Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)
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| Compilation album by the Eagles | ||||
| Released | February 17, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1971-1975 | |||
| Genre | Rock, country rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 43:08 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Producer | Glyn Johns Bill Szymczyk |
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Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) is the fifth album by the American rock band the Eagles, a compilation of singles released on Asylum Records in 1976. As of November 2009, 29,000,000 copies have been shipped[1] in the domestic market, making it the best-selling greatest hits album of all time in the United States. With an additional 13 million internationally, for a total of 42 million, it is one of the top-selling albums in the world.
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[edit] History
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) comprises nine best-selling singles released between 1972 and 1975, as well as "Desperado", which had never been previously released as an A-side. All single tracks but "Tequila Sunrise" charted in the Top 40, with five in the Top Ten, and "One of These Nights" and "Best of My Love" both topping the singles chart. With such airplay success in the span of a little over four years, the band became a formidable presence on American commercial radio in the 1970s, and Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 album chart upon its release.[2]
On February 24 1976, the album achieved the distinction of being the first to receive the RIAA Platinum award,[3] in recognition of one million shipments in the United States. On November 10, 1999, it became the all-time best-selling album in the United States when it was certified 26× Multi Platinum. It was certified at 29× Multi Platinum on 30 January 2006,[4] and has sold over 42 million copies worldwide to date.[5] Michael Jackson's Thriller is the only other album certified 29× Multi Platinum. Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is listed at #1 on the RIAA's "Top 100 Albums".[6]
In a 2001 radio interview, Randy Meisner revealed neither he nor Bernie Leadon was even notified of the record-breaking award presented to them in 1999, and "...had to call and we finally received it."[7]
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "Take It Easy" (Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey) – 3:32
- "Witchy Woman" (Don Henley, Bernie Leadon) – 4:11
- "Lyin' Eyes" (Henley, Frey) – 6:22
- "Already Gone" (Jack Tempchin, Robert Arnold Strandlund) – 4:13
- "Desperado" (Henley, Frey) – 3:33
[edit] Side two
- "One of These Nights" (Henley, Frey) – 4:51
- "Tequila Sunrise" (Henley, Frey) – 2:52
- "Take It to the Limit" (Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey) – 4:48
- "Peaceful Easy Feeling" (Tempchin) – 4:18
- "Best of My Love" (Henley, Frey, J.D. Souther) – 4:35
[edit] Personnel
- Glenn Frey - lead guitar, piano, lead vocals
- Don Henley - drums, lead vocals
- Bernie Leadon - banjo, lead guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, vocals
- Randy Meisner - bass guitar, guitar, lead vocals
- Don Felder - lead guitar, vocals (appears on tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 10)
[edit] Production
- Producers: Glyn Johns, Bill Szymczyk
- Engineers: Allan Blazek, Michael Braunstein, Glyn Johns, Ed Mashal, Bill Szymczyk, Michael Verdick, Don Wood
- Assistant engineers: Allan Blazek, Howard Kilgour
- Remastering: Ted Jensen
- String arrangements: Jim Ed Norman
- Front Cover photo: Tom Kelley
[edit] Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1976 | Billboard 200 (138 Weeks) | 1 (5 Weeks) |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Charts | ||
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| Billboard Hot 100 | Country | Adult Contemporary | ||
| 1972 | "Take It Easy" | 12 | - | - |
| "Witchy Woman" | 9 | - | - | |
| 1973 | "Peaceful Easy Feeling" | 22 | - | - |
| "Tequila Sunrise" | 64 | - | - | |
| 1974 | "Already Gone" | 32 | - | - |
| 1975 | "One of These Nights" | 1 | - | - |
| "Lyin' Eyes" | 2 | 8 | 3 | |
| "Best of My Love" | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 1976 | "Take It to the Limit" | 4 | - | 4 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ RIAA Chart "Top 100 Albums" [1] Accessed 05 NOV 2009
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_month_filter=1&news_year_filter=1999&resultpage=&id=0B391377-DEA6-2540-878F-A62C9A23A1B7
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_month_filter=1&news_year_filter=1999&resultpage=&id=0B391377-DEA6-2540-878F-A62C9A23A1B7
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTop100
- ^ "- 56k Soccer and music fans sound off". Find Articles. 2005-06-20. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20050620/ai_n14674759 - 56k. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTop100
- ^ "Randy Meisner of the Eagles Interview : Smooth Jazz Now Radio Streaming Live". Smoothjazznow.com. http://www.smoothjazznow.com/interviews/randy_meisner.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
| Preceded by Desire by Bob Dylan |
Billboard 200 number-one album March 13, 1976 - April 9, 1976 April 17, 1976 - April 23, 1976 |
Succeeded by Frampton Comes Alive! by Peter Frampton |
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