| Product Summary | | Label: Wsm/full Frequency Recordings | | UPC: 00081227397128 | | Release Date: 10/21/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60613387 | | Item#: MJ6GYR | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 383 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Take It Easy ~ The Eagles (Rock) |  | | 2. Witchy Woman ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 3. Peaceful Easy Feeling ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 4. Desperado ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 5. Tequila Sunrise ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 6. Doolin-Dalton ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 7. Already Gone ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 8. Best of My Love, The ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 9. James Dean ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 10. Ol' '55 ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 11. Midnight Flyer ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 12. On the Border ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 13. Lyin' Eyes ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 14. One of These Nights ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 15. Take It to the Limit ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 16. After the Thrill Is Gone ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 17. Hotel California ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | Disc 2
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Life in the Fast Lane ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 2. Wasted Time ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 3. Victim of Love ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 4. Last Resort, The ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 5. New Kid in Town ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 6. Please Come Home For Christmas ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 7. Heartache Tonight ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 8. Sad Cafe, The ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 9. I Can't Tell You Why ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 10. Long Run, The ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 11. In the City ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 12. Those Shoes ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 13. Seven Bridges Road - (Live) ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 14. Love Will Keep Us Alive ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 15. Get Over It ~ The Eagles (Rock) | | | 16. Hole in the World ~ 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."
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | The Eagles: Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Timothy B. Schmit. | | 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. | | Eagles: 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, Willie Hollis (piano); Jay Oliver (keyboards); Scott Crago (drums, percussion). | | This 1994 greatest hits package (released in anticipation of the band's wildly successful reunion tour and album) supplants THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975. It adds seven songs, but unfortunately deletes "Already Gone," one of their best rockers. | | What's most interesting about THE VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES - apart from the presence of obviously classic songs like "Take It Easy" and "Hotel California" - is that it demonstrates that the band's esthetic was fully formed from day one. Despite the fact that the songs here span nearly a decade, listening to them back to back you could almost believe they were the product of one marathon recording session. | | 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." |
Producer: The Eagles; Bill Szymcyzk; Rob Jacobs; Glyn Johns; Elliot Scheiner; The Eagles (Compilation) |
Engineer: Barry Goldberg; Bill Szymcyzk; 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; Jim Paterson; |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/21/2003 | | Original Release Date : 1994 | | Catalog ID : R-273971 | | Label : Warner Strategic UK | | 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..."Q (Summer/01, p.118)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Delivers he soundtrack of '70s LA and they remain the definitive male harmony group of their era..." |
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