This album combines all tracks that appeared on the ii previously released Eagles greatest hits albums (Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) & Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2), along amongst other singles non included on the kickoff ii compilations, album tracks too the novel rail "Hole inwards the World".
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The album debuted on the Billboard 200 on Nov 8, 2003 at publish 3, amongst 162,000 copies sold. It spent 62 weeks on the chart. The album was certified too awarded gold, platinum, too double platinum records past times the RIAA on Dec 17, 2003, too on Dec 13, 2004, it achieved triple platinum status. As of Dec 2007, it has spent over 325 weeks inwards the arts" title="Learn Eagles - 2003 The Very Best Of">Irish Album Charts, effectively non having left the chart since its release. In the UK the album (as The Complete Greatest Hits) entered the charts on Nov 1, 2003 at its initial publish 27 peak position, the album did nevertheless re-enter the charts inwards June 2006 when it peaked at publish nine on the art" title="Learn Eagles - 2003 The Very Best Of">UK Albums Chart.
The work amongst assembling an artist/eagles-mn0000144847">Eagles collection inwards 2003 is that at that spot already is a perfect artist/eagles-mn0000144847">Eagles collection: 1976's Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975). Although it spanned a mere x songs too summarized alone the kickoff 5 years too 4 albums of their career, it pulled off a nifty flim-flam past times making the albums it summarized -- too past times extension, the band -- seem ameliorate than they genuinely were. By concentrating on large hits too substituting album rail "Desperado" for "Outlaw Man," a unmarried that didn't have much chart action, the collection captured the band's peak, making a convincing illustration for the band's strengths spell providing a compulsively enjoyable listen. Of course, artist/the-eagles-mn0000144847">the Eagles continued to bring hits after the 1976 release of Their Greatest Hits, scoring the biggest proper album of their career that real yr amongst Hotel California. After that, egos too infighting hampered the band, leading to only ane to a greater extent than album inwards 1979's The Long Run earlier a disbandment inwards 1982, which was followed 12 years afterward past times a reunion, charmingly dubbed Hell Freezes Over, since almost pundits predicted that's when the band would reunite. This isn't much novel the world to comprehend for a compilation, every bit the spotty 1982 The Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 illustrated, but fifty-fifty amongst a box laid similar 2000's Selected Works, at that spot was room for a collection that contained all their large hits on ane or ii discs: thence the nascence of Warner Strategic Marketing's 2003 double-disc artist/eagles-mn0000144847">Eagles collection, The Very Best Of.
There's picayune inquiry that The Very Best Of does its project well, containing nearly all of the group's charting singles -- including the non-LP seasonal melody "Please Come Home for Christmas" too omitting the purposely ignored "Outlaw Man" along amongst a duo of reunion-era singles that didn't brand much acquit on -- too filling out the margins amongst album stone staples such every bit "Doolin-Dalton," "Ol' 55," "Victim of Love," "In the City," too "Those Shoes." It's a skillful collection, eliminating the demand to ain actual artist/eagles-mn0000144847">Eagles albums past times containing all the cardinal songs from each effort, including the highlights from Hell Freezes Over. If at that spot are quibbles, the biggest is that the kickoff disc isn't nearly every bit compulsively listenable every bit Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), which covers the same ground, amongst the instant existence that after Hotel California the collection runs out of steam a picayune bit, every bit artist/the-eagles-mn0000144847">the Eagles audio to a greater extent than similar a collective of solo performers instead of a band -- but that's the run of their career, too. In whatsoever case, The Very Best Of is an fantabulous agency to larn all artist/the-eagles-mn0000144847">the Eagles' songs that affair on ane collection. [The Very Best Of was also released every bit a limited-edition three-disc laid amongst the tertiary disc existence a bonus DVD containing the video for the novel vocal "Hole inwards the World," every bit good every bit a making of the video featurette too "Backstage Pass to Farewell 1."]
This packed double-disc is the slim selection for fans who abide by the Eagles' vaunted greatest hits sets also picayune too the boxed set also hefty. Hit singles large too medium are here, frequently ("One of These Nights," "Hotel California") silent sounding definitive too fifty-fifty tough. Large helpings of favorite album cuts are also included, along amongst a taster from a promised 2004 Eagles studio reunion. Unfortunately, "Hole inwards the World," artist-glance/10190/$%7B0%7D">Don Henley's reply to September 11, feels only every bit empty too entitled every bit "Get Over It," the band's previous state-of-the-union message (from which the newer vocal represents a philosophical 180-degree turn). But for those seeking an overview of this Southern California juggernaut's successes, every bit good every bit telling comments from band members--mostly Henley too artist-glance/72869/$%7B0%7D">Frey--in a well-designed booklet, Very Best volition to a greater extent than than do.
