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Desperado is the second studio album by the American rock band Eagles. It was recorded at Island Studios in London, United Kingdom and released in 1973. Desperado is a concept album, based on the Dalton gang and the Old West.
Although the title track is one of the Eagles' signature songs, it was never released as a single. The song "Desperado" was ranked #494 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The album did yield two singles, though: "Tequila Sunrise" and "Outlaw Man". Those two singles reached #64 and #59 respectively. Although the album wasn't a commercial hit at the time, over the years it has come to recognition of being a creative and artistic masterpiece.[citation needed] It also serves as a perfect example of the Eagles early country sound with songs like "Twenty One" showcasing guitarist Bernie Leadon's abilities on the banjo. The album reached #41 on the charts and sold 2 million copies. It is considered by many to be one of the greatest country rock albums of all time. [citation needed]
Desperado was the last Asylum Records album to be distributed in North America by Atlantic Records (catalog no. SD 5068), prior to Asylum's mid-1973 merger with Elektra Records by Asylum's, Elektra's and Atlantic's parent company, Warner Communications.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Doolin-Dalton" (Glenn Frey, J. D. Souther, Don Henley, Jackson Browne) – 3:26
- Lead vocals by Don Henley and Glenn Frey , Harmonica by Glenn Frey
- "Twenty-One" (Bernie Leadon) – 2:11
- Lead vocals, Dobro and Banjo by Bernie Leadon
- "Out of Control" (Henley, Frey, Tom Nexon) – 3:04
- Lead vocals and Lead Guitar by Glenn Frey
- "Tequila Sunrise" (Henley, Frey) – 2:52
- Lead vocals and Acoustic Guitar by Glenn Frey, Lead Guitar and Mandolin by Bernie Leadon
- "Desperado" (Henley, Frey) – 3:36
- Lead vocals by Don Henley, Piano by Glenn Frey
- Side two
- "Certain Kind of Fool" (Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey) – 3:02
- Lead vocals by Randy Meisner, Acoustic guitar and Mandolin by Bernie Leadon, Lead guitar by Glenn Frey
- "Doolin-Dalton (Instrumental)" (Frey, Souther, Henley, Browne) – 0:48
- "Outlaw Man" (David Blue) – 3:34
- Lead vocals, Acoustic guitar, and piano by Glenn Frey, Lead Guitar by Bernie Leadon
- "Saturday Night" (Meisner, Henley, Frey, Leadon) – 3:20
- Lead vocals and acoustic guitar by Don Henley, second lead vocal by Randy Meisner, Mandolin by Bernie Leadon
- "Bitter Creek" (Leadon) – 5:00
- Lead vocals by Bernie Leadon
- "Doolin-Dalton / Desperado (Reprise)" (Frey, Souther, Henley, Browne) – 4:50
- Lead vocals by Don Henley, Banjo and Dobro by Bernie Leadon, Piano by Glenn Frey
- 1991 Bonus tracks
- "All by Myself" (Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Henley, Frey) – 4:56
- Lead vocals and piano by Eric Carmen, Lead guitar by Glenn Frey, conducted performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra
Personnel
- Glenn Frey – guitars, keyboards, piano, harmonica, vocals
- Don Henley – drums, percussion, vocals
- Randy Meisner – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Bernie Leadon – guitars, mandolin, banjo, vocals
- Eric Carmen – piano, vocals
- Production
- Glyn Johns – producer, engineer
- Howard Kilgour – assistant engineer
- Barry Diament – mastering
- Ted Jensen – remastering
- Jim Ed Norman – string arrangements
- Gary Burden – art direction, design
- Henry Diltz – lettering, photography
Charts
- Album
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[3]</ref> | 41 |
Canada RPM 100 Albums[4] | 35 |
UK (The Official Charts Company)[5] | 39 |
New Zealand (Top 50 Albums)[6] | 40 |
- Singles
- "Tequila Sunrise"/"Twenty-One" - released April 17, 1973
- "Desperado"/"Doolin-Dalton" - released May 10, 1973
- "Outlaw Man"/"Certain Kind of Fool" - released August 6, 1973
- "Doolin-Dalton / Desperado (Reprise)"/"Saturday Night" - released September 10, 1973
- "All by Myself"/"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" - released December 14, 1975
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1973 | "Outlaw Man" | Billboard Pop Singles | 59 |
1973 | "Tequila Sunrise" | Billboard Pop Singles | 64 |
References
- ^ a b William Ruhlmann. "Desperado - Eagles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ a b Desperado (Media notes). Asylum Records. 1973.
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- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "Eagles - Desperado". Chart Stats. 1976-04-24. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Eagles - Desperado". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-01-05.