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
A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon his third album "Excitable Boy". Although "Excitable Boy" sold well, Zevon had a difficult time capitalizing on the success of the album. The follow-up album "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School" features Zevon's cover of Ernie K-Doe's "A Certain Girl" and while the single did chart, it was not included on "A Quiet Normal Life". "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School" peaked at #20. Later albums fared even worse with the album "The Envoy" peaking at #93 in the Billboard Charts. That album is represented here by three songs including "Looking for the Next Best Thing". Zevon's last album under