The Long Run (album)

The Long Run
Studio album by the Eagles
Released September 24, 1979
Recorded March 1978 – September 1979
Studio
Genre Rock
Length 42:50
Label Asylum
Producer Bill Szymczyk
the Eagles chronology
Hotel California
(1976)Hotel California1976		 The Long Run
(1979)		 Eagles Live
(1980)Eagles Live1980
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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Smash Hits4/10[4]

The Long Run is the sixth studio album by 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 to feature Timothy B. Schmit, who had replaced founding member Randy Meisner. This was the band's final studio album for Asylum Records.

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"

Critical reception

Reviewing the album retrospectively in AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann wrote that the album was a "major disappointment, even though it sold several million copies and threw off three hit singles," adding that the album "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]

Accolades

Year Nominee/work Award Result
1980 "Heartache Tonight" Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[6] Won

Commercial performance

When released in September 1979, The Long Run debuted at number two on Billboard's Pop Albums chart and a week later hit number one. It was their last number one album of the 1970s, and stood for eight weeks in the number one slot. The Long Run was first certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 1, 1980, and reached 7× Platinum status on March 20, 2001.[7] It has sold more than eight million copies in the US.[8]

The album generated three Top 10 singles, "Heartache Tonight", the album's title cut, and "I Can't Tell You Why". Those singles reached No. 1, No. 8 and No. 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.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."The Long Run"
Don Henley3:42
2."I Can't Tell You Why"
Timothy B. Schmit4:56
3."In the City"
Joe Walsh3:46
4."The Disco Strangler"
Henley2:46
5."King of Hollywood"
  • Henley
  • Frey
Henley and Glenn Frey6:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Heartache Tonight"
Frey4:27
2."Those Shoes"
  • Henley
  • Frey
  • Felder
Henley4:57
3."Teenage Jail"
  • Henley
  • Frey
  • Souther
Henley and Frey3:44
4."The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks"
  • Henley
  • Frey
Henley2:21
5."The Sad Café"
  • Henley
  • Frey
  • Walsh
  • Souther
Henley5:35

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[26] 2× Gold 242,400[27]
Japan (Oricon Charts) 247,000[15]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] 7× Platinum 8,000,000[8]

*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. ↑ "The Long Run - Eagles - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "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
  8. 1 2 "Eagles: Biography". Rolling Stone.
  9. 1 2 3 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ↑ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eagles – The Long Run" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Eagles – The Long Run". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  13. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1979" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  15. 1 2 Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  16. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Eagles – The Long Run". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Eagles – The Long Run". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Eagles – The Long Run". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Eagles – Awards: AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  21. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1979". RPM. December 22, 1979. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1979 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  23. ↑ 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.
  24. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1980". RPM. December 20, 1980. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  25. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 20, 1980). Billboard.com – Year End Charts – Year-end Albums – The Billboard 200.
  26. ↑ "French album certifications – Eagles – The Long Run" (in French). InfoDisc. Select EAGLES and click OK
  27. ↑ "Les Albums Double Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  28. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Eagles; 'The Long Run')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  29. ↑ "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
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