The Very Best of the Eagles (glass mastered at WMME Alsdorf - 954832375-2.2 WME)

~ Release by Eagles (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Tracklist

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1Take It Easy
engineer and producer:
Glyn Johns
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) (in 1972)
banjo and electric guitar:
Bernie Leadon (in 1972)
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner (in 1972)
drums (drum set):
Don Henley (in 1972)
background vocals:
Don Henley (in 1972), Bernie Leadon (in 1972) and Randy Meisner (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972)
recording of:
Take It Easy (in 1972)
writer:
Jackson Browne (American singer-songwriter) and Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
publisher:
Swallow Turn Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.13:32
2Witchy Woman
engineer and producer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Don Henley
guitar:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Bernie Leadon
background vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1972)
recording of:
Witchy Woman
writer:
Don Henley and Bernie Leadon
3.84:15
3Peaceful Easy Feeling
producer:
Glyn Johns
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Don Henley
electric bass guitar:
Randy Meisner
electric guitar:
Bernie Leadon
background vocals:
Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1972)
recording of:
Peaceful Easy Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Jack Tempchin
3.94:21
4Doolin‐Dalton
assistant engineer:
Howard Kilgour
engineer and producer:
Glyn Johns
acoustic guitar and harmonica:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
guitar:
Bernie Leadon
lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Doolin-Dalton
writer:
Jackson Browne (American singer-songwriter), Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and J.D. Souther
publisher:
Benchmark Music and Kicking Bear
43:29
5Desperado
assistant engineer:
Howard Kilgour
engineer and producer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Don Henley
electric guitar [B-Bender]:
Bernie Leadon
piano:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
background vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner
strings arranger:
Jim Ed Norman
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 494)
recording of:
Desperado (in 1973)
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Benchmark Music, Cass County Music, Kicking Bear, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017–present), Red Cloud Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Warner Bros. Music GmbH (publisher) (in 1981)
4.253:35
6Tequila Sunrise
assistant engineer:
Howard Kilgour
engineer and producer:
Glyn Johns
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner
electric guitar and mandolin:
Bernie Leadon
background vocals:
Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Island Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Tequila Sunrise
composer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Benchmark Music and Kicking Bear
3.82:55
7Best of My Love
assistant engineer:
Rod Thaer
engineer and producer:
Glyn Johns
12 string guitar:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Don Henley
pedal steel guitar:
Bernie Leadon
background vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Best of My Love
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and J.D. Souther
publisher:
Benchmark Music and Kicking Bear Music
3.84:36
8James Dean
assistant engineer:
Allan Blazek and Gary Ladinsky (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Randy Meisner
guitar and lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
guitar [lead & rhythm] and solo guitar family:
Bernie Leadon
membranophone:
Don Henley
background vocals:
Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
James Dean
writer:
Jackson Browne (American singer-songwriter), Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and J.D. Souther
publisher:
Benchmark Music
3.53:40
9I Can’t Tell You Why
producer and mixer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Timothy B. Schmit
drums (drum set):
Don Henley
guitar [lead] and guitar [rhythm]:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
Hammond organ [hammond], Rhodes piano [fender rhodes] and synthesizer [string]:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
background vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1979) and Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, United States
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 20)
recording of:
I Can’t Tell You Why
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit
publisher:
Cass County Music, Jeddrah Music, Red Cloud Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
3.84:56
10Lyin’ Eyes
recording engineer and mixer:
Allan Blazek and Bill Szymczyk
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
acoustic guitar:
Don Felder and Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner
drums (drum set), percussion and background vocals [& harmony]:
Don Henley
guitar [lead] and mandolin:
Bernie Leadon
piano:
Jim Ed Norman
background vocals:
Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner
lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1975) and Eagles Recording Co. II (not for release label use! see "Eagles Recording Company") (in 2024)
recording of:
Lyin’ Eyes
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
4.16:24
11Take It to the Limit
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
12 string guitar:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Randy Meisner
drums (drum set):
Don Henley
electric guitar:
Bernie Leadon
guitar [lead]:
Don Felder
piano:
Jim Ed Norman
background vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1975) and Eagles Recording Co. II (not for release label use! see "Eagles Recording Company") (in 2024)
recording of:
Take It to the Limit