Track listing
Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Take It Easy" Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey 3:29
2. "Witchy Woman" Don Henley, Bernie Leadon 4:10
3. "Peaceful Easy Feeling" Jack Tempchin 4:16
4. "Desperado" Henley, Frey 3:33
5. "Tequila Sunrise" Henley, Frey 2:52
6. "Doolin-Dalton" Browne, Frey, Henley, J.D. Souther 3:26
7. "Already Gone" Tempchin, Robb Strandlund 4:13
8. "Best of My Love" Henley, Frey, Souther 4:35
9. "James Dean" Browne, Frey, Souther, Henley 3:36
10. "Ol' '55" Tom Waits 4:22
11. "Midnight Flyer" Paul Craft 3:58
12. "On the Border" Henley, Leadon, Frey 4:28
13. "Lyin' Eyes" Henley, Frey 6:21
14. "One of These Nights" Henley, Frey 4:51
15. "Take It to the Limit" Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey 4:48
16. "After the Thrill Is Gone" Henley, Frey 3:56
17. "Hotel California" Don Felder, Henley, Frey 6:30
Tracks 1–3 from Eagles (1972)
Tracks 4–6 from Desperado (1973)
Tracks 7–12 from On the Border (1974)
Tracks 13–16 from One of These Nights (1975)
Track 17 from Hotel California (1976)
Disc two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Life inwards the Fast Lane" Joe Walsh, Henley, Frey 4:46
2. "Wasted Time" Henley, Frey 4:55
3. "Victim of Love" Felder, Souther, Henley, Frey 4:11
4. "The Last Resort" Henley, Frey 7:25
5. "New Kid inwards Town" Souther, Henley, Frey 5:04
6. "Please Come Home for Christmas" Charlie Brown, Gene Redd 2:58
7. "Heartache Tonight" Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, Souther 4:26
8. "The Sad Café" Henley, Frey, Walsh, Souther 5:35
9. "I Can't Tell You Why" Timothy B. Schmit, Henley, Frey 4:56
10. "The Long Run" Henley, Frey 3:42
11. "In the City" Walsh, Barry De Vorzon 3:46
12. "Those Shoes" Felder, Henley, Frey 4:56
13. "Seven Bridges Road" (Live) Steve Young 3:02
14. "Love Will Keep Us Alive" Pete Vale, Jim Capaldi, Paul Carrack 4:00
15. "Get Over It" Henley, Frey 3:29
16. "Hole inwards the World" Henley, Frey 4:30
Tracks 1-5 from Hotel California (1976)
Track half dozen was a non-album unmarried (1978)
Tracks 7-12 from The Long Run (1979)
Track thirteen from Eagles Live (1980)
Tracks fourteen too fifteen from Hell Freezes Over (1994)
Track xvi is a novel rail (2003)
Personnel
Glenn Frey – guitars, piano, keyboards, percussion, vocals
Don Henley – drums, percussion, guitars, vocals
Randy Meisner – bass guitar, guitars, guitarrone, vocals (disc ane too songs 1–5 on disc two)
Bernie Leadon – guitars, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, vocals (songs 1–16 on disc one)
Don Felder – guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, vocals (songs 7, 13–17 on disc ane too songs 1–15 on disc two)
Joe Walsh – guitars, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, vocals (song 17 on disc ane too all of disc two)
Timothy B. Schmit – bass guitar, vocals (songs 6–16 on disc two)
Additional personnel
Steuart Smith – guitars (song xvi on disc two)
Scott Crago – drums, percussion (songs 14–16 on disc two)
Willie Hollis – pianoforte (songs 14–16 on disc two)
Jim Ed Norman – piano, string arrangements (songs 4, 13, fifteen on disc ane too songs 2, 4 on disc two)
David Sanborn – alto saxophone (song 8 on disc two)
Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar (song 10 on disc one)
There's picayune inquiry that The Very Best Of does its project well, containing nearly all of the group's charting singles -- including the non-LP seasonal melody "Please Come Home for Christmas" too omitting the purposely ignored "Outlaw Man" along amongst a duo of reunion-era singles that didn't brand much acquit on -- too filling out the margins amongst album stone staples such every bit "Doolin-Dalton," "Ol' 55," "Victim of Love," "In the City," too "Those Shoes." It's a skillful collection, eliminating the demand to ain actual artist/eagles-mn0000144847">Eagles albums past times containing all the cardinal songs from each effort, including the highlights from Hell Freezes Over. If at that spot are quibbles, the biggest is that the kickoff disc isn't nearly every bit compulsively listenable every bit Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), which covers the same ground, amongst the instant existence that after Hotel California the collection runs out of steam a picayune bit, every bit artist/the-eagles-mn0000144847">the Eagles audio to a greater extent than similar a collective of solo performers instead of a band -- but that's the run of their career, too. In whatsoever case, The Very Best Of is an fantabulous agency to larn all artist/the-eagles-mn0000144847">the Eagles' songs that affair on ane collection. [The Very Best Of was also released every bit a limited-edition three-disc laid amongst the tertiary disc existence a bonus DVD containing the video for the novel vocal "Hole inwards the World," every bit good every bit a making of the video featurette too "Backstage Pass to Farewell 1."]
