Album
The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
1973 · Rock
37 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get is a Rock album by Joe Walsh, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 131 pressings tracked, owned by 37 collectors.
About
The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Walsh. The album was released in 1973, on the label ABC-Dunhill in the United States, and United Kingdom, and it was also released on Probe Records in Germany. It proved to be Walsh's 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.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Rocky Mountain Way5:14
- A2Bookends2:47
- A3Wolf3:11
- A4Midnight Moodies3:39
- A5Happy Ways2:42
Side B
- B1Meadows4:44
- B2Dreams5:38
- B3Days Gone By5:58
- B4Daydream (Prayer)2:01
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Blues Rock
- raw
- laid-back
- smoky
The title is a play on the phrase "The higher you get, the better you play."
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Clydie KingBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Joe LalaPERCUSSION
- Joe VitaleBAND, DRUMS, FLUTE, VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER, KEYBOARDS DRUMS DRUMS, FLUTE, VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER
- Joe WalshBAND, GUITAR, VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER, KEYBOARDS GUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS, KEYBOARDS , SYNTHESIZER
- Kenny PassarelliBAND, BASS, VOCALS BASS BASS, VOCALS
- Rocke GraceBAND, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
- Venetta FieldsBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
37 collectors on Gatefold own this · 131 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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