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Long Road Out of Eden is the seventh and final studio album by American rock band the Eagles, released in 2007 on Lost Highway Records. Nearly six years in production, it is the band's first studio album since 1979's The Long Run. In between that time the band recorded four original studio tracks for the live album Hell Freezes Over (1994), "Hole in the World" for The Very Best Of (2003) and the Joe Walsh-penned "One Day at a Time" for the Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne DVD (2005), which Walsh later re-recorded for his 2012 album Analog Man. It is also the band's only album released following the dismissal of Don Felder in 2001.

The album produced two singles on the Hot Country Songs charts: a cover of J.D. Souther's "How Long" and "Busy Being Fabulous", both of which were Top 30 hits on the country charts as well as Top 20 hits on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. The album produced five straight hits on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts with "How Long", "Busy Being Fabulous", "No More Cloudy Days", "What Do I Do With My Heart", and "I Don't Want to Hear Anymore".

The album debuted at #1 in the U.S. and won the band two Grammy awards for "How Long" and the instrumental "I Dreamed There Was No War". The album became the band's sixth #1 album and was the highest selling album of the year. It has since sold 3.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Being a double album with length exceeding 90 minutes, the album was certified 7x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 3.5 million discs.

Album information

In 2006, a special edition exclusive to Wal-Mart of the DVD release, Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne, included a bonus CD with three studio versions of songs from Long Road Out of Eden: "No More Cloudy Days," "Do Something" and "Fast Company."

On August 20, 2007, the song "How Long," written by J.D. Souther – who had previously worked with the Eagles co-writing some of their biggest hits including "Best of My Love," "Victim of Love," "Heartache Tonight" and "New Kid in Town" – was released as a single to radio with an accompanying online video at Yahoo! Music and debuted on television on CMT during the Top 20 Countdown on August 23, 2007. The band performed the song as part of their live sets in the early to mid-1970s, but did not record it at the time due to J.D. Souther's desire to use it on his first solo album.

The Deluxe Collector's Edition of Long Road Out of Eden was released on November 20, 2007, featuring two bonus tracks, "Hole in the World" and "Please Come Home for Christmas." This version of the CD is wrapped in a red linen cloth, screen printed with panoramic imagery, and includes a 40-page booklet with lyrics, credits, exclusive photos and desert scenes from the making of the "How Long" video.[6]

"No More Walks in the Wood" is a song using the words from "An Old-Fashioned Song," a 21-line poem (without choruses either in the poem or song) by John Hollander. The song is in four-part harmony with guitar chords, but mostly sung a cappella.[7]

In a 2007 interview with CNN, band member Don Henley declared, "This is probably the last Eagles album that we'll ever make."[8] When questioned about the possibility of a follow-up album in November 2010, band member Timothy B. Schmit said, "My first reaction would be: no way. But I said that before the last one, so you never really know. Bands are a fragile entity and you never know what's going to happen. It took a long time to do that last album, over a span of years, really, and it took a lot out of us. We took a year off at one point. I'm not sure if we're able to do that again. I wouldn't close the door on it, but I don't know."[9] In a 2010 interview with undercover.fm, Joe Walsh said that the band might be able to make one more album before the band "wraps it up".[10]

At the 2009 Grammy Awards, the album won Best Pop Instrumental Performance and was nominated for three more: Best Pop Vocal Album; Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for "Waiting in the Weeds"; and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for "Long Road Out of Eden".

"Guilty of the Crime" was previously recorded by The Bellamy Brothers on their 1997 album Over the Line.[11] In 2009, they recorded a version with The Bacon Brothers and released it as a single, with a music video starring Shannen Doherty.[12]

In 2009 "I Don't Want to Hear Any More" was released as the fifth single from the album. The song's writer Paul Carrack had already cut his own version, with Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit singing backing vocals, in 2007.[13]

For the first year after the album's initial release, the album was available in North America exclusively via the band's website, or through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club retail stores.[14] It became the first account-exclusive album to reach number 1.[15]

