The Very Best Of

~ Release by Eagles (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

This compilation produced by the Eagles
“Get Over It” and “Love Will Keep Us Alive” ℗ 1994 Geffen Records, courtesy of Geffen Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises. “Hole in the World” ℗ 2003 Eagles Recording Co. II. This compilation ℗ 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980 & 2003, © 2003 Warner Music Group, Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing, 3400 W Olive Ave, Burbank CA 91505-4614. Warner Music Group, an AOL Time Warner Company. Printed in U.S.A.

Annotation last modified on 2012-10-28 08:32 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
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)
4.353:31
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
3.94:11
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
3.94:16
4Desperado
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)
4.33:33
5Tequila 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
3.752:52
6Doolin‐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
4.253:27
7Already Gone
assistant engineer:
Allan Blazek and Gary Ladinsky (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass guitar:
Randy Meisner
drums (drum set):
Don Henley
guitar [lead & rhythm]:
Bernie Leadon
guitar [lead], solo guitar and lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
solo guitar [& lead]:
Don Felder
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:
Already Gone
writer:
Robb Strandlund and Jack Tempchin
publisher:
Benchmark Music and Jazzbird Music
44:16
8The Best 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
3.754:34
9James 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
43:38
10Ol’ 55
assistant engineer:
Allan Blazek and Gary Ladinsky (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Randy Meisner
electric guitar:
Bernie Leadon
membranophone and lead vocals [bridges]:
Don Henley
pedal steel guitar:
Al Perkins (Texas born guitarist esp. steel guitar)
piano and lead vocals [majority of songs]:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
background vocals:
Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Ol’ ’55
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
publisher:
Fifth Floor Music, Inc.
3.654:22
11Midnight Flyer
assistant engineer:
Allan Blazek and Gary Ladinsky (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Bill Szymczyk
slide guitar:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles)
lead vocals:
Randy Meisner
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Midnight Flyer
lyricist and composer:
Paul Craft
publisher:
Rocky Top Music, Inc
recording of:
Midnight Flyer
lyricist and composer:
Paul Craft
publisher:
Rocky Top Music, Inc
3.53:58
12On the Border
assistant engineer:
Allan Blazek and Gary Ladinsky (engineer)
engineer and producer:
Bill Szymczyk
lead vocals:
Don Henley
recorded at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edit of:
On the Border (Selected Works edit) by Eagles (US country rock band)
recording of:
On the Border
writer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles), Don Henley and Bernie Leadon
publisher:
Benchmark Music and Kicking Bear Music
34:23
13Lyin’ 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 between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
4.16:21
14One 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
4.14:50
15Take 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)
44:47
16After the Thrill Is Gone
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
guitar [lead guitar]:
Don Felder
lead vocals:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1975)
edit of:
After the Thrill Is Gone (Greatest Hits Vol 2 edit) by Eagles (US country rock band)
recording of:
After the Thrill Is Gone
composer:
Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) and Don Henley
33:57
17Hotel 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)
karaoke version of:
Hotel California by Our Last Night
part of:
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)
4.66:30
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Release

manufactured by and marketed by:Warner Strategic Marketing
copyrighted (©) by:Warner Music Group (holding company – file NO releases) (from 2003 to present)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Music Group (holding company – file NO releases)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/639464 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000CD5FR [info]