My Top Album: The Very Best Of
Artist: Eagles
Released: 19974
Label: Warner Music Benelux (Australia)


Artist's Bio: One of the most commercially successful bands of the past three decades, the Eagles had a modest beginning as a California studio band.Gathered by producer John Boylan in 1970, Glenn Frey (guitar), Bernie Leadon (banjo, mandolin), Randy Meisner (bass) and Don Henley (drums) served as Linda Rondstadt's back-up band. After attracting the attention of Rondstadt's label Asylum, they recorded their self-titled debut album, which went gold and produced several Top 40 hits.Their 1973 follow-up Desperado, wasn't as commercially viable, but is notable for its melancholy title track that has been covered by numerous artists, including Rondstadt herself. 1974's On The Border, however, was a bona fide hit, producing the No. 1 single "Best of My Love." The Eagles capitalized on this newfound success with the quick release of One of These Nights, an album that topped the charts immediately and won the band the first of its four Grammy Awards for the Top 10 single "Lyin' Eyes."Now certified rock stars, the Eagles saw fit to release a greatest hits album in 1976, which remains rock 'n' roll's best-selling hits album to date. Leadon was replaced by Joe Walsh of the James Gang and the band recorded the Grammy Award-winning Hotel California in 1977. The album produced several hits, including the title track with the infamously long guitar solo.After a brief hiatus and further lineup changes (the replacement of Meisner with Timothy B. Schmidt), the Eagles released The Long Run in 1979, a solid success featuring the chart-topping single "Heartache Tonight."The Eagles celebrated the new decade with the release of a live album, but the band split up in 1981.
Throughout the '80s, each band member embarked on his own solo career, of which Henley 's was the most successful. The former drummer earned critical acclaim as a serious singer/songwriter, winning a Grammy Award for the wistful composition The End of the Innocence.The Eagles reunited in 1994 for a hugely successful stadium tour and released the No. 1 album Hell Freezes Over. Four years later, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.In 2001, The Eagles were again in the news when their total album sales hit a whopping 83.5 million - making them the third biggest selling band of all time, behind the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
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1.Take It Easy - 3:29
2. Witchy Woman - 4:10
3. Peaceful Easy Feeling - 4:10
4. Doolin Dalton - 3:26
5. Desperado - 3:33
6. Tequila Sunrise - 2:55
7. Best Of My Love - 4:36
8. James Dean - 3:39
9. I Can't Tell You Why - 4:55
10. Lyin' Eyes 6:23
11. Take It To The Limit - 4:48
12. One Of These Nights - 4:52
13. Hotel California - 6:30
14. New Kid In Town - 5:03
15. Life In The Fast Lane 4: 46
16. Heartache Tonight - 4:26
17. The Long Run - 3:42


Glen

Eagles Band Members:  
   
Don Henley:
(1971–2006) Current
Glenn Frey:
(1971–2006) Current
Joe Walsh:
(1971–2006) Current
Timothy B. Schmit:
(1994–2006) Current
 
Don Felder :
(1974–2001) Retired
Bernie Leadon:
(1971–1976) Retired
Randy Meisner :
(1971–1977) Retired




Review: The Eagles: Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Timothy B. Schmit. Remastered Australian edition, with new artwork. This 1994 greatest hits package (released in anticipation of the band's wildly successful reunion tour and album) supplants THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975. It adds seven songs, but unfortunately deletes "Already Gone," one of their best rockers. What's most interesting about THE VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES - apart from the presence of obviously classic songs like "Take It Easy" and "Hotel California" - is that it demonstrates that the band's esthetic was fully formed from day one. Despite the fact that the songs here span nearly a decade, listening to them back to back you could almost believe they were the product of one marathon recording session.
Import reissue of 1994 compilation, newly remastered & new artwork. 17 tracks, 'Take It Easy', 'Witchy Woman', 'Peaceful Easy Feeling', 'Doolin Dalton', 'Desperado', 'Tequila Sunrise', 'Best Of My Love', 'James Dean', 'I Can't Tell You Why', 'Lyin' Eyes', 'Take It To The Limit', 'One Of These Nights', 'Hotel California', 'New Kid In Town', 'Life In The Fast Lane', 'Heartache Tonight' & 'Long Run'. The 17 classic tracks featured on this hits retrospective that spans 1971-1980, this collection truly contains the very best of the Eagles. * CD Universe