Episode 92 is here! We finish up our review of the 3rd studio album by The Eagles, the 1974 album: On The Border! What will the second side bring? Stay Tuned!
On the Border is the third studio album by American rock band the Eagles, released on March 22, 1974. Apart from two songs produced by Glyn Johns, it was produced by Bill Szymczyk because the group wanted a more rock‑oriented sound instead of the country-rock feel of the first two albums.[3] It is the first Eagles album to feature guitarist Don Felder. On the Border reached number 17 on the Billboard album chart and has sold two million copies.
Three singles were released from the album: “Already Gone“, “James Dean” and “Best of My Love“. The singles peaked at numbers 32, 77 and 1 respectively. “Best of My Love” became the band’s first of five chart toppers. The album also includes “My Man“, Bernie Leadon’s tribute to his deceased friend Gram Parsons. Leadon and Parsons had played together in the pioneer country rock band Flying Burrito Brothers, before Leadon joined the Eagles.
This is the first album by the Eagles to be released in Quadraphonic surround sound. It was released on Quadraphonic 8-track tape and CD-4 LP. A hidden message carved into the run out groove of some vinyl LPs reads: “He who hesitates is lunch”.
The Eagles
Glenn Frey – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric rhythm guitar, lead guitar, piano, slide guitar on “Midnight Flyer” and “Is It True”
Don Henley – vocals, drums
Bernie Leadon – vocals, electric and acoustic lead and rhythm guitars, banjo, pedal steel
Randy Meisner – vocals, bass guitar
Don Felder – lead guitar on “Already Gone” and slide guitar on “Good Day in Hell” (credited as “late arrival”)
Additional Musicians
Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar (on “Ol’ 55”)
Production
Bill Szymczyk – producer, engineer[28]
Glyn Johns – producer and engineer on “You Never Cry Like a Lover” and “Best of My Love”
Rod Thaer, Gary Ladinsky, Allan Blazek – engineers
Lee Hulko – mastering
Artwork
Beatian Yazz – painting
Henry Diltz – photography
Rick Griffin – lettering
Gary Burden – art direction, design
Intro Music/Wheel Spin Music by LiteSaturation from Pixabay
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