Desperado (album)

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Desperado
Desperado cover
Studio album by Eagles
Released April 17, 1973
Recorded Island Studios, London, early 1973
Genre Rock, Country, Bluegrass
Length 35:40
Label Asylum
Producer(s) Glyn Johns
Professional reviews
Eagles chronology
Eagles
(1972)		 Desperado
(1973)		 On the Border
(1974)


Desperado is the second album by the American rock band Eagles. It was recorded at Island Studios in London, UK and released in 1973. It's a concept album, based on the "Dalton" gang, ambiented in the Old West.

Although the title track is one of the Eagles' signature songs, it was never released as a single. The album did yield two other singles: "Tequila Sunrise" and "Outlaw Man."

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Doolin-Dalton" (Browne, Frey, Henley, Souther) – 3:26
    • Lead vocals by Don Henley and Glenn Frey
  2. "Twenty-One" (Leadon) – 2:11
    • Lead vocal by Bernie Leadon
  3. "Out of Control" (Frey, Henley, Tom Nixon) – 3:04
    • Lead vocal by Glenn Frey
  4. "Tequila Sunrise" (Frey, Henley) – 2:52
    • Lead vocal by Glenn Frey
  5. "Desperado" (Frey, Henley) – 3:33
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley
  6. "Certain Kind of Fool" (Frey, Henley, Meisner) – 3:02
    • Lead vocal by Randy Meisner
  7. "Doolin-Dalton (instrumental)" (Browne, Frey, Henley, Souther) – 0:48
    • Instrumental
  8. "Outlaw Man" (Blue) – 3:34
    • Lead vocal by Glenn Frey
  9. "Saturday Night" (Frey, Henley, Leadon, Meisner) – 3:20
    • Lead vocals by Don Henley and Randy Meisner
  10. "Bitter Creek" (Leadon) – 5:00
    • Lead vocal by Bernie Leadon
  11. "Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise)" (Browne, Frey, Henley, Souther) – 4:50
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley

[edit] Personnel

Eagles playing dead on back cover
Eagles playing dead on back cover

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Glyn Johns
  • Engineer: Glyn Johns
  • Assistant engineer: Howard Kilgour
  • Mastering: Barry Diament
  • Remastering: Ted Jensen
  • String arrangements: Jim Ed Norman
  • Art direction: Gary Burden
  • Design: Gary Burden
  • Lettering: Henry Diltz
  • Photography: Henry Diltz

[edit] Singles

  • "Tequila Sunrise"/"Twenty-One" - released April 17, 1973
  • "Outlaw Man"/"Certain Kind of Fool" - released August 6, 1973

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1973 Pop Albums 41

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1973 "Outlaw Man" Pop Singles 59
1973 "Tequila Sunrise" Pop Singles 64

[edit] Trivia

  • Ken Hirai - He sang a cover version of "Desperado" in his big hit single B-side of "Hitomi wo Tojite".
  • Linda Ronstadt - covered the song "Desperado" in her 1973 album Don't Cry Now
  • Clint Black - covered the song "Desperado" for an Eagles tribute album involving various modern country artists.
  • Johnny Cash - covered the song "Desperado" on his 2002 album American IV: The Man Comes Around
  • The professional wrestler Terry Funk used "Desperado" (both the Eagles' original as well as Clint Black's cover version) as his entrance music in Extreme Championship Wrestling.
  • The character Elaine Benes dated a man who was obsessed with the song "Desperado" on the 1990s NBC sitcom Seinfeld.
  • The character Grace Adler quoted from the song "Desperado" ("You've been out riding fences for so long now / Oh, you're a hard one / But I know that you've got your reasons") while breaking up with a boyfriend on a 2001 episode of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace.
  • The Dead - covered "Desperado" on their 2004 summer tour, with Warren Haynes on lead vocal. They debuted the song at Deer Creek Music Center in Noblesville, IN. on 7.25.04. Prior to playing the song, Bob Weir dedicated this to Linda Ronstadt, who had also covered the song and had been unceremoniously cut short at a performance in Las Vegas for criticizing George W. Bush just days before.
  • Pat Tillman - The US Army Ranger and former NFL football player killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan loved the song "Desperado". At his memorial service, Tillman's brother Richard noted that it was his favorite song, and it was played near the conclusion of the service.
Eagles
Glenn Frey | Don Henley | Joe Walsh | Timothy B. Schmit
Randy Meisner | Bernie Leadon | Don Felder
Discography
Studio albums: Eagles | Desperado | On the Border | One of These Nights | Hotel California | The Long Run | The Long Road to Eden
Live: Eagles Live | Hell Freezes Over | Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne
Compilations: Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) | Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | The Very Best of the Eagles
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