Complete List Of Joe Walsh Songs From A to Z

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Joe Walsh has always sounded as though he is discovering the song while playing it, bending hard-rock riffs, blues phrasing, studio experimentation, and dry humor into a style no one else quite owns. His catalog stretches from the James Gang and Barnstorm through a long solo career, defining Eagles performances, soundtrack work, collaborations, live recordings, and unexpected musical detours. This A-to-Z list serves it all up.

Complete List Of Joe Walsh Songs From A to Z

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Joe Walsh’s path through rock and roll has never followed a straight line. Born in Wichita, Kansas, and raised in several parts of the country, he found an important musical home in Ohio while attending Kent State University. By 1968, he had joined the Cleveland-based James Gang, where his guitar playing, songwriting, and lead vocals helped transform the group into a powerful trio. Recordings including “Funk #49” and “Walk Away” established the sound that first brought him national attention.

Walsh recorded three studio albums with the James Gang: Yer’ Album, James Gang Rides Again, and Thirds. Although the group’s momentum was growing, Walsh left in 1971 because the music he wanted to make no longer fit comfortably inside the trio format. He moved to Colorado and formed Barnstorm, whose self-titled 1972 debut introduced a more spacious and experimental approach.

Barnstorm’s second album, The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get, arrived in 1973 and included “Rocky Mountain Way.” The song’s heavy riff, open-road atmosphere, and talk-box guitar became central to Walsh’s identity as a solo performer. He followed with So What and the live album You Can’t Argue with a Sick Mind, strengthening a catalog that could move from hard rock to acoustic reflection, instrumental passages, and absurdist humor.

Walsh joined the Eagles in 1975, replacing Bernie Leadon as the band moved toward a harder rock sound. His first studio album with the group, Hotel California, included “Pretty Maids All in a Row” and “Life in the Fast Lane,” which grew from one of Walsh’s guitar riffs. He later sang “In the City,” “Guilty of the Crime,” and “Last Good Time in Town” on Eagles albums while continuing to bring James Gang and solo songs into the band’s concerts.

His solo career continued with But Seriously, Folks…, which produced “Life’s Been Good,” followed by There Goes the Neighborhood, You Bought It – You Name It, The Confessor, Got Any Gum?, Ordinary Average Guy, and Songs for a Dying Planet. After a long break from solo albums, Walsh returned with Analog Man in 2012, a record that paired his familiar humor and guitar sound with reflections on sobriety, technology, friendship, and survival.

Walsh’s catalog also reaches beyond his principal bands and solo albums. He first recorded “In the City” for the soundtrack to The Warriors before recording another version with the Eagles. His many collaborations have included work with Ringo Starr, Dan Fogelberg, Steve Winwood, Bob Seger, B.B. King, the Foo Fighters, and numerous other artists.

In 2021, Walsh collaborated with Indian sarod master Amjad Ali Khan on the three-song EP Prayers. “Goddess,” “Healing Love,” and “Hope (We Shall Overcome)” placed Walsh’s guitar inside a cross-cultural instrumental setting that differed sharply from his better-known rock recordings.

As a member of the Eagles, Walsh entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and received the Kennedy Center Honors with the band in 2016. He has also used his public profile to support veterans through VetsAid, the nonprofit organization he founded to raise money for veterans’ service groups.

Walsh’s humor and self-awareness have remained inseparable from his musicianship. His songs can mock rock-star excess, confront personal damage, or turn a strange phrase into a memorable hook, yet the guitar playing beneath them is always precise, inventive, and immediately recognizable.

Across the James Gang, Barnstorm, the Eagles, solo albums, soundtracks, live releases, and collaborations, Joe Walsh has created a body of work that is technically adventurous without losing its personality. His best recordings sound serious about music without ever becoming overly serious about the person making it.

