Waddy Wachtel album were titled Ronin. Released on the Mercury label, the record never charted. In 1984 he played on Steve Perry's (Journey) solo album Street Talk. He has appeared on hundreds of albums with many different artists and bands. Production credits include albums by Stevie Nicks, Keith Richards, Jackson Browne, Bryan Ferry, The Church, Sand Rubies, George Thorogood and the Destroyers and Warren Zevon. Wachtel co-wrote several songs with Zevon including "Werewolves of London". He also co-wrote the Warren Zevon song "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" from the album "Mr. Bad Example". He performed and co-produced the first
Warren Zevon music video from a new compilation, "". The video, titled "She's Too Good for Me," aired every hour on the hour throughout the day. First and last issues of the Zevon albums "Stand in the Fire" and "The Envoy" were released on March 27, 2007, by Rhino Records, alongside a Rhino re-issue of "Excitable Boy", with the three CDs having four unreleased bonus tracks each. Noteworthy rarities include the outtakes "Word of Mouth" and "The Risk" from the "Envoy" sessions and "Frozen Notes (Strings Version)", a melancholy outtake from "Excitable Boy" performed on acoustic piano with a string quartet. On