The Best of Joe Walsh

The Best of Joe Walsh is a compilation album by the American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Walsh. The album was released in late 1978, on the label ABC Records. It features songs from his tenure with the James Gang as well as solo songs. Two tracks from 1974's So What were newly remixed for this compilation; "Turn to Stone" and "Help Me Through the Night".

The Best of Joe Walsh
Greatest hits album by
Joe Walsh
ReleasedNovember 15, 1978
Recorded1970–1978
Genre
Length41:36
LabelABC
Producer
CompilerJoe Walsh
Joe Walsh chronology
But Seriously, Folks...
(1978)		 The Best of Joe Walsh
(1978)		 There Goes the Neighborhood
(1981)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB–[1]

Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote: "'Twixt James Gang and Eagles Walsh justified his existence by developing his own brand of spacey, tuneful guitar schlock. I admit that it sounds like nothing else. But I can't imagine why anyone would want this much of it."[2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic was more enthusiastic and said retrospectively, "this is not even close to a comprehensive collection, but it's not a bad sampler for extremely casual fans."[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joe Walsh and Terry Trebandt, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Turn to Stone"3:59
2."Mother Says" (Walsh, Joe Vitale, Kenny Passarelli)5:41
3."Help Me Thru the Night"3:51
4."Rocky Mountain Way"5:15
5."Meadows" (Walsh, Patrick Cullie)4:36
6."County Fair"6:43
7."Funk #49" (Jim Fox, Dale Peters, Walsh)3:54
8."Time Out"4:17
9."Walk Away" (Walsh)3:34

Personnel
  • Joe Walsh: Guitars, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, Slide Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Drums, Mandolin, Talkbox, Timpani, Hammond Organ, Percussion, Synthesizer, Vocals.
  • Kenny Passarelli: Bass guitar.
  • Tom Stephenson: Piano, keyboards, hammond organ.
  • Joe Vitale: Drums, keyboards, percussion, timpani.
  • Guille Garcia: Percussion.
  • Bill Szymczyk: Percussion.
  • Members of James Gang:
    • Dale Peters: Bass guitar, percussion, vocals.
    • Jim Fox: Drums, percussion, vocals.
  • Members of Eagles:

References
  1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Album: Joe Walsh: The Best of Joe Walsh". Robert Christgau. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. "AllMusic review". Retrieved July 11, 2014.
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