The album spawned just one single, but it went on to become one of Walsh's most popular tunes, "A Life of Illusion." In May 1983, Walsh released "You Bought it - You Name It", which was largely negatively reviewed by critics. He released "There Goes the Neighborhood" in 1981 and it peaked at No. Walsh had already forged a solo career while part of the Eagles, releasing albums such as "So What," "You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind," and 1978's "But Seriously, Folks…" Following the break up of the Eagles, he continued to release solo albums throughout the eighties although sales never quite met the same level of his earlier successes.
Three top ten singles by Walsh received considerable airplay: "Heartache Tonight," The Long Run," and "I Can't Tell You Why." The Eagles split up in 1980 and took a fourteen-year hiatus, meanwhile, Walsh went his own separate way entirely. The album topped the charts and sold 7 million copies. Their next album, 1979's "The Long Run" took two years to complete and was considered a disappointing follow up by some critics compared to "Hotel California", but still proved a huge commercial hit for the band. The next year, the Eagles released their first compilation album, "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)" which became the highest-selling album of the 20th century in the United States. The hard-rocking tune "Life in the Fast Lane" was based around a riff by Walsh and reached No. The singles from the album included "Hotel California" and "Life in the Fast Lane." As luck would have it, the first album released by the Eagles after Walsh joined the group was "Hotel California." With 32 million copies sold, "Hotel California" became the group's second-best selling album of all time, behind their greatest hits album which sold 42 million copies. In 1975, Walsh joined the Eagles as the band's guitarist and keyboard, replacing their founding member Bernie Leadon.
Walsh's producer Bill Szymczyk was also the producer of the Eagles and Szymczyk suggested Walsh join the Eagles. Their last album, 1974's "So What", contained many guest contributions from several members of the Eagles. The band stayed together for three years and produced three albums. Walsh left James Gang in 1972 and formed Barnstorm with college friend Joe Vitale and bassist Kenny Passarelli. The James Gang opened up for The Who on a European tour and had several minor hits, including "Funk #49," which highlighted his skills as both a singer and a guitarist. After leaving school, Joe Walsh reached a national audience when he became lead guitarist of the James Gang.
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