“But Seriously, Folks…” by Joe Walsh

But Seriously, Folks..., Joe Walsh's fourth solo album, came out on Asylum in mid-1978 with Bill Szymczyk producing, and by then Walsh was an Eagle. The rest of the Eagles turn up on it, along with singer and keyboard player Jay Ferguson of Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, who co-wrote a track, Walsh's old Barnstorm drummer Joe Vitale and bassist Willie Weeks, and the whole crew sounds loose, sunny and more than a little amused with itself.

The joke lands hardest on "Life's Been Good", a wry, deadpan satire that sprawls past 8 minutes on the album. Trimmed for the single release, it climbed to 12 on the Hot 100 and remains the biggest hit of his solo career, and rock radio has never let it go.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.