Ordinary Average Guy is the ninth studio album

Album

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 by Joe Walsh

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, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music

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Reception

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 bellies a weariness that's both sad and difficult to appreciate as this master goes through the motions."

Track listing

All songs by Joe Walsh, except where noted.

1. "Two Sides to Every Story" (Rick Rosas, Joe Walsh) – 3:24
2. "Ordinary Average Guy" – 4:12
3. "The Gamma Goochee" (Mangiagli) – 4:29
4. "All of a Sudden" – 4:56
5. "Alphabetical Order" (Joe Vitale, Walsh) – 4:58
6. "Look at Us Now" – 4:55
7. "I'm Actin' Different" – 4:31
8. "Up All Night" (Vitale, Walsh) – 3:54
9. "You Might Need Somebody" (O'Byrne, Tom Snow
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   ) – 4:30
10. "Where I Grew up (Prelude to School Days)" – 2:37
11. "School Days" (Vitale) – 5:18

Personnel

• Joe Walsh – guitar
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  , keyboards
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  , vocals
• Waddy Wachtel
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   – guitar
• Rick Rosas – bass guitar
• George Perry – bass guitar
• Chad Cromwell
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   – drums, percussion
• Joe Vitale – keyboards, drums, percussion, bass guitar, vocals
• Paul Shaffer
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   – piano, keyboards
• Wally Cullis – drums, percussion
• Larry Otis – saxophone
• Ringo – backing vocals
• Al Paris – backing vocals
• Kelley Hurt – backing vocals
• Jimi Jamison
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   – backing vocals
• Jeff Rogers – backing vocals
• Smokey Wendell – manager

Others

• Gary Belz
• Kevin Buell
• Michael Caplan
• Mark Chernoff
• David Fishof
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• Ken Frank
• Wally Franson
• Bruce Garfield
• Richard 'Kush" Griffith
• Herbs
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• Mark Herman
• Ken Kraus
• Steve Lawrence
• Lucy
• Turley Richards
• Alan Rogan
• Ed Sanford

Production

• Producers: Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale
• Executive producer: Scott Maclellan
• Engineers: Jim Nipar, Dave Reynolds, Bill Szymczyk
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• 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 (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	112

Singles - Billboard (North America)

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