Eagles Live

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Eagles Live
The album cover has a trunk for Eagles' touring gear on it
Live album by Eagles
Released November 7, 1980 (1980-11-07)
Recorded October 20, 1976 – July 31, 1980
Genre Rock
Length 77:10
Label Asylum
Producer Bill Szymczyk
Eagles chronology
The Long Run
(1979)The Long Run1979		 Eagles Live
(1980)		 Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
(1982)Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 21982
Singles from Eagles Live
  1. "Seven Bridges Road"
    Released: December 15, 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars link
Robert Christgau C−[1]

Eagles Live is the first live album by the American rock band Eagles, a two-LP set released on November 7, 1980. The Eagles unofficially disbanded on July 31, 1980 after a concert in Long Beach, California. However, the band still owed Elektra/Asylum a live record from the tour. Eagles Live was mixed by Glenn Frey and Don Henley on opposite coasts, as the two decided they could not stand to be in the same state, let alone the same studio, and as Bill Szymczyk put it, the record's perfect three-part harmonies were fixed "courtesy of Federal Express." The 1983 Rolling Stone Record Guide said it is "perhaps the most heavily overdubbed [live album] in history." "Seven Bridges Road" was released as a single and would become a top 40 hit. The song was a showcase for the band's close harmony singing; the first and last verses feature all five Eagles singing in five-part harmony.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Hotel California" (Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey) – 6:55
  2. "Heartache Tonight" (Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, J. D. Souther) – 4:35
    • Recorded July 27, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
  3. "I Can't Tell You Why" (Timothy B. Schmit, Henley, Frey) – 5:24
    • Recorded July 28, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Side two
  1. "The Long Run" (Henley, Frey) – 5:35
    • Recorded July 27, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
  2. "New Kid in Town" (Henley, Frey, Souther) – 5:45
  3. "Life's Been Good" (Joe Walsh) – 9:38
    • Recorded July 29, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Side three
  1. "Seven Bridges Road" (Steve Young) – 3:54
    • Recorded July 28, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
  2. "Wasted Time" (Henley, Frey) – 5:40
    • Recorded October 22, 1976, The Forum, Inglewood, California
  3. "Take It to the Limit" (Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey) – 5:20
    • Recorded October 20, 1976, The Forum, Inglewood, California
  4. "Doolin-Dalton (Reprise II)" (Henley, Frey, Jim Ed Norman) – 0:44
    • Recorded October 21, 1976, The Forum, Inglewood, California
  5. "Desperado" (Henley, Frey) – 4:04
    • Recorded October 21, 1976, The Forum, Inglewood, California
Side four
  1. "Saturday Night" (Meisner, Henley, Frey, Bernie Leadon) – 3:55
    • Recorded July 28, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
  2. "All Night Long" (Walsh) – 5:40
    • Recorded July 27, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
  3. "Life in the Fast Lane" (Henley, Frey, Walsh) – 5:10
    • Recorded July 31, 1980, Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California
  4. "Take It Easy" (Jackson Browne, Frey) – 5:20
    • Recorded July 27, 1980, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California

Vinyl record notes

  • The record labels were custom, showing a bird's nest filled with eggs and hand grenades.
  • Original pressings of this double-album had text engraved in the carry-out grooves on each side, as had been the band's tradition since their 1975 album One of These Nights:
    1. Side 1: Is it illegal to yell "movie!" in a firehouse?
    2. Side 2: "Hello, Federal?...Ship it!"
    3. Side 3: Not Tonight, Thanks...
    4. Side 4: ...Ive gotta rest up for my monster"
  • The carry-out groove of the fourth side did not fade to silence as was customary. Instead, the crowd noise continued into the final-loop groove. Thus for those listening on manual turntables, the applause would not end until the listener removed the stylus from the disc.

Personnel

Eagles
Additional musicians
  • Jage Jackson - rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Phil Kenzie - saxophone
  • Vince Melamed - electric piano
  • The Monstertones - backing vocals
  • J. D. Souther - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Joe Vitale - piano, organ, drums, percussion
Technical personnel

Charts and certifications

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Gold 50,000
France (SNEP)[14] Gold 100,000
Japan (Oricon Charts) 105,000[5]
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[16] 7× Platinum 3,500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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