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and Randy Meisner
publisher:
Cass County Music, Nebraska Music, Red Cloud Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3.74:49
12One of These Nights
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner
drums (drum set):
Don Henley
guitar [harmonics] and piano:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
guitar [lead & rhythm]:
Bernie Leadon
guitar [lead guitar] and guitar [rhythm]:
Don Felder
background vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner
lead vocals:
Don Felder and Don Henley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1975)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 377)
recording of:
One of These Nights
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
4.14:53
13Hotel California
engineer:
Allan Blazek, Bruce Hensal, Ed Mashal and Bill Szymczyk
producer and mixer:
Bill Szymczyk
12 string guitar:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) (in 1976)
12 string guitar and electric guitar:
Don Felder (in 1976)
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner (in 1976)
drums (drum set), percussion and lead vocals:
Don Henley (in 1976)
electric guitar:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (in 1976)
background vocals:
Don Felder (in 1976), Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) (in 1976), Don Henley (in 1976), Randy Meisner (in 1976) and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang) (in 1976)
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1976) and Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 3), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Männer (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 4), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Badener (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 4), SWR1 Hitparade 2008 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2009 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 6), SWR1 Hitparade 2005 der Württemberger (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2007 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 7), SWR1 Hitparade 2004 der Frauen (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 8), SWR1 Hitparade 2003 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2010 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), SWR1 Hitparade 2011 (Baden-Württemberg) (number: 9), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 49), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 94) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 311)
recording of:
Hotel California (in 1976)
writer:
Don Felder, Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Cass County Music, Red Cloud Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Hong Kong), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), Fingers Music (publisher) (in 1976), Long Run Music (publisher) (in 1976) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1976)
4.556:30
14New Kid in Town
engineer:
Allan Blazek, Bruce Hensal, Ed Mashal and Bill Szymczyk
producer and mixer:
Bill Szymczyk
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
bass guitar and guitarrón mexicano and background vocals:
Randy Meisner
drums (drum set), percussion and background vocals [& harmony]:
Don Henley
electric guitar [lead]:
Don Felder
Hammond organ [hammond] and Rhodes piano [fender rhodes]:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1976) and Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10)
recording of:
New Kid in Town
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and J.D. Souther
45:04
15Life in the Fast Lane
engineer:
Allan Blazek, Bruce Hensal, Ed Mashal and Bill Szymczyk
producer and mixer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner
clavinet:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Don Henley
guitar [lead] and guitar [rhythm]:
Don Felder and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
background vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Randy Meisner
concertmaster:
Sid Sharp
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1976) and Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1976-03 until 1976-10)
recording of:
Life in the Fast Lane
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
publisher:
Cass County Music, Chappell Music Ltd., Red Cloud Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Smash Hits, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Wow & Flutter Music
44:47
16Heartache Tonight
producer and mixer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass guitar:
Timothy B. Schmit
guest drums (drum set):
Don Henley
guitar [rhythm]:
Don Felder and Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
slide guitar:
Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
background vocals:
Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit
background vocals [not on liner notes]:
Bob Seger
lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1979) and Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Heartache Tonight
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley, Bob Seger and J.D. Souther
publisher:
Cass County Music, Gear Publishing Co, Ice Age Music and Red Cloud Music
3.754:26
17The Long Run
producer and mixer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass guitar:
Timothy B. Schmit
drums (drum set) and lead vocals:
Don Henley
guitar [rhythm]:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
organ [hammond]:
Don Felder
slide guitar:
Don Felder and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
background vocals:
Don Felder, Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Timothy B. Schmit and Joe Walsh (Eagles/James Gang)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1979) and Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
The Long Run
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
publisher:
Cass County Music and Red Cloud Music
3.753:42