Hotel California
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| Hotel California | ||
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| Missing image TheEaglesHotelCaliforniaalbumcover.jpg Hotel California | ||
| Album by The Eagles | ||
| Released | 8 December 1976 | |
| Recorded | March-October 1976 at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL and The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 43 min 30 sec | |
| Record label | Asylum Records | |
| Producer | Bill Szymczyk | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 5/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2CBB5C10D1CAEE52B0DD64373E8DE4A260285E36&uid=SUB040412061230&sql=10:5unyxdybjolf~T1) |
| RollingStone | 4/5 | link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=49902) |
| ARTISTdirect | 5/5 | link (http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,79866,00.html) |
| The Eagles Chronology | ||
| Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) (1976) | Hotel California (1976) | The Long Run (1979) |
Hotel California was an album released by The Eagles in 1976 (see 1976 in music). Using Hotel California as a metaphor for the nation, The Eagles touched on many themes, including innocence (and the loss of), the dangers, temptations, and transient nature of fame, shallow relationships, divorce and loss of love, the end results of manifest destiny, and the "American Dream". The most important obviously was the referral to Seward's Folly in the song Hotel California.
Several tracks on the album were #1 hits in Billboard: "New Kid in Town", on February 26, 1977, and "Hotel California" on May 7, 1977.
Hotel California also won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978.
In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Hotel California the 38th greatest album of all time.
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Track listing
- "Hotel California" (Felder, Henley, Frey) - 6:30
- Lead vocal by Don Henley
- "New Kid in Town" (J.D. Souther, Henley, Frey) - 5:04
- Lead vocal by Glenn Frey
- "Life in the Fast Lane" (Walsh, Henley, Frey) - 4:46
- Lead vocal by Don Henley
- "Wasted Time" (Henley, Frey) - 4:55
- Lead vocal by Don Henley
- "Wasted Time (Reprise)" (instrumental) (Henley, Frey, Jim Ed Norman) - 1:22
- "Victim of Love" (Felder, Souther, Henley, Frey) - 4:11
- Lead vocal by Don Henley
- "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (Walsh, Joe Vitale) - 4:05
- Lead vocal by Joe Walsh
- "Try and Love Again" (Meisner) - 5:10
- Lead vocal by Randy Meisner
- "The Last Resort" (Henley, Frey) - 7:25
- Lead vocal by Don Henley
Personnel
- Don Felder - guitar, pedal steel, electric guitar, steel guitar, vocals, slide guitar
- Glenn Frey - synthesizer, guitar, piano, keyboard, vocals, clavinet
- Don Henley - synthesizer, percussion, drums, vocals
- Randy Meisner - bass, guitar, vocals, guitarron
- Joe Walsh - organ, synthesizer, guitar, piano, keyboard, electric piano, vocals, slide guitar
Additional personnel
- Jim Ed Norman - conductor
- Sid Sharp - concert master
Production
- Producer: Bill Szymczyk
- Engineers: Allan Blazek, Bruce Hensal, Ed Marshall, Bill Szymczyk
- Mixing: Bill Szymczyk
- String arrangements: Jim Ed Norman
- Art direction: Don Henley, John Kosh
- Design: John Kosh
- Photography: David Alexander
- Artwork: Kosh
- Poster design: Norman Seeff
- CD preparation: Kevin Gray
Singles
- "Take It to the Limit"/"After the Thrill Is Gone" - Asylum 45293; released November 15, 1976
- "New Kid in Town"/"Victim Of Love" - Asylum 45373; released December 7, 1976
- "Hotel California"/"Pretty Maids All In A Row" - Asylum 45286; released February 22, 1977
- "Life in the Fast Lane"/"The Last Resort" - Asylum 45403; released May 3, 1977
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | Country Albums | 10 |
| 1977 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1977 | "Hotel California" | Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1977 | "Life In The Fast Lane" | Pop Singles | 11 |
| 1977 | "New Kid in Town" | Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| 1977 | "New Kid In Town" | Country Singles | 43 |
| 1977 | "New Kid In Town" | Pop Singles | 1 |
Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1977 | "Hotel California" | Record Of The Year |
| 1977 | "New Kid in Town" | Best Arrangement For Voices |
Grammy Award nominations
| Year | Nominee | Category |
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| 1977 | "Hotel California" | Song of the Year |
| 1977 | Hotel California | Album of the Year |
| 1977 | Bill Szymczyk | Producer of the Year |
External links
- Yahoo! LAUNCH - Discography with samples (http://eagles.launch.yahoo.com/discography.asp?d=1&i=7)nl:Hotel California