Eagles (album)

Eagles is the debut album by the rock band of the same name, released in 1972. The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Johns. The album was an immediate success for the young band reaching #22 on the charts and going platinum. The album also released three Top 40 singles with "Take it Easy", "Witchy Woman" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling". The three singles reached #12, #9 and #22 respectively. The album played a major role in popularizing the southern California country rock sound. In 2003, the album was ranked number 374 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The single "Take It Easy" is part of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". This album was slated for Quadraphonic release and even given a Quadraphonic catalog number but it was never released in the format. In the documentary History of the Eagles, Glenn Frey revealed that the band were all on peyote when the pictures for the album cover were shot in Joshua Tree National Park.

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

Robert Christgau felt that the band wrote good songs, but he was unsure about the authenticity of their country roots so what they produced was "suave and synthetic--brilliant, but false."^[2] Bud Scoppa of Rolling Stone on the other hand felt that they had "distinguished" country-rock backgrounds, and that after Jackson Browne's debut album, it was the best debut of 1972.^[3] Piero Scaruffi awarded the album a six out of ten, favorably comparing the vocal harmonies to those of Crosby, Stills & Nash.^[4]

Legacy

Allmusic's William Ruhlmann sums up the album as balanced, and notes that the three hit singles were penned by Frey and Henley who would later go on to dominate the band.^[5] (Many people overlooked Jack Tempchin as the author of "Peaceful Easy Feeling"). Rolling Stone listed it as number 374 on their "500 Greatest Albums" with the comment that the album "created a new template for laid-back L.A. country-rock style".^[6] It was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[7]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Take It Easy"	Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey	Frey	3:34
2.	"Witchy Woman"	Don Henley, Bernie Leadon	Henley	4:10
3.	"Chug All Night"	Frey	Frey	3:18
4.	"Most of Us Are Sad"	Frey	Randy Meisner	3:38
5.	"Nightingale"	Browne	Henley	4:08

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Train Leaves Here This Morning"	Gene Clark, Leadon	Leadon	4:13
2.	"Take the Devil"	Meisner	Meisner	4:04
3.	"Earlybird"	Leadon, Meisner	Leadon	3:03
4.	"Peaceful Easy Feeling"	Jack Tempchin	Frey	4:20
5.	"Tryin'"	Meisner	Meisner	2:54

Personnel

Glenn Frey – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, keyboards, lead vocals
Don Henley – drums, guitar, lead vocals
Randy Meisner – bass guitar, guitar, lead vocals
Bernie Leadon – ((lead guita))r, mandolin, banjo, lead vocals
((Joe Walsh)) - ((lead guitar)), ((rhythm guitar)), ((vocals))
((Don Felder)) - ((lead guitar))
((Timothy B. Schimdt)) -((base guitar)), ((vocals))

Singles

"Take It Easy/Get You in the Mood" - Asylum 11005; released May 1, 1972
"Witchy Woman/Early Bird" - Asylum 11008; released August 1, 1972
"Peaceful Easy Feeling/Tryin'" - Asylum 11013; released December 1, 1972

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Billboard Pop Albums	22

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"Take It Easy"	Billboard Pop Singles	12
1972	"Witchy Woman"	Billboard Pop Singles	9
1973	"Peaceful Easy Feeling"	Billboard Pop Singles	22

References

↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Eagles". Allmusic. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Christgau, Robert. "The Eagles: Desperado". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). Eagles. Simon and Schuster. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
↑ Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "Eagles". pieroscaruffi.com. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
↑ William Ruhlmann (2011). "Eagles - Eagles | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011. "by Frey and Henley."
↑ (2011 [last update]). "500 Greatest Albums: The Eagles - The Eagles | Rolling Stone Music | Lists". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "1001 Albums You Must Hear - 2008 Edition". rocklistmusic.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011. "Eagles"

External links

Album online at radio3net.ro

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Studio albums	Eagles Desperado On the Border One of These Nights Hotel California The Long Run Long Road Out of Eden

Live albums	Eagles Live Hell Freezes Over Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne

Compilation albums	Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 The Very Best of the Eagles Selected Works: 1972–1999 The Very Best Of Eagles

Singles	"Take It Easy" "Witchy Woman" "Peaceful Easy Feeling" "Tequila Sunrise" "Outlaw Man" "Already Gone" "James Dean" "Best of My Love" "One of These Nights" "Lyin' Eyes" "Take It to the Limit" "New Kid in Town" "Hotel California" "Life in the Fast Lane" "Please Come Home for Christmas" "Heartache Tonight" "The Long Run" "I Can't Tell You Why" "Seven Bridges Road" "Get Over It" "Love Will Keep Us Alive" "Hole in the World" "No More Cloudy Days" "How Long" "Busy Being Fabulous" "What Do I Do with My Heart" "I Don't Want to Hear Any More"

Tours	Long Road Out of Eden Tour History of the Eagles Tour

Related articles	Discography Poco Linda Ronstadt Flying Burrito Brothers Asylum Geffen Lost Highway Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles History of the Eagles

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