Complete List Of Joe Walsh Songs From A to Z

“15 Years” – The Confessor – 1985
“A Life of Illusion” – There Goes the Neighborhood – 1981
“Again” – Thirds (James Gang) – 1971
“All Night Laundry Mat Blues” – So What – 1974
“All of a Sudden” – Ordinary Average Guy – 1991
“Alphabetical Order” – Ordinary Average Guy – 1991
“Analog Man” – Analog Man – 2012
“Ashes the Rain and I” – James Gang Rides Again (James Gang) – 1970
“Asshtonpark” – James Gang Rides Again (James Gang) – 1970
“At the Station” – But Seriously, Folks… – 1978
“Band Played On” – Analog Man – 2012
“Birdcall Morning” – Barnstorm (Barnstorm) – 1972
“Bluebird” – Yer’ Album (James Gang) – 1969
“The Bomber” – James Gang Rides Again (James Gang) – 1970
“Bones” – There Goes the Neighborhood – 1981
“Bookends” – The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get – 1973
“Bubbles” – The Confessor – 1985
“But I Try” – Analog Man – 2012
“Certain Situations” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“Class of ’65” – You Bought It – You Name It – 1983
“Collage” – Yer’ Album (James Gang) – 1969
“Comin’ Down” – Barnstorm (Barnstorm) – 1972
“The Confessor” – The Confessor – 1985
“County Fair” – So What – 1974
“Coyote Love” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“Daydream (Prayer)” – The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get – 1973
“Days Gone By” – The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get – 1973
“Dear John” – The Confessor – 1985
“Decades” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“Down on the Farm” – There Goes the Neighborhood – 1981
“Dreamin’ in the Country” – Thirds (James Gang) – 1971
“Dreams” – The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get – 1973
“Fairbanks Alaska” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“Falling Down” – So What – 1974
“Family” – Analog Man – 2012
“Fishbone” – Analog Man – 2012
“Fred” – Yer’ Album (James Gang) – 1969
“The Friend Song” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“Fun” – Got Any Gum? – 1987
“Funk #48” – Yer’ Album (James Gang) – 1969
“Funk #49” – James Gang Rides Again (James Gang) – 1970
“Funk 50” – Analog Man – 2012
“The Gamma Goochee” – Ordinary Average Guy – 1991
“Garden Gate” – James Gang Rides Again (James Gang) – 1970
“Giant Bohemoth” – Barnstorm (Barnstorm) – 1972
“Goddess” – Prayers (with Amjad Ali Khan) – 2021
“Good Man Down” – The Confessor – 1985
“Got Any Gum?” – Got Any Gum? – 1987
“Guilty of the Crime” – Long Road Out Of Eden (Eagles, lead vocals) – 2007
“Half of the Time” – Got Any Gum? – 1987
“Happy Ways” – The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get – 1973
“Healing Love” – Prayers (with Amjad Ali Khan) – 2021
“Help Me Through the Night” – So What – 1974
“Help Me Through the Night” – You Can’t Argue with a Sick Mind – 1976
“Here We Are Now” – You Bought It – You Name It – 1983
“Here We Go” – Barnstorm (Barnstorm) – 1972
“Hi-Roller Baby” – Analog Man – 2012
“Home” – Barnstorm (Barnstorm) – 1972
“Hope (We Shall Overcome)” – Prayers (with Amjad Ali Khan) – 2021
“I Broke My Leg” – The Confessor – 1985
“I Can Play That Rock & Roll” – You Bought It – You Name It – 1983
“I Don’t Have the Time” – Yer’ Album (James Gang) – 1969
“I Know” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“I.L.B.T.s” – You Bought It – You Name It – 1983
“I’ll Tell the World” – Barnstorm (Barnstorm) – 1972
“I’m Actin’ Different” – Ordinary Average Guy – 1991
“In My Car” – Got Any Gum? – 1987
“In the City” – The Long Run (Eagles, lead vocals & songwriter) – 1979
“In the City” – The Warriors: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – 1979
“India” – Analog Man – 2012
“Indian Summer” – But Seriously, Folks… – 1978
“Inner Tube” – But Seriously, Folks… – 1978
“It’s All Right” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“It’s All the Same” – Thirds (James Gang) – 1971
“Last Good Time in Town” – Long Road Out of Eden (Eagles, lead vocals & songwriter) – 2007
“Life in the Fast Lane” – Hotel California (Eagles, songwriter) – 1976
