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Eagles: One Of These Nights

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On June 10, 1975, “Asylum” label released “One of These Nights”, the fourth Eagles studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, at “Mac Emmerman’s Criteria Studios” in Miami and “Record Plant Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk. The album single, “Lyin’ Eyes” won the award for “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals”. In 2001, the album was certified 4 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Don Felder– vocals, guitars, slide guitar, string arrangements
  • Glenn Frey– vocals, guitars, piano, electric piano, harmonium, string arrangements
  • Bernie Leadon– vocals, guitars, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel, string arrangements
  • Randy Meisner– vocals, bass guitar
  • Don Henley– vocals, drums, percussion, tabla, string arrangements
  • Albhy Galuten– synthesizer
  • Jim Ed Norman– piano, orchestrations
  • The Royal Martian Orchestra – strings
  • David Bromberg– fiddles
  • Sid Sharp – concert master
  • Jim Ed Norman – conductor, string arrangements
  • Allan Blazek, Michael Braunstein, Ed Mashal, Bill Szymczyk, Michael Verdick, Don Wood – engineer
  • Gary Burden – design, art direction
  • Norman Seeff, Tom Kelley – photography

Track listing:

  1. One of These Nights – Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  2. Too Many Hands – Randy Meisner, Don Felder
  3. Hollywood Waltz – Bernie Leadon, Tom Leadon, Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  4. Journey of the Sorcerer – Bernie Leadon
  5. Lyin’ Eyes – Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  6. Take It to the Limit – Randy Meisner, Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  7. Visions – Don Felder, Don Henley
  8. After the Thrill Is Gone – Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  9. I Wish You Peace – Patti Davis, Bernie Leadon

Eagles: Same

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On June 1, 1972, “Asylum” label released the self-titled, debut Eagles album. It was recorded in February 1972, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Glyn Johns. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 368 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The single “Take It Easy” is part of the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” of the “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll”. In March 2001, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Frey– vocals, guitars, slide guitar
  • Bernie Leadon– vocals, guitars, banjo
  • Randy Meisner– vocals, bass guitar
  • Don Henley– vocals, drums
  • Glyn Johns– engineer
  • Gary Burden– art direction, design
  • Henry Diltz– photography

Track listing:

  1. Take it Easy – Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey
  2. Witchy Woman – Don Henley, Bernie Leadon
  3. Chug All Night – Glenn Frey
  4. Most of Us Are Sad – Glenn Frey
  5. Nightingale – Jackson Browne
  6. Train Leaves Here This Morning – Gene Clark, Bernie Leadon
  7. Take the Devil – Randy Meisner
  8. Earlybird – Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisner
  9. Peaceful Easy Feeling – Jack Tempchin
  10. Tryin’ – Randy Meisner

David CRosby: Thousand Roads

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On May 4, 1993, “Atlantic” label released “Thousand Roads”, the third David Crosby solo studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, and was produced by Phil Collins, Don Was, Dean Parks,David Crosby, Glynn Johns,Stephen Barncard and Phil Ramone.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby- lead and backing vocals
  • Jeff Pevar- guitar
  • Michael Landau- electric guitar
  • Bernie Leadon- electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • John Leventhal- guitars
  • Dean Parks- guitars, flute
  • Andy Fairweather Low- electric guitar
  • Benmont Tench- keyboards
  • Jimmy Webb- acoustic piano
  • Marc Cohn- acoustic piano
  • Craig Doerge- keyboards, arrangements
  • J. Vanston- keyboards
  • Bonnie Hayes- keyboards
  • Paul (Wix) Wickens- keyboards, accordion
  • Leland Sklar- bass guitar
  • David Watkins Clarke – bass guitar
  • Pino Palladino – bass guitar
  • David Young – acoustic bass
  • Russell Kunkel – drums
  • Phil Collins- drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums
  • Ethan Johns- drums, percussion, additional electric guitar
  • Paulinho Da Costa- percussion
  • Luis Conte- percussion
  • Graham Nash – harmonica, harmony vocals
  • Jackson Browne- harmony vocals
  • Stephen Bishop- harmony vocals
  • Kipp Lennon- harmony vocals
  • Armen Garabedian – violin, concertmaster
  • Dimitrie Levici – violin
  • Berj Garabedian – violin
  • Ruth Johnson- violin
  • Evan Wilson – viola
  • Scott Haupert – viola
  • Maria Newman- viola
  • Suzie Katayama – cello, contractor
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Daniel Smith – cello
  • David Campbell- string arrangement