Track listing

Disc one

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."No More Walks in the Wood"Don Henley, Steuart Smith, John HollanderGroup2:00
2."How Long"J. D. SoutherFrey with Henley3:16
3."Busy Being Fabulous"Henley, Glenn FreyHenley4:20
4."What Do I Do with My Heart"Frey, HenleyFrey with Henley3:54
5."Guilty of the Crime"Frankie Miller, Jerry Lynn WilliamsWalsh3:43
6."I Don't Want to Hear Any More"Paul CarrackSchmit4:21
7."Waiting in the Weeds"Henley, SmithHenley7:46
8."No More Cloudy Days"FreyFrey4:03
9."Fast Company"Henley, FreyHenley4:00
10."Do Something"Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, SmithSchmit with Henley5:12
11."You Are Not Alone"FreyFrey2:24

Disc two

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Long Road Out of Eden"Henley, Frey, SchmitHenley10:17
2."I Dreamed There Was No War"FreyInstrumental1:33
3."Somebody"Jack Tempchin, John BrannenFrey4:09
4."Frail Grasp on the Big Picture"Henley, FreyHenley5:46
5."Last Good Time in Town"Joe WalshWalsh7:07
6."I Love to Watch a Woman Dance"Larry John McNallyFrey3:16
7."Business as Usual"Henley, SmithHenley5:31
8."Center of the Universe"Henley, Frey, SmithHenley3:42
9."It's Your World Now"Frey, TempchinFrey4:22
Deluxe Collector's Edition/Standard UK Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Hole in the World"Henley, Frey4:13
11."Please Come Home for Christmas" (not included on standard UK edition)Charles Mose Brown, Gene C. Redd2:58

Personnel

As listed in CD booklet.[16]

Band
Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position 		Certification Sales
Australia ARIA Chart[17][18][19] 1 3× Platinum 210,000+
Austria Media Control Album Chart[20] 2 Platinum 20,000+
Belgium IFPI Album Chart[21] 8 Gold 15,000
Denmark IFPI Albums Chart[22] 2 2× Platinum[23] 60,000+
Finland IFPI Album Chart[24] 6 Gold 16.000
France SNEP Album Chart[25] 9
Germany Media Control Album Chart[21] 2 Platinum 200,000
Greece IFPI Album International Chart[26] 1 Gold 10,000
Hong Kong Album Chart[27] 1
India Album Chart[27] 1
Ireland IRMA Album Chart[21] 4 Platinum 15,000
Italy FIMI Album Chart[28] 4
Japan Oricon Albums Chart[29][30] 7 83,132
Korea Hanteo Album Chart[31] 9 2,597[32]
Malaysia Album Chart[27] 1
Netherlands MegaCharts Album Chart[33] 1
New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart[34] 1 2× Platinum 30,000
Norway IFPI Album Chart[21] 1
Poland OLiS Album Chart 4 Platinum 20,000
Russia (RASC) Album Sales Chart[35] 1
Singapore Album Chart[27] 1
Spain PROMUSICAE Album Chart[36] 13
Sweden GLF Album Chart[21] 2 Platinum 40,000
Switzerland Media Control Album Chart[37] 2 Gold 15,000
Thailand Album Chart[27] 1
UK Albums Chart[27][38][39] 1 2× Platinum 800,000+
U.S. Billboard 200[27][40][41] 1 7× Platinum,[42] 7,000,000+
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[43] 1
U.S. Billboard European Top 100 Albums[44] 1

Year-end charts

Year Country Chart Rank
2007 Germany IFPI #78 [45]

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions[46][47]
US Country US US Main US AC CAN
2005 "No More Cloudy Days" — — — 3 —
2007 "How Long" 23 101 38 7 76
2008 "Busy Being Fabulous" 28 — — 12 —
"What Do I Do with My Heart" — — — 13 —
2009 "I Don't Want to Hear Any More" — — — 23 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Awards

Wins

Year Winner Category Award
2008 Long Road Out Of Eden Best International Rock Album Fonogram – Hungarian Music Awards
2008 "How Long" Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Grammy Awards (50th)
2009 "I Dreamed There Was No War" Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy Awards (51st)

Nominations

Year Nominee Category Award
2004 "Hole In The World" Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Grammy Awards (46th)
2008 Long Road Out Of Eden Best International Album BRIT Awards (28th)
2008 Eagles Best International Group BRIT Awards (28th)
2008 "How Long" Wide Open Country Video of the Year CMT Music Awards
2008 Eagles Top Vocal Group Academy of Country Music Awards
2009 Long Road Out Of Eden Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy Awards (51st)
2009 “Long Road Out Of Eden” Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Grammy Awards (51st)
2009 "Waiting In The Weeds" Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Grammy Awards (51st)

