   the confessor is the seventh studio solo album by the american singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist joe walsh. the album was released in mid 1985, on the labels warner bros. records, and full moon records. the album was produced by grammy award winning producer and sound engineer keith olsen as well as walsh himself. the album peaked at number 65 on the billboard 200. ==cover artwork== the cover art for the album features the painting zwei mÃ¤nner in betrachtung des mondes (two men contemplating the moon), a famous work by the german nineteenth-century romantic landscape artist caspar david friedrich, with a grainy photograph of walsh in behind it. the back cover is another painting by friedrich called der wanderer Ã¼ber dem nebelmeer (wanderer above the sea of fog). ==composition== the album includes a cover of michael stanley's "rosewood bitters," which got some fm airplay in the us,http://popdose.com/basement-songs-joe-walsh-rosewood-bitters/ walsh played slide guitar on the original recording which was a single. on this version instead he plays an electric guitar.http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-confessor-mw0000650947 "slow dancing" is a song written by loz netto for walsh. netto was the guitarist in the english band called "moon" from the mid 1970s and the band "sniff 'n' the tears" from the late 1970s. a variety of styles are explored on this album, there are elements of blues, pop, and even caribbean music. ==recording== the album would be something that walsh's new girlfriend stevie nicks would get involved with. nicks old friend keith olsen was hired to produced the album and the musicians were the superimposed la session stalwarts
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