Track listing:

  1. Hero
  2. Too Young to Die – Jimmy Webb
  3. Old Soldier – Marc Cohn
  4. Through Your Hands – John Hiatt
  5. Yvette in English – Joni Mitchell, David Crosby
  6. Thousand Roads – David Crosby
  7. Columbus – Noel Brazil
  8. Helpless Heart – Paul Brady
  9. Coverage – Bonnie Hayes
  10. Natalie – Stephen Bishop

The Eagles: Desperado

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On April 17, 1973, “Asylum” label released “Desperado”, the second Eagles studio album. It was recorded at “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Glyn Johns. In 2004, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the song “Desperado” at number 494 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Frey – vocals, guitars, piano, electric piano, harmonica
  • Bernie Leadon – vocals, guitars, mandolin, banjo, dobro
  • Randy Meisner– vocals, bass guitar
  • Don Henley – vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
  • Jim Ed Norman– string arrangements
  • Glyn Johns – engineer
  • Howard Kilgour – engineer assistant
  • Barry Diament –mastering
  • Ted Jensen– remastering

Track listing:

  1. Doolin-Dalton – Glenn Frey, D. Souther, Don Henley, Jackson Browne
  2. Twenty-One – Bernie Leadon
  3. Out of Control – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Tom Nixon
  4. Tequila Sunrise – Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  5. Desperado – Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  6. Certain Kind of Fool – Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey
  7. Doolin-Dalton (Instrumental) – Glenn Frey, Souther, Don Henley, Browne
  8. Outlaw Man – David Blue
  9. Saturday Night – Randy Meisner, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon
  10. Bitter Creek – Bernie Leadon
  11. Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise) – Glenn Frey, Souther, Don Henley, Browne

Eagles: On The Border

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On March 22, 1974,”Asylum” label released “On the Border”, the third Eagles studio album. It was recorded at “Record Plant Studios” in Los Angeles, and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk and Glyn Johns. “On the Border” is the first Eagles album to be released in Quadraphonic sound.

Personnel:

  • Don Felder– lead and slide guitar
  • Glenn Frey– vocals, guitars, slide guitar, piano
  • Don Henley– vocals, drums
  • Bernie Leadon– vocals, guitars, banjo, pedal steel guitar
  • Randy Meisner– vocals, bass guitar
  • Al Perkins– pedal steel guitar
  • Bill Szymczyk– engineer
  • Glyn Johns– engineer
  • Rod Thear, Gary Ladinsky, Allan Blazek – engineer
  • Beatian Yazz – painting
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design
  • Henry Diltz– photography
  • Rick Griffin– lettering

Track listing:

  1. Already Gone – Jack Tempchin, Robb Strandlund
  2. You Never Cry Like a Lover – D. Souther, Don Henley
  3. Midnight Flyer – Paul Craft
  4. My Man – Bernie Leadon
  5. On the Border – Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, Glenn Frey
  6. James Dean – Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey, J.S. Souther, Don Henley
  7. Ol’ ’55” – Tom Waits
  8. Is It True? – Randy Meisner
  9. Good Day in Hell – Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  10. Best of My Love – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther

 

The Eagles: Hotel California

Hotel California

On December 8, 1976, “Asylum” label released “Hotel California”, the fifth Eagles (The) studio album. It was recorded March – October 1976, at the “Criteria Studios”, in Miami and “Record Plant Studios”, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk.  The album won two “Grammy Awards” for the songs “New Kid in Town” and for “Hotel California”. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Hotel California” at number 37 on it‍ ’​‍s list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and ranked the song “Hotel California” at number 49 on it’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Don Felder– vocals, guitars, pedal steel guitar
  • Glenn Frey – vocals, guitars, piano, clavinet, synthesizer
  • Don Henley – vocals, drums, percussion, synthesizer, art direction
  • Randy Meisner– vocals, bass guitar, guitarrón
  • Joe Walsh – vocals, guitars, slide guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Jim Ed Norman– string arrangements, conductor
  • John Kosh – art direction, design
  • David Alexander – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hotel California – Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  2. New Kid in Town – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther
  3. Life in the Fast Lane – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh
  4. Wasted Time – Don Henley, Glenn Frey
  5. Wasted Time (Reprise) – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Jim Ed Norman
  6. Victim of Love – Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther
  7. Pretty Maids All in a Row – Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale
  8. Try and Love Again – Randy Meisner
  9. The Last Resort – Don Henley, Glenn Frey