Eagles

Producer: Bill Szymczyk

Well, I was born... I was born to boogie
People, I was born... said I was born to boogie
Come on boogie now

Everybody born to boogie
Every little person born to boogie
Even our old people should boogie
I'm gonna boogie

Every roadie should boogie
Every grandmother should boogie
I think the Pope could boogie... he got soul
I said the Pope's got soul
The Pope got soul

one of the most popular and successful bands of all time. Originating in Los Angeles in 1971, its founding members were Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner. They saw the coming and going of various members, including Frey who passed away in 2016.

Eagles were a success from the start. Their eponymous debut album, Eagles (1972), saw three singles enter the Top 40: “Take It Easy”, “Witchy Woman”, and “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, reaching respective peaks of 12, 9, and 22.

At this point, however, the Eagles were just getting started. Their second album, Desperado (1973), featured two of their most popular songs of all “Tequila Sunrise” and title track “Desperado”. Additionally, the other songs were critically acclaimed for other reasons, such as Leadon’s performance on “Saturday Night”. You’d be wrong if you thought the Eagles were settling down after back-to-back triumphs. Their next album, On the Border (1974), had on it their first “Best of My Love”.

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Selected Works: 1972–1999

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Selected Works: 1972–1999 (2000)

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Eagles

Selected Works: 1972–1999