The long run

The long run
Eagles studio album
Publication (s)	September 24, 1979
Label (s)	Asylum Records
Genre (s)	Rock , country rock
Title (number)	10
running time	42:30
occupation	Glenn Frey - lead vocals , guitars , keyboards , harmonium Don Henley - lead vocals, drums , tablas Joe Walsh - lead vocals, keyboard , guitar Timothy B. Schmit - lead vocals, bass guitars Don Felder - lead vocals, guitars , organ
production	Bill Szymczyk
Studio (s)	Bayshore Recording Studios , Coconut Grove, FL
chronology Hotel California (1976) The long run Long Road Out of Eden (2007)

The Long Run is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Eagles , released in 1979 . It was the first album after their global success Hotel California and, like their previous records, appeared on their regular label Asylum. The following year the band broke up for the first time.

Track list

page 1

1. The Long Run - 3:42
2. I Can't Tell You Why - 4:56
3. In The City - 3:46
4. "The Disco Strangler" - 2:46
5. King Of Hollywood - 6:28

Page 2

1. Heartache Tonight - 4:26
2. Those Shoes - 4:56
3. Teenage Jail - 3:44
4. The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks - 2:20
5. The Sad Café - 5:25

additional

The album was the fourth in a row to make it to number 1 on the US album charts. The song Heartache Tonight won the 1979 Grammy for best rock performance.

Three singles were released: Heartache Tonight , which was the Eagles' last number 1 hit, and The Long Run , and I Can't Tell You Why ., Both of which reached number 8 on the Billboard charts. Although the reviews weren't good, it sold more than 7 million albums.

Timothy B. Schmit replaced the resigned founding member Randy Meisner on the recordings .

Reviews

• "The claustrophobic studio sound turns this apparently ambitious but inconsistent production into a depressing listening experience", FAZ from November 9, 1979
• "A big disappointment ....", allmusic, William Ruhlmann

Individual evidence

1. ^ Eagles. Retrieved October 22, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Long Run - Eagles | Awards. Retrieved October 22, 2019 (American English). 
3. ↑ Jeff Giles: 40 Years Ago: Eagles Struggle to a Halt on 'The Long Run'. Retrieved October 22, 2019 . 
4. ^ DIE ZEIT (archive): The new record . In: The time . November 9, 1979, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed October 22, 2019]).
5. ^ The Long Run - Eagles | Songs, reviews, credits. Retrieved October 22, 2019 (American English).