This packed double-disc is the slim selection for fans who abide by the Eagles' vaunted greatest hits sets also picayune too the boxed set also hefty. Hit singles large too medium are here, frequently ("One of These Nights," "Hotel California") silent sounding definitive too fifty-fifty tough. Large helpings of favorite album cuts are also included, along amongst a taster from a promised 2004 Eagles studio reunion. Unfortunately, "Hole inwards the World," artist-glance/10190/$%7B0%7D">Don Henley's reply to September 11, feels only every bit empty too entitled every bit "Get Over It," the band's previous state-of-the-union message (from which the newer vocal represents a philosophical 180-degree turn). But for those seeking an overview of this Southern California juggernaut's successes, every bit good every bit telling comments from band members--mostly Henley too artist-glance/72869/$%7B0%7D">Frey--in a well-designed booklet, Very Best volition to a greater extent than than do.
Track listing
Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Take It Easy" Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey 3:29
2. "Witchy Woman" Don Henley, Bernie Leadon 4:10
3. "Peaceful Easy Feeling" Jack Tempchin 4:16
4. "Desperado" Henley, Frey 3:33
5. "Tequila Sunrise" Henley, Frey 2:52
6. "Doolin-Dalton" Browne, Frey, Henley, J.D. Souther 3:26
7. "Already Gone" Tempchin, Robb Strandlund 4:13
8. "Best of My Love" Henley, Frey, Souther 4:35
9. "James Dean" Browne, Frey, Souther, Henley 3:36
10. "Ol' '55" Tom Waits 4:22
11. "Midnight Flyer" Paul Craft 3:58
12. "On the Border" Henley, Leadon, Frey 4:28
13. "Lyin' Eyes" Henley, Frey 6:21
14. "One of These Nights" Henley, Frey 4:51
15. "Take It to the Limit" Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey 4:48
16. "After the Thrill Is Gone" Henley, Frey 3:56
17. "Hotel California" Don Felder, Henley, Frey 6:30
Tracks 1–3 from Eagles (1972)
Tracks 4–6 from Desperado (1973)
Tracks 7–12 from On the Border (1974)
Tracks 13–16 from One of These Nights (1975)
Track 17 from Hotel California (1976)
Disc two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Life inwards the Fast Lane" Joe Walsh, Henley, Frey 4:46
2. "Wasted Time" Henley, Frey 4:55
3. "Victim of Love" Felder, Souther, Henley, Frey 4:11
4. "The Last Resort" Henley, Frey 7:25
5. "New Kid inwards Town" Souther, Henley, Frey 5:04
6. "Please Come Home for Christmas" Charlie Brown, Gene Redd 2:58
7. "Heartache Tonight" Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, Souther 4:26
8. "The Sad Café" Henley, Frey, Walsh, Souther 5:35
9. "I Can't Tell You Why" Timothy B. Schmit, Henley, Frey 4:56
10. "The Long Run" Henley, Frey 3:42
11. "In the City" Walsh, Barry De Vorzon 3:46
12. "Those Shoes" Felder, Henley, Frey 4:56
13. "Seven Bridges Road" (Live) Steve Young 3:02
14. "Love Will Keep Us Alive" Pete Vale, Jim Capaldi, Paul Carrack 4:00
15. "Get Over It" Henley, Frey 3:29
16. "Hole inwards the World" Henley, Frey 4:30
Tracks 1-5 from Hotel California (1976)
Track half dozen was a non-album unmarried (1978)
Tracks 7-12 from The Long Run (1979)
Track thirteen from Eagles Live (1980)
Tracks fourteen too fifteen from Hell Freezes Over (1994)
Track xvi is a novel rail (2003)
Personnel
Glenn Frey – guitars, piano, keyboards, percussion, vocals
Don Henley – drums, percussion, guitars, vocals
Randy Meisner – bass guitar, guitars, guitarrone, vocals (disc ane too songs 1–5 on disc two)
Bernie Leadon – guitars, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, vocals (songs 1–16 on disc one)
Don Felder – guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, vocals (songs 7, 13–17 on disc ane too songs 1–15 on disc two)
Joe Walsh – guitars, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, vocals (song 17 on disc ane too all of disc two)
Timothy B. Schmit – bass guitar, vocals (songs 6–16 on disc two)
Additional personnel
Steuart Smith – guitars (song xvi on disc two)
Scott Crago – drums, percussion (songs 14–16 on disc two)
Willie Hollis – pianoforte (songs 14–16 on disc two)
Jim Ed Norman – piano, string arrangements (songs 4, 13, fifteen on disc ane too songs 2, 4 on disc two)
David Sanborn – alto saxophone (song 8 on disc two)
Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar (song 10 on disc one)
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