Eagles (album)

Eagles
Studio album by Eagles
Released June 1, 1972
Recorded February 1972
Studio Olympic Studios, London
Genre
Length 37:19
Label Asylum
Producer Glyn Johns
Eagles chronology
Eagles
(1972)		 Desperado
(1973)
Singles from Eagles
  1. "Take It Easy"
    Released: May 1, 1972
  2. "Witchy Woman"
    Released: August 1, 1972
  3. "Peaceful Easy Feeling"
    Released: December 1, 1972

Eagles is the debut studio album by the rock band the Eagles. 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. Three singles were released from the album, each reaching the Top 40: "Take it Easy" (#12), "Witchy Woman" (#9), and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" (#22). The album played a major role in popularizing the southern California country rock sound. In 2012, the album was ranked number 368 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[1] The single "Take It Easy" is part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll".[2] This album was slated for Quadraphonic release and even given a Quadraphonic catalog number but it was never released in that 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.[3][4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Robert ChristgauB[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

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."[6] 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.[7]

Allmusic's William Ruhlmann, in his retrospective review, sums up the album as balanced in terms of songwriting, however noting that the three hit singles were sung by Frey and Henley who would later go on to dominate the band.[8] Rolling Stone listed it as number 368 on their "500 Greatest Albums" with the comment that the album "created a new template for laid-back L.A. country-rock style".[1] It was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[9]

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
1. "Take It Easy"  Jackson Browne, Glenn FreyFrey 3:34
2. "Witchy Woman"  Don Henley, Bernie LeadonHenley 4:10
3. "Chug All Night"  FreyFrey 3:18
4. "Most of Us Are Sad"  FreyRandy Meisner 3:38
5. "Nightingale"  BrowneHenley 4:08
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
1. "Train Leaves Here This Morning"  Gene Clark, LeadonLeadon 4:13
2. "Take the Devil"  MeisnerMeisner 4:04
3. "Earlybird"  Leadon, MeisnerLeadon 3:03
4. "Peaceful Easy Feeling"  Jack TempchinFrey 4:20
5. "Tryin'"  MeisnerMeisner 2:54

Personnel

[10]

Production

Singles

Charts and certifications

Album

Chart (1972) Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11] 13
Billboard Pop Albums[12] 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

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

References

  1. 1 2 "500 Greatest Albums: The Eagles - The Eagles | Rolling Stone Music | Lists". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Experience The Music: One Hit Wonders and The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ The Eagles' Greatest Hit Grantland, August 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ History of the Eagles around 45 minutes in.
  5. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Eagles". Allmusic. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Christgau, Robert. "The Eagles: Desperado". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). Eagles. Simon and Schuster. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ William Ruhlmann (2011). "Eagles - Eagles | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011. by Frey and Henley.
  9. ↑ "1001 Albums You Must Hear - 2008 Edition". rocklistmusic.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011. Eagles
  10. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Eagles-Eagles/release/1615902
  11. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4170." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  12. ↑ "Eagles / Awards". Allmusic.
  13. ↑ "British album certifications – Eagles – One of These Nights". British Phonographic Industry. Enter One of These Nights in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  14. ↑ "American album certifications – Eagles – One of These Nights". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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