Ordinary Average Guy
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| Ordinary Average Guy | ||
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| Studio album by Joe Walsh | ||
| Released | January 6, 1991 | |
| Recorded | August, 1990 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 47:44 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Producer(s) | Joe Walsh & Joe Vitale | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Joe Walsh chronology | ||
| MTV Unplugged (1990) |
Ordinary Average Guy (1991) |
Songs for a Dying Planet (1992) |
Ordinary Average Guy is the ninth studio album by Joe Walsh, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Joe Walsh, except where noted.
- "Two Sides to Every Story" (Rosas, Joe Walsh) – 3:24
- "Ordinary Average Guy" – 4:12
- "The Gamma Goochee" (Mangiagli) – 4:29
- "All of a Sudden" – 4:56
- "Alphabetical Order" (Joe Vitale, Walsh) – 4:58
- "Look at Us Now" – 4:55
- "I'm Actin' Different" (– 4:31
- "Up All Night" (Vitale, Walsh) – 3:54
- "You Might Need Somebody" (O'Byrne, Snow) – 4:30
- "Where I Grew up (Prelude to School Days)" – 2:37
- "School Days" (Vitale) – 5:18
[edit] Personnel
- Joe Walsh - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Frank Zappa: Guitars.
- Waddy Wachtel: Guitar.
- Rick Rosas: Bass guitar.
- George Perry: Bass guitar.
- Joe Vitale: Keyboards, drums, percussion, bass guitar, vocals.
- Paul Shaffer: Piano, keyboards.
- Chad Cromwell: Drums and percussion.
- Larry Otis: Saxophone.
- Ringo: Backing vocals.
- Al Paris: Backing vocals.
- Kelley Hurt: Backing vocals.
- Jimi Jamison: Backing vocals.
- Jeff Rogers: Backing vocals.
- Smokey Wendell: Family ditcher.
[edit] Others
- Gary Belz
- Kevin Buell
- Michael Caplan
- Mark Chernoff
- David Fishof
- Ken Frank
- Wally Franson
- Bruce Garfield
- Richard 'Kush" Griffith
- Herbs
- Mark Herman
- Ken Kraus
- Steve Lawrence
- Lucy
- Turley Richards
- Alan Rogan
- Ed Sanford
[edit] Production
- Producers: Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale
- Executive producer: Scott Maclellan
- Engineers: Jim Nipar, Dave Reynolds, Bill Szymczyk
- Assistant engineers: Tim Ray, Jim Stabile, Johnny Walls
- Mixing: Dave Reynolds
- Mixing assistants: Tim Ray, Johnny Walls
- Mastering: Vladimir Meller
- Art direction: David Coleman
- Photography: Patrick Cullie, Alan Messer
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | The Billboard 200 | 112 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | "All of a Sudden" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 13 |
| 1991 | "Ordinary Average Guy" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
