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2 Critical reception  





3 Track listing  



3.1  Vinyl LP track listing  







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Analog Man
Studio album by
Released5 June 2012 (2012-06-05)
Genre
  • hard rock
  • country rock
  • soft rock
  • heartland rock
  • Length36:32
    47:00 (Deluxe Edition)
    LabelFantasy
    Producer
  • Joe Walsh
  • Tim Armstrong
  • Joe Walsh chronology
    Joe Walsh's Greatest Hits – Little Did He Know...
    (1997)
    Analog Man
    (2012)
    All Night Long: Live in Dallas
    (2013)
    Singles from Analog Man

    1. "Analog Man"
      Released: April 24, 2012[1]
    2. "Lucky That Way"
      Released: May 15, 2012[2]

    Analog Man is the eleventh and latest solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Walsh, formerly of the James Gang and lead guitarist for the Eagles. The album was released in mid 2012, on the label Fantasy in the United States and the United Kingdom, It is also his first new solo studio album to be released since 1992's Songs for a Dying Planet, 20 years prior. The album features 10 new songs, and was co-produced by Walsh, Jeff Lynne, who also performs various instruments and backing vocals on the album, and Tim Armstrong from the punk band Rancid who co-wrote and plays guitar on one of the album's songs. The album also features contributions from the former Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr, the former Barnstorm members, Kenny Passarelli and Joe Vitale, former James Gang members, Jim Fox and Dale Peters, David Crosby and Graham NashofCrosby, Stills & Nash and also a duet with Little Richard.

    The album peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 chart, as well as No. 4 on the top rock albums chart. In the UK it reached No. 53, his first chart album there for 34 years.

    Production and recording[edit]

    After touring with the Eagles and struggling with alcohol and drug addictions for many years, Walsh decided that it was time to record a new album while being supported by his wife, Marjorie Bach (sister of Ringo Starr's wife, Barbara). To pursue making the album, she also gave Walsh Jeff Lynne's contact number.[3] When Walsh was asked about his collaboration with co-producer Jeff Lynne, he said "Jeff and I met socially, and at one point he said, "Why don't you bring your tracks over sometime and we'll have a listen." That led to some comments and ideas that he had. Gradually, we worked on some stuff and checked out some of his stuff too. It ended up that he really helped me finish it up and ended up producing. He really put his stamp on my music and took it in a direction I never would have gone, and I'm really grateful to him."[4]

    Critical reception[edit]

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic57/100[5]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[6]
    American Songwriter[7]
    Classic Rock[8]
    Drowned in Sound6/10[9]
    Nash Country Weekly[10]
    Rolling Stone[11]

    The album received mixed reviews, with review aggregator Metacritic assigning an overall rating of 57/100.[5] Reviewing the album in Rolling Stone, critic Jon Dolan wrote of the album "life's clearly been pretty good to Walsh: He's sober ("One Day at a Time"), loves his family ("Family") and still has good command of his guitar chops (check out "Funk 50," a reinvention of the James Gang's 1970 killer "Funk #49," complete with new, carefree lyrics)."[11]

    Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album "apart from the odd lyrical reference to an iPod or Walsh's ongoing recovery, Analog Man sounds like it could have come out in 1992 and that's all due to Lynne, a man who makes a record in one particular way: crisp, clean, hook-laden, and sequenced so tightly there's no room to breathe."[6]

    Track listing[edit]

    All songs written by Joe Walsh, except as noted.

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Analog Man"Joe Walsh, Drew Hester, Gannin Arnold4:02
    2."Wrecking Ball"Walsh, Tommy Lee James3:45
    3."Lucky That Way"Walsh, James4:14
    4."Spanish Dancer" 3:49
    5."Band Played On"Walsh, James4:03
    6."Family"Walsh, James4:21
    7."One Day at a Time" 3:18
    8."Hi-Roller Baby"Tim Armstrong, Laura Pergolizzi3:18
    9."Funk 50" 1:57
    10."India" 3:44
    11."Fishbone" 3:48
    12."But I Try"Walsh, Jim Fox, Richard Penniman, Dale Peters6:40

    Vinyl LP track listing[edit]

    All songs written by Joe Walsh, except as noted.

    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."Analog Man"Joe Walsh, Drew Hester, Gannin Arnold4:02
    2."Wrecking Ball"Walsh, Tommy Lee James3:45
    3."Lucky That Way"Walsh, James4:14
    4."Spanish Dancer" 3:49
    5."Funk 50" 1:57
    6."Band Played On"Walsh, James4:03
    7."Family"Walsh, James4:21
    8."One Day at a Time" 3:18
    9."Hi-Roller Baby"Tim Armstrong, Laura Pergolizzi3:18
    10."India" 3:44

    Personnel[edit]

    Production[edit]

    Charts[edit]

    Chart (2012) Peak
    position
    Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 123
    Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 120
    Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 62
    German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 73
    Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 38
    UK Albums (OCC)[17] 53
    USBillboard 200[18] 12
    USTop Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 4

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Analog Man - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  • ^ "Lucky The Way - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  • ^ "Q&A: Joe Walsh on His New LP, Eagles and James Gang Plans". Rolling Stone. May 22, 2012.
  • ^ "Analog Man: A Conversation With Joe Walsh". HuffPost. May 23, 2012.
  • ^ a b "Analog Man review". Metacritic. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  • ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Analog Man". AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  • ^ Horowitz, Hal (June 6, 2012). "Joe Walsh: Analog Man". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  • ^ Bell, Max (July 2012). "Joe walsh - Analog Man". Classic Rock. No. 172. p. 95.
  • ^ Lucas, Dan (June 13, 2012). "Joe Walsh – Analog Man". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  • ^ Morley, Steve (July 2, 2012). "Analog Man by Joe Walsh". Nash Country Weekly. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  • ^ a b Dolan, Jon (June 5, 2012). "Analog Man". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Walsh – Analog Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Walsh – Analog Man" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  • ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Walsh – Analog Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Walsh – Analog Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  • ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  • ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  • ^ "Joe Walsh Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  • ^ "Joe Walsh Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  • External links[edit]


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