Plantation Harbor

Featured musicians

The album features guest performances by Joe Walsh, Don Felder and Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Mickey Thomas of Jefferson Starship, Paul Harris, George "Chocolate" Perry, Joe Lala, Marilyn Martin and the horns are led by Jimmy Pankow of Chicago.

Composition

The instrumental "Theme from Cabin Weirdos" is another in the series of "Weirdo" instrumentals, "Theme from Boat Weirdos," "Theme from Island Weirdos," among other instrumentals that Joe Walsh and Vitale had placed on former albums.

The Echo drums on the track "Theme from Cabin Weirdos" were recorded on top of Mount Mitchell, which is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest peak in the eastern United States, the mountain reaches an elevation of 6,684 ft (2,037 m)

Recording

In 1981, Bill Szymczyk had produced The Who's Face Dances, (Their first album without Keith Moon, instead being replaced by Kenney Jones), and Vitale had made commitments to Who bassist, John Entwistle's fifth solo album "Too Late the Hero" (which he had been committed to since 1979) with Joe Walsh. and Vitale also made commitments to Joe Walsh's fifth solo album "There Goes the Neighborhood". All of which tied into Vitale and Szymczyk's commitments of this album.

Critical reception

Upon its release, Writing for AllMusic critic Rob Caldwell gave the album a star rating of 2 out of 5 (meaning "Poor") and he stated that the album sounds "similar" to "Joe Walsh"'s previous solo albums but does not have the "strong hooks or the bite."

Track listings

All tracks written by Joe Vitale, except where noted.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Stephen Stills, Jimmy Pankow, Lee Loughnane, Walt Parazaider and Marty Grebb appear courtesy of Columbia Records

Chart performance

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)