The Confessor is the seventh studio album

Album

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 by Joe Walsh

Joe Walsh

Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B...

, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music

1985 in music

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).

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, critic James Chrispell highly complimented the title track, but wrote of the album "Joe Walsh just hasn't been able to produce a complete album of great material, and The Confessor is no exception. The first half is dreck... Worthwhile for the title track alone."

Track listing

1. "Problems" (Joe Walsh, Bill Arbuckle) – 3:55
2. "I Broke My Leg" (Walsh) – 3:12
3. "Bubbles" (Walsh) – 3:33
4. "Slow Dancing" (Loz Netto) – 4:22
5. "15 Years" (Walsh) – 3:52
6. "The Confessor
   The Confessor (song)
   "The Confessor" is a song by Joe Walsh that appeared on his 1985 album of the same name. It is the longest song on the album clocking in at 7 minutes and 6 seconds, and it has two segments. The first segment is a slow acoustic intro, and Joe Walsh sings an introductory verse before the second...
   
   " (Walsh) – 7:06
7. "Rosewood Bitters" (Michael Stanley
   Michael Stanley
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   ) – 3:29
8. "Good Man Down" (Walsh, Waddy Wachtel
   Waddy Wachtel
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   ) – 4:14
9. "Dear John" (Walsh) – 2:40

Personnel

• Joe Walsh - synthesizer
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  , bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , lead guitar
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  , lead vocals
  Singing
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• Mark Andes
  Mark Andes
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   - bass
• Dennis Belfield
• Denny Carmassi
  Denny Carmassi
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   - drums
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• Jim Keltner
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   - drums
• David Margen - bass
• Rick Marotta
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   - drums
• Chet McCracken
• Randy Newman
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   - keyboards
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• Alan Pasqua
  Alan Pasqua
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   - keyboards
• Jerry Peterson
• Jeff Porcaro
  Jeff Porcaro
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   - drums
• Mike Porcaro
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   - bass
• Earl Lon Price
• Rick Rosas
• Timothy B. Schmit
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   - vocals
• Kenneth Tussing
• Waddy Wachtel
  Waddy Wachtel
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   - guitar

Production

• Producers: Joe Walsh
  Joe Walsh
  Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B...
  
  , Keith Olsen
  Keith Olsen
  Keith Olsen is one of the most prolific and successful music producers in the industry.-Career:With over 120 albums produced netting a 1 in 4 Gold or better ratio, of which more than 24 are Platinum or better, and more than 14 are multi-Platinum, sales from Keith Olsen’s work exceeds 110 million...
  
  
• Engineers: Keith Olsen
  Keith Olsen
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  , Dennis Sager
• Mastering: Greg Fulginiti
  Greg Fulginiti
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• Design: Hugh Brown
• Art Direction: Hugh Brown
• Paintings: Caspar David Friedrich
  Caspar David Friedrich
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Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1985	The Billboard 200	65

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	"The Confessor"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	8