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
Jordan Zevon song "Studebaker". In 2005, he appeared on another tribute album called "", issued by Wampus Multimedia, where he sang another unreleased song called "Warm Rain" with Simone Stevens. In 2005, Zevon released his self-titled debut EP through his production company Mixed Headache. His first full-length album, "Insides Out", was released through Texas-based New West Records on April 15, 2008. On June 7, 2007, Zevon appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" and again on April 18, 2008. In 2008, he won the Overall Grand Prize of the prestigious 14th Annual USA Songwriting Competition with his song "Home". Zevon is