So What (album)

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So What
Studio album by Joe Walsh
Released	14 December 1974
Recorded	December 1973–March, 1974
Genre	Rock
Length	35:57
Label	ABC-Dunhill
Producer	Joe Walsh, John Stronach, Bill Szymczyk
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (favorable) link
Joe Walsh chronology
The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get (1973) So What (1975) You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind (1976)

So What is the third album by Joe Walsh, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). Although not in the same league as Barnstorm or The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get, So What is a strong album in its own right. It contains such hard rock gems as Welcome To The Club and remake of the Barnstorm track, "Turn To Stone". Walsh also shows his more introspective side on such songs as "Help Me Through The Night" and "Song For Emma", a tribute to Walsh's daughter who had just been killed in a bus accident that year. On a few tracks, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Randy Meisner of The Eagles contributed background vocals. Over a year and a half later, Joe would be drafted into the Eagles replacing Bernie Leadon.

It was Walsh's last studio album on ABC Records.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Joe Walsh, except where noted.

1. "Welcome to the Club" – 5:14
2. "Falling Down" – 4:56
3. "Pavanne" (Maurice Ravel) – 1:56
4. "Time Out" (Terry Trebandt, Walsh) – 4:28
5. "All Night Laundry Mat Blues" – 0:58
6. "Turn to Stone" – 3:47
7. "Help Me Through the Night" – 3:35
8. "County Fair" – 6:43
9. "Song for Emma" – 4:20

[edit] Personnel

• Joe Walsh - synthesizer, bass, guitar, vocals, background vocals, Moog synthesizer, mellotron, ARP
• Jody Boyer - vocals, background vocals
• Dan Fogelberg - guitar, vocals
• Glenn Frey - vocals, background vocals
• Guille Garcia - percussion, conga
• Bryan Garofalo - bass, vocals, background vocals
• Ron Grinel - drums
• Don Henley - vocals, background vocals
• Russ Kunkel - drums
• Randy Meisner - vocals, background vocals
• Kenny Passarelli - bass, vocals
• J.D. Souther - guitar, vocals, background vocals
• Leonard Southwick - harmonica
• Tom Stephenson - organ, keyboards
• John Stronach - vocals
• Joe Vitale - flute, drums, keyboards

[edit] Production

• Producers: Joe Walsh, John Stronach, Bill Szymczyk
• Engineers: Al Blazk, John Stronach, Bill Szymczyk
• Mixing: John Stronach, Bill Szymczyk
• Mastering: Rick Collins
• Design: Jimmy Wachtel
• Photography: Joe Walsh, Lorrie Sullivan
• Artwork: Jimmy Wachtel

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Turn To Stone"	Pop Singles	93

v • d • e Joe Walsh Studio albums Barnstorm  · The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get  · So What  · But Seriously Folks  · There Goes the Neighborhood  · You Bought It, You Name It  · The Confessor  · Got Any Gum?  · Ordinary Average Guy  · Songs for a Dying Planet Live albums You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind  · MTV Unplugged Compilations The Best of Joe Walsh  · Rocky Mountain Way  · Look What I Did!  · Joe Walsh's Greatest Hits - Little Did He Know... Songs "Rocky Mountain Way"  · "Life's Been Good"