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
Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song) Australia, Reynolds was replaced by the fictional Mad Max. "Cadillac Ranch" has been covered by Rick Trevino and Status Quo. Status Quo's version was an outtake from album "Back to Back", and initially released on the 1999 album "Back to the Beginning". Rick Trevino's version appears on the compilation albums "NASCAR: Runnin' Wide Open" (1995) and "Highway Fever: All Time Greatest Country Road Songs" (2006). Warren Zevon covered "Cadillac Ranch" during his 1982 tour and the song was featured in an MTV broadcast from the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey on October 1, 1982. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered