The Long Run (album)

The Long Run
The Long Run
Album by The Eagles
Released September 24, 1979
Recorded 1978-1979 at Bayshore Recording Studio, Coconut Grove, FL,
One Step Up Recording Studio,Los Angeles, CA
Love 'n' Comfort Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Britannia Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA and
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Rock
Length 42 min 45 sec
Label Asylum
Producers Bill Szymczyk
Professional reviews
RollingStone NR link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=41006)
ARTISTdirect 3/5 link (http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,79867,00.html)
AMG 3/5 link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jgjeeau04xs7)
The Eagles Chronology
Hotel California
(1976)
The Long Run
(1979)
Eagles Live
(1980)

The Long Run is the sixth studio album by The Eagles, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music).

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Long Run" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) - 3:42
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley
    • Slide guitar by Joe Walsh
    • Organ by Don Felder
  2. "I Can't Tell You Why" (Timothy B. Schmit, Henley, Frey) - 4:56
    • Lead vocal by Timothy B. Schmit
    • Guitar solos by Glenn Frey
  3. "In the City" (Joe Walsh, Barry De Vorzon) - 3:46
    • Lead vocal by Joe Walsh
    • Slide guitar by Joe Walsh
  4. "Disco Strangler" (Don Felder, Henley, Frey) - 2:46
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley
  5. "King of Hollywood" (Henley, Frey) - 6:28
    • Lead vocals by Don Henley & Glenn Frey
    • First guitar solo by Glenn Frey
    • Second guitar solo by Don Felder
    • End guitar solo by Joe Walsh
  6. "Heartache Tonight" (Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, J.D. Souther) - 4:26
    • Lead vocal by Glenn Frey
    • Slide guitar by Joe Walsh
  7. "Those Shoes" (Felder, Henley, Frey) - 4:56
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley
    • Talk box guitars by Joe Walsh & Don Felder
    • Solo by Joe Walsh
  8. "Teenage Jail" (Henley, Frey, Souther) - 3:44
    • Lead vocals by Glenn Frey & Don Henley
    • Synthesizer solo by Glenn Frey
    • Guitar solo by Don Felder
  9. "The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks" (Henley, Frey) - 2:20
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley
    • Background vocals by "The Monstertones" featuring Jimmy Buffett
  10. "The Sad Café" (Henley, Frey, Walsh, Souther) - 5:35
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley
    • Guitar solo by Don Felder
    • Alto saxophone by David Sanborn

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

  • Producer: Bill Szymczyk
  • Engineers: Ed Mashal, Bill Szymczyk
  • Assistant engineers: David Crowther, Mark Curry, Bob Stringer, Bob Winder
  • Mastering: Ted Jensen
  • Art direction: Kosh
  • Design: Kosh
  • Photography: Jim Shea

Singles

  • "Heartache Tonight"/"Teenage Jail" - Asylum 46545; released September 18, 1979
  • "The Long Run"/"Disco Strangler" - Asylum 46569; released November 27,1979
  • "I Can't Tell You Why"/"The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks" - Asylum 46608; released February 4, 1980

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1979 Pop Albums 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1979 "Heartache Tonight" Pop Singles 1
1980 "I Can't Tell You Why" Adult Contemporary 3
1980 "I Can't Tell You Why" Pop Singles 8
1980 "The Long Run" Pop Singles 8

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1979 "Heartache Tonight" Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
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