fire Inside (Guitar, 12 string guitar) 1993 Paul Shaffer The World's Most Dangerous Party (Guest artist, vocals) 1995 Various A Future to This Life: Robocop – The Series Soundtrack (Three songs, including the title track in a duet with Lita Ford) 1998 Ringo Starr Vertical Man 1998 Ringo Starr VH1 Storytellers 1998 Fleetwood Mac Live in Boston Volume Two (guitar) 2000 Rick Danko Times Like These (Guest artist, guitar, piano, backing vocals) 2006 Frankie Miller Long Way Home 2007 Kenny Chesney Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates "Wild Ride" Peaked #56 on country charts 2010 Ringo Starr Y Not 2012 Ringo Starr Ringo 2012 (Lead parts on "Wings") 2012 Kix Brooks New to This Town (Lead parts on the single "New to This Town") Single peaked #31 on country charts 2014 Foo Fighters Sonic Highways (Guest guitar solo on "Outside") 2015 Ringo Starr Postcards from Paradise 2017 Ringo Starr Give More Love 2019 Ringo Starr What's My Name guitar, backing vocals, rapping 2025 Ringo Starr Look Up slider guitar on "Rosetta"
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