The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get

by Joe Walsh

The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 18 June 1973
  • Label: Dunhill
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:51
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as his definitive solo breakthrough, the former James Gang guitarist effectively merged heavy, riff-driven stadium rock with quirky pop sensibilities and country flavors. The inclusion of the enduring classic 'Rocky Mountain Way' solidified his reputation for blistering slide guitar work and distinct, laconic vocal delivery.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Rocky Mountain Way (5:15)
  2. Book Ends (2:47)
  3. Wolf (3:10)
  4. Midnight Moodies (3:38)
  5. Happy Ways (2:41)
  6. Meadows (4:43)
  7. Dreams (5:40)
  8. Days Gone By (5:58)
  9. (Day Dream) Prayer (1:55)

Credits

  • Kenny Passarelli - bass, vocals, written-by
  • Joe Vitale - drums, flute, vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, written-by
  • Rocke Grace - keyboards, vocals, written-by
  • Joe Lala - percussion [percussion for cash]
  • Clydie King - vocals
  • Venetta Fields - vocals
  • Buddy Zoloth - written-by

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