But Seriously, Folks...

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"But Seriously, Folks..."
Joe Walsh - But Seriously Folks.jpg
Studio album by
Joe Walsh
ReleasedMay 16, 1978
Genre
Length35:22
LabelAsylum
Producer
Joe Walsh chronology
You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind
(1976) 		"But Seriously, Folks..."
(1978) 		The Best of Joe Walsh
(1978)

But Seriously, Folks... is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Walsh. The album was released in mid-1978, on the label Asylum. It included the satirical song "Life's Been Good". The original 8:04 (8:57 on CD releases with a speech at the end) album version of this track was edited down to 4:35 for single release, and this became Walsh's biggest solo hit, peaking at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album also featured the other four members of Eagles – which Walsh had joined two years earlier – as well as singer-keyboardist Jay Ferguson, a former member of the groups Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne (who co-wrote one track on the album), drummer Joe Vitale from Walsh's former band Barnstorm, and bassist Willie Weeks.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau wrote that, although Walsh has "a gift for tuneful guitar schlock", most of the album's songs fall "far short of the irreverent shuck-and-jive" of "Life's Been Good".[3] In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Al Campbell said that the album is "Joe Walsh's most insightful and melodic", and "captures a reflective song cycle along the same thematic lines of Pet Sounds, only for the '70s".[1]

Track listing[]

All songs written and composed by Joe Walsh, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Over and Over" 4:53
2."Second Hand Store"Joe Walsh, Mike Murphy3:35
3."Indian Summer" 3:03
4."At the Station"Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale5:08
5."Tomorrow" 3:39
6."Inner Tube" 1:25
7."Theme from Boat Weirdos"Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Jay Ferguson, Willie Weeks, Bill Szymczyk4:43
8."Life's Been Good" 8:56
Total length:36:14

Personnel[]

Guests

Production[]

  • Producers: Bill Szymczyk, Joe Walsh
  • Engineers: Bill Szymczyk, Ed Mashal (Bayshore Studios, Coconut Grove, Florida)
  • Mastering: Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound, New York)
  • Remastering: Bill Szymczyk
  • Design: Jimmy Wachtel
  • Photography: Lorrie Sullivan, Jimmy Wachtel

Charts[]

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 31
US (Billboard 200) 8

Certifications[]

  • Canada-Platinum [6]
  • US-Platinum [7]
  • UK-Silver [8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Campbell, Al. "But Seriously, Folks... > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 21, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 4, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "But Seriously, Folks..." Discogs.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Musiccanada.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Riaa.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-02-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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