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The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get - Joe Walsh
The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get is the second studio album by American rock guitarist and singer Joe Walsh, released in 1973 by ABC-Dunhill Records in the United States and the United Kingdom, and was also released in Germany. It proved to be his commercial breakthrough, largely on the strength of the Top 40 hit single, "Rocky Mountain Way", which helped propel the album into the Top 10.
On this album, Walsh shares the vocals and songwriting with the other three members of Barnstorm: drummer/multi-instrumentalist Joe Vitale, bassist Kenny Passarelli, and new member, keyboardist Rocke Grace. As a result, a variety of styles are explored on this album; there are elements of blues, jazz, folk, pop, and even Caribbean music. However, the album is only credited to Walsh as a solo artist, not to Barnstorm, which led to the band's demise. After the success of this album, Walsh continued making albums as a solo artist.
The title is a play on words "The higher you get the better you play!"
All songs written and composed by Joe Walsh, except where noted.
1. "Rocky Mountain Way" (Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Kenny Passarelli, Rocke Grace) 00:00
2. "Book Ends" (Vitale) 05:16
3. "Wolf" 08:04
4. "Midnight Moodies" (Grace) 11.15
5. "Happy Ways" (Passarelli, Bernard Zoloth) 14:54
6. "Meadows" 17:39
7. "Dreams" 22:22
8. "Days Gone By" (Vitale) 28:05
9. "Day Dream (Prayer)" 34:04
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