| Product Summary | | Label: Wsm/full Frequency Recordings | | UPC: 00081227397128 | | Release Date: 10/21/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60613387 | | Item#: MJ6GYR | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 32967 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Take It Easy - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) |  | | 2. Witchy Woman - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 3. Peaceful Easy Feeling - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 4. Desperado - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 5. Tequila Sunrise - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 6. Doolin-Dalton - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 7. Already Gone - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 8. Best Of My Love, The - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 9. James Dean - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 10. Ol' '55 - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 11. Midnight Flyer - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 12. On The Border - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 13. Lyin' Eyes - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 14. One Of These Nights - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 15. Take It To the Limit - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 16. After the Thrill Is Gone - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 17. Hotel California - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | Disc 2
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Life In the Fast Lane - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 2. Wasted Time - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 3. Victim Of Love - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 4. Last Resort, The - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 5. New Kid In Town - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 6. Please Come Home For Christmas - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 7. Heartache Tonight - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 8. Sad Cafe, The - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 9. I Can't Tell You Why - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 10. Long Run, The - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 11. In The City - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 12. Those Shoes - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 13. Seven Bridges Road - (Live, with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 14. Love Will Keep Us Alive - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 15. Get Over It - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 16. Hole In the World - (with Eagles) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | |
| The Eagles soared out of their roots as L.A.-based, country-flavored, harmony-heavy rockers to become the defining artists of the phenomenally popular '70s Southern California rock scene, they delivered four consecutive #1 albums that decade. Ultimately, they became one of the all-time biggest acts in contemporary music. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, they made the RIAA's elite list of Artists Of The Century in 1999. The Eagles first best-of collection, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 with sales of over 28 million remains the #1 top-selling album ever. Highlights:
First-ever comprehensive 2-CD best-of compilation from these record-breaking, multiplatinum superstars.
33 remastered career-spanning hits, signature tracks, album favorites, and the acclaimed new single "Hole In The World."
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Initial pressings included a bonus DVD. | | THE VERY BEST OF includes a 46-page booklet with pictures and track information. | | The Eagles: Bernie Leadon (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo, mandolin); Don Felder (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar, keyboards); Glen Frey, Joe Walsh (vocals, guitar, slide guitar, keyboards); Randy Meisner (vocals, guitar, guitarron, bass); Don Henley (vocals, drums, percussion); Timothy B. Schmit (vocals, bass). | | Producers: Glyn Johns, Bill Szymczyk, Eagles, Elliot Scheiner, Rob Jacobs. | | Compilation producer: The Eagles. | | Recorded between 1972 & 2003. | | "Hole In The World" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. | | The Eagles (Rock): Don Felder (vocals, guitars, slide guitar, steel guitar, keyboards); Bernie Leadon (vocals, guitars, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo, mandolin); Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh (vocals, guitars, slide guitar, keyboards); Randy Meisner (vocals, guitarron, bass guitar); Timothy B. Schmit (vocals, bass guitar); Don Henley (vocals, drums, percussion). | | Additional personnel: Steuart Smith (electric guitar); Al Perkins (pedal steel guitar); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Jim Ed Norman, Will Hollis (piano); Jay Oliver (keyboards); Scott Crago (drums, percussion). | | The Eagles' founders Don Henley and Glenn Frey were forthright in their desire to bring then-emerging country rock to new heights of commercial success. Formed in Los Angeles in 1971, they learned from their observations of the scene around them, and subsequently took their music to the top of the charts. They stayed there throughout the '70s, becoming synonymous with the sound of Southern California rock. | | The band's first hit was with a song by Jackson Browne, and their first album also included a cover of "Ol' 55" by Tom Waits, but the bulk of the material they're known for was penned by Henley and Frey. This two-disc set wisely expands the original VERY BEST OF collection with important album tracks that have also long been band staples and favorites (such as the aforementioned Waits tune and a number of other songs from their pre-platinum first three releases). As is often the common industry-wide practice, there's also a new song, "Hole in the World." |
Engineer: Barry Goldberg; Bill Szymczyk; Mark Curry; Billy Youdelman; Steve Churchyard; Allan Blazek; Glyn Johns; Carl Glanville; Gary Ladinsky; Howard Kilgour; Richard Davis; Michael Braunstein; Don Wood; Ken Villeneuve; Tom Trafalski; Andy Ackland; Jimmy Patterso |
| | Artist Overview | | Throughout the 1970s, the Eagles couldn't lose. Each record was bigger than the last; each single seemed to play all summer long. At the forefront of the country-rock movement, the Eagles also typified so-called soft-rock and album rock. Their masterpiece, HOTEL CALIFORNIA, effectively captured the decadence of drug-crazed '70s L.A., wrapped in hook-filled, easily digestible tunes. The members parted ways in the early '80s, and Don Henley and Glen Frey went on to high-profile solo careers. They reformed in the '90s for the inevitable, hugely successful reunion tour. |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Associated Artists and Works | | Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles ~ Artists, Various | | Takin' It Easy: The Blues Tribute To The Eagles ~ Artists, Various | | The Steel Guitar Tribute To The Eagles ~ Artists, Various | | Beatles (The) | | Browne, Jackson | | Byrds (The) | | Guitar Tribute To Eagles' Hotel California ~ Dark One Lite | | Dylan, Bob | | Felder, Don | | Frey, Glenn | | Harris, Emmylou | | Henley, Don | | Leadon, Bernie | | Meisner, Randy | | Mitchell, Joni | | Nashville Superpickers (The) | | Presley, Elvis | | Rolling Stones (The) | | Ronstadt, Linda | | Schmit, Timothy B. | | Stuart, Marty | | Taylor, James (Popular) | | Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles ~ Various Artists | | Takin' It Easy: The Blues Tribute To The Eagles ~ Various Artists | | The Steel Guitar Tribute To The Eagles ~ Various Artists | | The String Quartet Tribute To The Eagles ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | A Bluegrass Tribue To The Eagles: On A Dark Desert ~ Various Artists | | Various Artists | | Hotel Honolulu: The Hawaiian Tribute To The Eagles ~ Various Artists | | The Best Of Pickin' On The Eagles ~ Various Artists | | Walsh, Joe | | Williams, Hank | | Young, Neil |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/21/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : R273971 | | Label : Warner Strategic Marketing | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Runtime : 144m : 47s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227397128 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (11/13/03, pp.100-1)
- 5 stars out of 5 - "...It's a dream package that unerringly documents Henley and Frey's Eagle-eyed view of the 1970s, from the earthly paradise to fast-lane trap..." |
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