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Sunset Grill (song)

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"Sunset Grill"
Single by Don Henley
from the album Building the Perfect Beast
B-side"Man with a Mission"
ReleasedAugust 1985
Recorded1983–1984
GenreSynth-rock, new wave, yacht rock
Length6:29 (album version)
4:26 (radio edit)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Don Henley singles chronology
"Not Enough Love in the World"
(1985)
"Sunset Grill"
(1985)
"The End of the Innocence"
(1989)

"Sunset Grill" is a song by American rock musician Don Henley from his second solo studio album Building the Perfect Beast (1984). The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in January 1985.[1] Released as the fourth single from the album in August 1985, it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1985.[2]

History

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Patty Smyth sings harmony vocals on this song, while Pino Palladino plays fretless bass. Randy Newman arranged the synthesizer programming for the song.[3]

The title and lyrics of the song reference the Sunset Grill, a hamburger restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.[4]

Critical reception

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Billboard said that the "deliberate rock beat and dense synths build an effective mood of aimless discontent."[5] Cashbox said that "this melancholy and dynamic track is orchestrated beautifully and Henley's vocals are right on."[6]

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 98[7]
Canada RPM Top Singles 52
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 22
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 18
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks 7
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [8] 20

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel. Rock Tracks (2002): 69
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955–1996 (1997): 274
  3. ^ Fremer, Michael (May 1, 2009). "Don Henley Finds His Thrill at The Sunset Grill".
  4. ^ Willman, Chris "The Sunset Grill is a Place to Sing About" Los Angeles Times January 2, 1986
  5. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. August 31, 1985. p. 82. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  6. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cashbox. August 31, 1985. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 137. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 26, 1985
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