Performance · Production
Waddy Wachtel
New York City, United States
Waddy Wachtel is credited on 2,680 releases across 544 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,680
Pressings credited
544
Albums
6
Decades active
1,381
In collections
Biography
Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Beth Hart, Stevie Nicks, Miranda Lambert, Kim Carnes, Randy Newman, Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones (lead guitar on "Saint of Me"), Jon Bon Jovi, James Taylor, Iggy Pop, Warren Zevon, Bryan Ferry, Michael Sweet, Jackson Browne, Karla Bonoff, The Motels and Andrew Gold, both in the studio and live.
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Credited work
2,680 releases · 544 albums · active 1970–2025
- Performance · 5,631
- Production · 654
- Other credits · 132
- Engineering · 87
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Sound City Studios · Kendun Recorders · A&M Studios · Ocean Way Recording
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Fleetwood Mac
1975
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
1973
Bella Donna
1981
Buckingham Nicks
1973
Excitable Boy
1978
Building The Perfect Beast
1984
The Pretender
1976
Bone Machine
1992
Greatest Hits
1976
The Wild Heart
1983
Simple Dreams
1977
Little Criminals
1977
A Very Special Christmas
1987
The End Of The Innocence
1989
Starfish
1988
The Last Broadcast
2002
Living In The USA
1978
Rock A Little
1985
Greatest Hits
1994
Mistaken Identity
1981
The Distance
1982
I Can't Stand Still
1982
Hasten Down The Wind
1976
Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School
1980
Frequent collaborators
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