“Life’s Been Good” – But Seriously, Folks… – 1978
“Live My Life Again” – Thirds (James Gang) – 1971
“Look at Us Now” – Ordinary Average Guy – 1991
“Lost Woman” – Yer’ Album (James Gang) – 1969
“Love Letters” – You Bought It – You Name It – 1983
“Lucky That Way” – Analog Man – 2012
“Made Your Mind Up” – There Goes the Neighborhood – 1981
“Malibu” – Got Any Gum? – 1987
“Meadows” – The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get – 1973
“Meadows” – You Can’t Argue with a Sick Mind – 1976
“Memory Lane” – Got Any Gum? – 1987
“Midnight Man” – Thirds (James Gang) – 1971
“Midnight Moodies” – The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get – 1973
“Midnight Visitor” – Barnstorm (Barnstorm) – 1972
“Mother Says” – Barnstorm (Barnstorm) – 1972
“No Peace in the Jungle” – Got Any Gum? – 1987
“One and One” – Barnstorm (Barnstorm) – 1972
“One Day at a Time” – Analog Man – 2012
“Ordinary Average Guy” – Ordinary Average Guy – 1991
“Over and Over” – But Seriously, Folks… – 1978
“Pavanne of the Sleeping Beauty” – So What – 1974
“Pretty Maids All in a Row” – Hotel California (Eagles, lead vocals & songwriter) – 1976
“Problems” – The Confessor – 1985
“The Radio Song” – Got Any Gum? – 1987
“Rivers (Of the Hidden Funk)” – There Goes the Neighborhood – 1981
“Rockets” – There Goes the Neighborhood – 1981
“Rocky Mountain Way” – The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get – 1973
“Rocky Mountain Way” – You Can’t Argue with a Sick Mind – 1976
“Rosewood Bitters” – The Confessor – 1985
“The Sad Café” – The Long Run (Eagles, songwriter) – 1979
“School Days” – Ordinary Average Guy – 1991
“Second Hand Store” – But Seriously, Folks… – 1978
“Shadows” – You Bought It – You Name It – 1983
“Shut Up” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“Slow Dancing” – The Confessor – 1985
“Song for a Dying Planet” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“Song for Emma” – So What – 1974
“Space Age Whiz Kids” – You Bought It – You Name It – 1983
“Spanish Dancer” – Analog Man – 2012
“Stone Rap” – Yer’ Album (James Gang) – 1969
“Stop” – Yer’ Album (James Gang) – 1969
“Take a Look Around” – Yer’ Album (James Gang) – 1969
“Tend My Garden” – James Gang Rides Again (James Gang) – 1970
“Thanks” – James Gang Rides Again (James Gang) – 1970
“Theme from Baroque Weirdos” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“Theme from Boat Weirdos” – But Seriously, Folks… – 1978
“Theme from Island Weirdos” – You Bought It – You Name It – 1983
“There I Go Again” – James Gang Rides Again (James Gang) – 1970
“Things” – There Goes the Neighborhood – 1981
“Things I Could Be” – Thirds (James Gang) – 1971
“Time” – Got Any Gum? – 1987
“Time Out” – So What – 1974
“Time Out” – You Can’t Argue with a Sick Mind – 1976
“Told You So” – You Bought It – You Name It – 1983
“Tomorrow” – But Seriously, Folks… – 1978
“Tuning Part One” – Yer’ Album (James Gang) – 1969
“Turn to Stone” – Barnstorm (Barnstorm) – 1972
“Turn to Stone” – So What – 1974
“Turn to Stone” – You Can’t Argue with a Sick Mind – 1976
“Two Sides to Every Story” – Ordinary Average Guy – 1991
“Up All Night” – Ordinary Average Guy – 1991
“Up to Me” – Got Any Gum? – 1987
“Vote for Me” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“Walk Away” – Thirds (James Gang) – 1971
“Walk Away” – You Can’t Argue with a Sick Mind – 1976
“Welcome to the Club” – So What – 1974
“Where I Grew up (Prelude to School Days)” – Ordinary Average Guy – 1991
“White Man / Black Man” – Thirds (James Gang) – 1971
“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” – Songs for a Dying Planet – 1992
“Wolf” – The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get – 1973
“Woman” – James Gang Rides Again (James Gang) – 1970
“Wrapcity in English” – Yer’ Album (James Gang) – 1969
“Wrecking Ball” – Analog Man – 2012
“Yadig?” – Thirds (James Gang) – 1971
“You Might Need Somebody” – Ordinary Average Guy – 1991
“You Never Know” – There Goes the Neighborhood – 1981