Ordinary Average Guy

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Ordinary Average Guy
Joe Walsh - Ordinary Average Guy.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 23, 1991
RecordedAugust, 1990
Genre
Length47:44
LabelEpic
Producer
Joe Walsh chronology
Welcome to the Club
(1988)
Ordinary Average Guy
(1991)
Songs for a Dying Planet
(1992)

Ordinary Average Guy is the ninth solo studio album, and its title-track single (second on the playlist), by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Walsh. The album was released in mid 1991. It was Walsh's first album of entirely new music since Got Any Gum? in 1987, and his first solo album to be issued internationally by Epic following a four-year alliance with Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Canada. The album features Ringo Starr, Survivor's lead vocalist Jimi Jamison, and the drummer Joe Vitale from Walsh's former band Barnstorm. Vitale also sings the lead vocals on the final track of the album, "School Days".

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars [1]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Vincent Jeffries wrote of the album "This collection of nostalgia, decent balladry, and quirky anthems probably reinforced any notions of Joe Walsh's creative decline... this reflective, sometimes half-hearted effort belies a weariness that's both sad and difficult to appreciate as this master goes through the motions."[1]

Track listing[]

All songs by Joe Walsh, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two Sides to Every Story"Rick Rosas, Walsh3:24
2."Ordinary Average Guy" 4:12
3."The Gamma Goochee"John Mangiagli2:49
4."All of a Sudden"Jimi Jamison, Walsh4:56
5."Alphabetical Order"Joe Vitale, Walsh4:58
6."Look at Us Now"Jamison, Walsh4:55
7."I'm Actin' Different" 4:31
8."Up All Night"Vitale, Walsh3:54
9."You Might Need Somebody"Nan O'Byrne, Tom Snow4:30
10."Where I Grew up (Prelude to School Days)" 2:37
11."School Days"Vitale5:18

Personnel[]

Others[]

Production[]

  • Producers: Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale
  • Executive producer: Scott Maclellan
  • Engineers: Jim Nipar, Dave Reynolds, Bill Szymczyk
  • Assistant engineers: Tim Ray, Jim Stabile, Johnny Walls
  • Mixing: Dave Reynolds
  • Mixing assistants: Tim Ray, Johnny Walls
  • Mastering: Vladimir Meller
  • Art direction: David Coleman
  • Photography: Patrick Cullie, Alan Messer

Charts[]

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1991 The Billboard 200 112

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "All of a Sudden" Mainstream Rock Tracks 13
"Ordinary Average Guy" Mainstream Rock Tracks 3

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Jeffries, Vincent. "Ordinary Average Guy > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  2. ^ "Kenneth L. Kraus on When Does an Artist Need a Lawyer". Youtube.com.
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