Tour

Main article: Long Road out of Eden Tour

References

  1. ^ Long Road Out Of Eden Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic Metacritic. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. ^ Long Road Out of Eden at AllMusic
  3. ^ David Fricke (1 November 2007). "Long Road Out of Eden – Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  4. ^ Bud Scoppa. "The Eagles – Long Road Out Of Eden – Review". Uncut. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  5. ^ Nick Butler (30 October 2007). "Eagles – Long Road Out Of Eden (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  6. ^ Wal-Mart Releases Eagles' 'Deluxe Collector's Edition of Long Road out of Eden', Press release via money.cnn.com, November 16, 2007
  7. ^ Boynton, Cynthia Wolfe, "Venerable Poet's Words to a Pop Music Beat", article, The New York Times, Connecticut and the Region section, February 10, 2008, p 6
  8. ^ Don Henley: 'Let the chips fall where they may' CNN, November 18, 2007
  9. ^ Eagles have learned to take it easy, The Australian, November 25, 2010
  10. ^ Joe Walsh To Release First Album In 18 Years
  11. ^ Guilty of the Crime - The Bellamy Brothers at AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  12. ^ "Bellamy Brothers, Bacon Brothers 'Guilty Of The Crime' - New Video Debuts On CMT Pure". Top40-Charts.com. July 1, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  13. ^ I Don't Want to Hear Anymore from SongFacts.com
  14. ^ Peisner, David (January 2008). "The October Surprise". Spin. p. 84. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  15. ^ "Sugarland, Jackson Lead Quiet Album Charts". Billboard. August 22, 2009. p. 36. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  16. ^ Long Road out of Eden (CD booklet). Eagles. Lost Highway Records. 2007. 98268-4500-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ Top 50 Albums Chart, ARIA Charts
  18. ^ Eagles 'Long Road' Goes Gold In One Week, Undercover, December 24, 2007
  19. ^ Timbaland Ousts Eagles In Final Chart of 2008, Undercover, December 31, 2007
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  26. ^ Eagles - Long Road out of Eden, Greek Albums Chart
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  28. ^ Italian Album Chart, FIMI, Retrieved November 25, 2007
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  30. ^ Japanese Sales
  31. ^ Korean Album Chart from hanteo.com
  32. ^ 무제 문서 from miak.or.kr Template:Ko icon
  33. ^ Eagles - Long Road out of Eden, Dutch Album Chart
  34. ^ Top 40 Albums Chart #1589 Monday 5 November 2007, RIANZ, Retrieved November 8, 2007
  35. ^ Sales Leaders in Russia from Soyuz Music (soyuz.ru)Template:Ru icon
  36. ^ Lista Promusicae, los40.com, Retrieved November 7, 2007
  37. ^ Eagles - Long Road out of Eden (Album), SwissCharts.com
  38. ^ Eagles - Long Road out of Eden, The Official UK Charts Company (theofficialcharts.com)
  39. ^ Eagles World Tour Debut, The O2
  40. ^ Revised Chart Policy Lands Eagles At No. 1, Billboard, November 6, 2007
  41. ^ Jay-Z Leapfrogs Eagles, Britney For No. 1 Debut, Billboard, November 14, 2007
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  43. ^ Billboard Top Country Albums, Billboard, November 6, 2007
  44. ^ Billboard European Top 100 Albums, Billboard, November 6, 2007
  45. ^ mtv.de/charts/Album Jahrescharts 2007 Archived January 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  46. ^ Eagles Artist Chart History, Billboard
  47. ^ Hot Country Songs: How Long, Billboard
Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
November 17, 2007 		Succeeded by
Top Country Albums number-one album
November 17, 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
The Ultimate Hits by Garth Brooks
 Top Country Albums number-one album
December 15, 2007 - January 12, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK Albums Chart number-one album
November 4, 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
November 5, 2007 - November 12, 2007
November 26, 2007
December 10, 2007 - December 24, 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood
 Top Country Albums number-one album of the year
2008 		Succeeded by
Fearless by Taylor Swift
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