The Long Run (Eagles album)

The Long Run
Studio album by Eagles
Released September 24, 1979
Recorded March 1978 - September 1979
Studio
Genre Rock
Length 42:50
Label Asylum
Producer Bill Szymczyk
Eagles chronology

Hotel California
(1976)		 The Long Run
(1979)		 Eagles Live
(1980)
Singles from The Long Run
  1. "Heartache Tonight"
    Released: September 18, 1979
  2. "The Long Run"
    Released: November 27, 1979
  3. "I Can't Tell You Why"
    Released: February 4, 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Robert Christgau C+[2]
Rolling Stone [3]
Smash Hits 4/10[4]

The Long Run is the sixth studio album by the American rock group the Eagles, it was released in 1979, on Asylum in the United States and in the United Kingdom. This was the first Eagles album not to feature their founding member, Randy Meisner who was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit. This was the last studio album until 2007's Long Road Out of Eden (though four studio tracks were included on 1994's Hell Freezes Over) and the final studio album for Asylum Records.

When released in September 1979, The Long Run debuted at #2 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart and a week later hit #1 dethroning Led Zeppelin's In Through the Out Door. It was their last #1 album of the 1970s, and reigned for eight weeks in the #1 slot. The Long Run has sold more than seven million copies to date in the U.S. (it was certified Gold and Platinum in early 1980 by the R.I.A.A.).

The album generated three Top 10 singles, the chart-topping rocker "Heartache Tonight", the album's title cut, and the ballad "I Can't Tell You Why". Those singles reached #1, #8 and #8 respectively. The band also won a Grammy Award for "Heartache Tonight". Also featured on the record was "In the City", a song first recorded by their guitarist Joe Walsh for the movie soundtrack for The Warriors. "The Sad Cafe" (about the band's experiences at The Troubadour in Los Angeles) and "Those Shoes" also received substantial radio airplay.

Critical reception

Reviewing the album retrospectively in AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann wrote of the album "the Eagles' follow-up to the massively successful, critically acclaimed Hotel California was a major disappointment, even though it sold several million copies and threw off three hit singles," adding that "amazingly, The Long Run reportedly was planned as a double album before being truncated to a single disc. If these were the keepers, what could the rejects have sounded like?"[5]

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
1. "The Long Run"  Don Henley, Glenn FreyDon Henley 3:42
2. "I Can't Tell You Why"  Timothy B. Schmit, Henley, FreyTimothy B. Schmit 4:56
3. "In the City"  Joe Walsh, Barry De VorzonJoe Walsh 3:46
4. "The Disco Strangler"  Don Felder, Henley, FreyHenley 2:46
5. "King of Hollywood"  Henley, FreyHenley, Frey 6:27
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
6. "Heartache Tonight"  Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, J. D. SoutherFrey 4:27
7. "Those Shoes"  Felder, Henley, FreyHenley 4:57
8. "Teenage Jail"  Henley, Frey, SoutherFrey, Henley 3:44
9. "The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks"  Henley, FreyHenley 2:21
10. "The Sad Café"  Henley, Frey, Walsh, SoutherHenley 5:35

Album pressing

The original vinyl record pressings of The Long Run (Elektra/Asylum catalog no. 5E-508) had text engraved in the run-out groove of each side, continuing an in-joke trend the band had started with their 1975 album One of These Nights:

  1. Side one: "Never let your monster lay down"
  2. Side two: "From the Polack who sailed north"

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Singles

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year Recipient Award Result
1980 "Heartache Tonight" Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[6] style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1979–80) Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] 1
Canadian Albums (RPM)[8] 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] 3
German Albums (Official Top 100)[10] 20
French Alvbums (SNEP)[11] 2
Italian Albums [12] 13
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [13] 1
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 4
US Billboard 200[18] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1979) Position
Australian Albums Chart[7] 25
Canadian Albums Chart[19] 32
French Albums Chart[20] 65
Italian Albums Chart[12] 39
Japanese Albums Chart[21] 41
Chart (1980) Position
Australian Albums Chart[7] 30
Canadian Albums Chart[22] 6
US Billboard Pop Albums[23] 2

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[24] 2× Gold 242,400[25]
Japan (Oricon Charts) 247,000[13]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Gold 25,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] 7× Platinum 7,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "The Long Run". Allmusic. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "The Eagles: The Long Run". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). Eagles. Simon and Schuster. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (November 1–14, 1979): 29.
  5. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-long-run-mw0000650104
  6. ↑ "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ↑ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Eagles – The Long Run" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Eagles – The Long Run". Officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  11. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1979" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  14. ↑ "Eagles – The Long Run". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Eagles – The Long Run". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Eagles – The Long Run". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  17. ↑ "1979-10-13 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Eagles – Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  19. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1979". RPM. December 22, 1979. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1979 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  21. ↑ 年間アルバムヒットチャート 1979年（昭和54年） [Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1979] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  22. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1980". RPM. December 20, 1980. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  23. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 20, 1980). Billboard.com – Year End Charts – Year-end Albums – The Billboard 200.
  24. ↑ "French album certifications – Eagles – The Long Run" (in French). InfoDisc. Select EAGLES and click OK
  25. ↑ "Les Albums Double Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  26. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Eagles; 'The Long Run')". Hung Medien.
  27. ↑ "British album certifications – Eagles – The Long Run". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Long Run in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  28. ↑ "American album certifications – Eagles – The Long Run". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH