Eagles is a box set by the American rock band the Eagles. The box set includes material from the band's time under the Elektra and Asylum labels between 1972 and 1980.[1]

Eagles
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2005
RecordedFebruary 1972 – July 31, 1980
GenreRock
Length325:30
LabelWarner Strategic Marketing
ProducerGlyn Johns, Bill Szymczyk
Eagles chronology
The Very Best Of
(2003)
Eagles
(2005)
Long Road Out of Eden
(2007)

Reception

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Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four and a half out of five stars and praised the set's artwork, but said "it's something that only hardcore fans will truly find a bargain at a list price of $129.98."[1]

Track listing

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Eagles

  1. "Take It Easy" (Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey) – 3:32
  2. "Witchy Woman" (Don Henley, Bernie Leadon) – 4:11
  3. "Chug All Night" (Frey) – 3:16
  4. "Most of Us Are Sad" (Frey) – 3:35
  5. "Nightingale" (Browne) – 4:08
  6. "Train Leaves Here This Morning" (Gene Clark, Leadon) – 4:10
  7. "Take the Devil" (Meisner) – 4:01
  8. "Earlybird" (Leadon, Meisner) – 3:00
  9. "Peaceful Easy Feeling" (Jack Tempchin) – 4:17
  10. "Tryin'" (Meisner) – 2:53

Desperado

  1. "Doolin-Dalton" (Browne, Frey, Henley, JD Souther) – 3:29
  2. "Twenty–One" (Leadon) – 2:10
  3. "Out of Control" (Frey, Henley, Nixon) – 3:05
  4. "Tequila Sunrise" (Frey, Henley) – 2:54
  5. "Desperado" (Frey, Henley) – 3:36
  6. "Certain Kind of Fool" (Meisner, Frey, Henley) – 3:02
  7. "Doolin-Dalton" (Browne, Frey, Henley, Souther) – :47
  8. "Outlaw Man" (David Blue) – 3:34
  9. "Saturday Night" (Meisner, Frey, Henley, Leadon) – 3:20
  10. "Bitter Creek" (Leadon) – 5:03
  11. "Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise)" (Browne, Frey, Henley, Souther) – 4:50

On the Border

  1. "Already Gone" (Strandlin, Tempchin) – 4:15
  2. "You Never Cry Like a Lover" (Henley, Souther) – 4:00
  3. "Midnight Flyer" (Craft) – 3:58
  4. "My Man" (Leadon) – 3:30
  5. "On the Border" (Frey, Leadon, Henley) – 4:23
  6. "James Dean" (Browne, Frey, Henley, Souther) – 3:38
  7. "Ol '55" (Waits) – 4:21
  8. "Is It True" (Meisner) – 3:14
  9. "Good Day in Hell" (Frey, Henley) – 4:26
  10. "The Best of My Love" (Frey, Henley, Souther) – 4:34

One of These Nights

  1. "One of These Nights" (Frey, Henley) – 4:51
  2. "Too Many Hands" (Meisner, Felder) – 4:40
  3. "Hollywood Waltz" (B.Leadon, T.Leadon, Frey, Henley) – 4:01
  4. "Journey of the Sorcerer" (Leadon) – 6:38
  5. "Lyin' Eyes" (Frey, Henley) – 6:21
  6. "Take It to the Limit" (Meisner, Frey, Henley) – 4:46
  7. "Visions" (Felder, Henley) – 3:58
  8. "After the Thrill Is Gone" (Frey, Henley) – 3:56
  9. "I Wish You Peace" (Davis, Leadon) – 3:45

Hotel California

  1. "Hotel California" (Felder, Frey, Henley) – 6:30
  2. "New Kid in Town" (Frey, Henley, Souther) – 5:03
  3. "Life in the Fast Lane" (Frey, Henley, Walsh) – 4:46
  4. "Wasted Time" (Frey, Henley) – 4:56
  5. "Wasted Time (Reprise)" (Frey, Henley, Norman) – 1:23
  6. "Victim of Love" (Felder, Frey, Henley, Souther) – 4:09
  7. "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (Vitale, Walsh) – 3:58
  8. "Try and Love Again" (Meisner) – 5:10
  9. "The Last Resort" (Frey, Henley) – 7:28

The Long Run

  1. "The Long Run" (Frey, Henley) – 3:43
  2. "I Can't Tell You Why" (Schmit, Frey, Henley) – 4:55
  3. "In the City" (DeVorzon, Walsh) – 3:46
  4. "The Disco Strangler" (Felder, Frey, Henley) – 2:44
  5. "King of Hollywood" (Frey, Henley) – 6:28
  6. "Heartache Tonight" (Frey, Henley, Bob Seger, Souther) – 4:26
  7. "Those Shoes" (Felder, Frey, Henley) – 4:54
  8. "Teenage Jail" (Frey, Henley, Souther) – 3:44
  9. "The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks" (Frey, Henley) – 2:20
  10. "The Sad Café" (Frey, Henley, Souther, Walsh) – 5:35

Eagles Live

  1. "Hotel California" (Felder, Frey, Henley) – 7:00
  2. "Heartache Tonight" (Frey, Henley, Seger, Souther) – 4:33
  3. "I Can't Tell You Why" (Schmit, Frey, Henley) – 5:17
  4. "The Long Run" (Frey, Henley) – 5:51
  5. "New Kid in Town" (Frey, Henley, Souther) – 5:53
  6. "Life's Been Good" (Walsh) – 8:56
  7. "Seven Bridges Road" (Young) – 3:54
  8. "Wasted Time" (Frey, Henley) – 5:21
  9. "Take It to the Limit" (Meisner, Frey, Henley) – 5:14
  10. "Doolin-Dalton (Reprise II)" (Frey, Henley, Norman) – :41
  11. "Desperado" (Frey, Henley) – 3:57
  12. "Saturday Night" (Meisner, Frey, Henley, Leadon) – 3:47
  13. "All Night Long" (Walsh) – 5:34
  14. "Life in the Fast Lane" (Frey, Henley, Walsh) – 5:09
  15. "Take It Easy" (Browne, Frey) – 5:16

Bonus single

  1. "Please Come Home for Christmas" (Charles Brown, Redd) – 3:00
  2. "Funky New Year" (Frey, Henley) – 4:01

References

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  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Eagles (Box Set) Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 June 2010.