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 Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Discography
editStudio albums
editYear | Title | Peak Chart Positions | Certifications | ||
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US [1] |
AUS[2] | UK | |||
1972 | Barnstorm | 79 | - | - | |
1973 | The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get | 6 | - | - |
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1974 | So What | 11 | 55 | - |
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1978 | But Seriously, Folks... | 8 | 31 | 16 |
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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
editYear | Title | Peak Chart Positions | ||
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US [1] |
AUS[2] | UK | ||
1976 | You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind | 20 | 85 | 28 |
2014 | All Night Long: Live in Dallas | - | - | - |
Compilation albums
editDate | Album | US [1] |
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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
edit1970s
Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
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US | AUS [2] |
CAN [4] |
UK [5] | |||
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 | |||
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US | US Main | CAN [6] |
UK [5] | |||
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 Confessor |
1987 | "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
editDate | Album | US [1] |
Certifications |
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November 1969 | Yer' Album | 83 | |
October 1970 | James Gang Rides Again | 20 |
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July 1971 | Thirds | 27 |
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September 1971 | James Gang Live in Concert | 24 |
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January 1973 | The Best of the James Gang Featuring Joe Walsh | 79 | |
November 1973 | The James Gang 16 Greatest Hits | 181 |
With the Eagles
editDate | Album |
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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 |
With Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
editDate | Album |
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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
editYear | Artist | Album |
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1967 | The Ohio Express | "Beg, Borrow and Steal" LP by
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1970 | B.B. King | Indianola Mississippi Seeds
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1973 | Manassas | Down the Road
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1973 | America | Hat Trick
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1973 | Michael Stanley | Rosewood Bitters
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1973 | Michael Stanley | Friends and Legends
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1973 | Rick Derringer | All American Boy
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1973 | REO Speedwagon | Ridin' the Storm Out
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1974 | Billy Preston | The Kids and Me |
1974 | Dan Fogelberg | Souvenirs
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1974 | Joe Vitale | Roller Coaster Weekend |
1975 | Keith Moon | Two Sides of the Moon
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1976 | Fools Gold | Fools Gold
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1977 | Al Kooper | Act Like Nothing's Wrong
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1977 | Andy Gibb | Flowing Rivers |
1977 | Randy Newman | Little Criminals |
1977 | Jay Ferguson | Thunder Island |
1977 | Emerson, Lake and Palmer | Works Vol 1 - 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 | Beach Boys | Keepin' the Summer Alive
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1981 | John Entwistle | Too Late the Hero
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1981 | Joe Vitale | Plantation Harbor |
1982 | Don Henley | I Can't Stand Still
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1982 | Lionel Richie | Lionel Richie
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1983 | Ringo Starr | Old Wave
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1984 | Timothy B. Schmit | Playin' It Cool
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1985 | Michael McDonald | No Lookin' Back
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1986 | Steve Winwood | Back in the High Life
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1986 | Albert Collins | Jazzvisions: Jump The Blues Away |
1987 | Richard Marx | Richard Marx
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1990 | Wilson Phillips | Wilson Phillips
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1990 | Herbs | Homegrown
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1991 | Bob Seger | The Fire Inside
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1993 | Paul Shaffer | The World's Most Dangerous Party
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1995 | Various | A Future to This Life: Robocop – The Series Soundtrack
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1998 | Ringo Starr | Vertical Man |
1998 | Ringo Starr | VH1 Storytellers |
1998 | Fleetwood Mac | Live in Boston Volume Two
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2000 | Rick Danko | Times Like These
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2006 | Frankie Miller | Long Way Home |
2007 | Kenny Chesney | Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
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2010 | Ringo Starr | Y Not |
2012 | Ringo Starr | Ringo 2012
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2012 | Kix Brooks | New to This Town
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2014 | Foo Fighters | Sonic Highways
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2015 | Ringo Starr | Postcards from Paradise |
2017 | Ringo Starr | Give More Love |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Jason Ankeny (1947-11-20). "Joe Walsh | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ "RPM Magazine search results".
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 590. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "RPM Magazine search results".
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 1044–1045. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2018-11-02.