Good Day in Hell
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| "Good Day in Hell" | ||||
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| Single by Eagles | ||||
| from the album On the Border | ||||
| A-side | "James Dean" | |||
| Released | August 14, 1974 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Rock, Country rock | |||
| Length | 4:22 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Writer(s) | Don Henley, Glenn Frey | |||
| Producer | Bill Szymczyk | |||
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"Good Day in Hell" is a song by the Eagles, from their third album, On the Border. It was written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and is about a seductive "devil in disguise".
For the recording of the song, session guitarist Don Felder was called upon to perform the slide guitar. Although slide guitar on two other songs on the album (the bluegrass "Midnight Flyer" and the mid-tempo "Is It True") were performed by Glenn Frey, the Eagles' new producer Bill Szymczyk wanted to get a more experienced slide guitarist to record on "Good Day in Hell".
The Eagles were so pleased with Don Felder's work on the song that they decided to make him an official member of the band, making them a quintet. He also performed the dual guitar solo with Glenn Frey on another On the Border song, "Already Gone". These are the only two songs he played on on the album and he is billed as a "late arrival".
"Good Day in Hell" was released as the B-side to the "James Dean" single on August 14, 1974.
When performed live on the band's 1976-1977 tour, Joe Walsh played a regular guitar solo during the ending of the track and dueling with Felder's slide in some parts.
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