"All Night Long" is a song by

Joe Walsh Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has been a member of three successful rock bands: the James Gang, Eagles, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr B ...

, the guitarist for the

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. It became one of Walsh's best charting singles. A live version of the song was included on the album ''

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'' (1980). It also appears in the soundtrack to the film ''

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'' (1980).

Critical reception

''Billboard'' described the work of Joe Walsh as a "wailing through the rocker that has a subtle country rock flavor", praised the guitar and a vocal performance. ''

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'' said that Walsh plays "red hot guitar" and there is "plenty of power packed into the gut-grabbing chording."

Background

Unlike the other tracks on the film's soundtrack, it does not have much to do with country music—despite its reference to chewing

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: "Keep a-grinning 'til the weekend comes / Just a pinch between your cheek and gum."

Chart performance

Weekly charts

One month before the film ''Urban Cowboy'' on May 11, the single entered the ''

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''s Hot 100 chart at the position #74; and on July 20 it peaked at #19 (for 2 weeks) and spent 16 weeks on the Hot 100, making it one of Walsh's highest-charting solo singles. On the Canadian pop singles chart, it reached #13 for three weeks.

Year-end charts

Personnel

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* Paul Harris –

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* Joe Vitale – drums

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:All Night Long (Joe Walsh Song) 1980 singles Joe Walsh songs Songs written by Joe Walsh 1980 songs Asylum Records singles Full Moon Records singles