![]() Schmit wrote the song based loosely on his own experiences both Henley and Frey liked the song and they completed the song together. Schmit, who brought an unfinished song to the band, " I Can't Tell You Why". Randy Meisner decided to leave the Eagles after an argument in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the Hotel California Tour in June 1977. He said that the inspiration for the lyrics was also "irony", as they wrote about longevity and posterity while the group "was breaking apart, imploding under the pressure of trying to deliver a worthy follow-up to Hotel California". (Souther also got songwriting credit on "Teenage Jail" and "The Sad Cafe".)Īccording to Henley, the title track was in part a response to press articles that said they were "passé" as disco was then dominant and punk emerging, which inspired lines such as "Who is gonna make it/ We'll find out in the long run". Souther and Bob Seger who co-wrote with Frey and Henley on " Heartache Tonight". However, they managed to put together ten songs for the album, with contribution from their friends J. According to Don Henley, the band members were "completely burned out" and "physically, emotionally, spiritually and creatively exhausted" from a long tour when they started recording the album, and they had few songs. The recording was protracted they started recording in 1978, and the album took 18 months to record in five different studios, with the album finally released in September 1979. The band could not come up with enough songs and the idea was therefore scrapped. The album was originally intended to be a double album. The album was certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA and has sold more than eight million copies in the US. 1 on the singles chart and won a Grammy Award. Three singles were released from the album, " Heartache Tonight", " The Long Run", and " I Can't Tell You Why". It also turned out to be their last studio album as the Eagles disbanded in 1980 until 2007's Long Road Out of Eden after the band had reformed in 1994. ![]() This was the band's final studio album for Asylum Records. Schmit, who had replaced founding member Randy Meisner, and the last full studio album to feature Don Felder before his termination from the band in 2001. This was the first Eagles album to feature Timothy B. It was released in 1979, on Asylum in the United States and the United Kingdom. 2006.The Long Run is the sixth studio album by American rock group the Eagles. ^ a b c Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005.^ a b c "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada: Top Albums/CDs".^ a b c "austriancharts.at – Austria Top 40".^ a b c " – Australian charts portal".^ "Eagles hits album named best-selling of century".Recording Industry Association of America. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – July 11, 2010: Hotel California certifications".Release date: Octo(Premiere: July 5, 2020)."-" denotes release did not chart or was not released in that territory. Label: Asylum, Warner Strategic Marketing.Label: Elektra, Warner Strategic Marketing. ![]() The album featured five consecutive Top 40 singles on the adult contemporary charts, and was certified 7× Platinum in the US.Īlbums Studio albums Title The album debuted at number one on several charts around the world including Norway and the United Kingdom. In 2007, the Eagles issued a full length studio album of new material for the first time in nearly 30 years with Long Road Out of Eden. The band's compilation album Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) sold more than 26 million copies domestically from its release until the end of 1999. The Eagles also hold the distinction of releasing the highest-selling album of the 20th century in the United States. The album's title track was their fourth Number One single on the pop charts, as well as their highest certified single, being certified Platinum. Their highest-selling studio album is 1976's Hotel California, which was certified 26× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. They are one of the best-selling popular music artists in history. The Eagles have a total of 18 Top 40 hits on the pop charts, as well as several hits on the adult contemporary chart. Of those singles, five topped the Billboard Hot 100. Since their debut in 1972, they have released seven studio albums, three live albums, 11 compilation albums, as well as four video albums and 30 singles. Performing on the Long Road Out of Eden Tour
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