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
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon is a biography and oral history of the rock musician Warren Zevon compiled by his ex-wife Crystal Zevon and published May 2007 by Ecco Books. The book is an unflinching look at Zevon's "high times and hard ways" and contains many admiring reflections on Zevon's work from his famous musical peers, alongside some unsavory revelations. Included are details about Zevon's abusive behavior toward his ex-wife and children in the 1970s, his many sexual dalliances