Joe Walsh - Analog Man [Deluxe Version] (2012)

Analog Man is the eleventh and latest studio solo 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 his first studio solo 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 Jeff Lynne. 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, 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.

‘Analog Man,’ co-produced with Jeff Lynne, is the incredibly cohesive and lucid result of Walsh’s long journey back to good. The prog-infused title track finds Walsh seemingly grappling with the new technology driven world that he lives in. As he quips in the lyrics, “When something goes wrong/ I don’t have a clue/ Some 10 year old smart-ass has to show me what to do.” But don’t misunderstand, Walsh is more plugged in than the lyrics might lead you to believe. ‘Analog Man’ is social commentary that finds him lamenting the “always-on” state of our society.

Tracks

1."Analog Man" (Joe Walsh, Drew Hester, Gannin Arnold)

2."Wrecking Ball" (Walsh, Tommy Lee James)

3."Lucky That Way" (Walsh, James)

4."Spanish Dancer"  

5."Band Played On" (Walsh, James)

6."Family" (Walsh, James)

7."One Day at a Time"  

8."Hi-Roller Baby" (Tim Armstrong)

9."Funk 50" (re-written by Chase Grzenkowicz in 2015)

10."India"  

11."Fishbone"  

12."But I Try" (Walsh, Jim Fox, Richard Penniman, Dale Peters)