Got Any Gum?
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| Studio album by Joe Walsh | ||||
| Released | 29 October 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1987 | |||
| Studio | Ardent Recordings and Alpha Sound, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
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| Length | 41:18 | |||
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| Producer | Terry Manning | |||
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| Singles from Got Any Gum? | ||||
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| iTunes | (Positive) |
Got Any Gum? is the eighth solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Joe Walsh. It was originally released in October 1987, on the label Warner Brothers in the United States, and Full Moon in the UK, which was the last Walsh album to be released by either of those labels. The album features eight original songs which were written by Walsh with others and by himself, the album also features two covers, including the song "In My Car", which was co-written by Walsh with Ringo Starr, the former drummer for The Beatles (the song was originally released on Starr's ninth studio solo album Old Wave, in 1983). The album also features vocal contributions from J. D. Souther and Survivor's lead vocalist Jimi Jamison.
The album was received negatively by the majority of music critics, while other reviewers noted good points to the album. It was also a commercial disappointment, peaking at #113 on the Billboard 200, which marked the beginning of a downturn in Walsh's fortunes on the album charts, and ultimately led to both Warner Bros. and Full Moon dropping him from their labels. Two singles were issued from Got Any Gum?: "The Radio Song" and "In My Car". The album's first and leading single, "The Radio Song," unlike the album, was a commercial success, peaking at #8 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Its music video featured the legendary DJ, Wolfman Jack.
In an interview with David Letterman, on the Late Night with David Letterman in October 1987, Walsh, while intoxicated, was asked about whether the album's title had a background, to which Walsh immediately responded "Yeah, a bum!, I saw a bum about a block away and I knew he was going to ask me for spare change, so I reach in I'm all ready but he gets up to me and I say here help yourself he says I don't need money ya got any gum?"
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