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The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles and six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s in North America and are one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 100 million sold in the US alone. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and were ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Founding members Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals), and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals) were recruited by Linda Ronstadt as band members, some touring with her, and all playing on her third solo studio album, before venturing out on their own on David Geffen's new Asylum Records label.
Their debut studio album, Eagles (1972), spawned two top-20 singles in the US and Canada: "Take It Easy" and "Witchy Woman". The next year's follow-up album, Desperado, peaked at only number 41 in the US, although the title song became a popular track. In 1974, guitarist Don Felder joined, and On the Border produced the top-40 hit "Already Gone" and the Eagles' first number-one song in the US and Canada, "Best of My Love", which made the top 15 in Australia, their first hit overseas. In 1975, the album One of These Nights became their first number-one album in the US and a top ten album in many countries. It included the US number-one hit "One of These Nights", which was their first top ten hit outside of North America, and US top-5 songs "Lyin' Eyes" and "Take It to the Limit". Also in 1975, Leadon left the band and was replaced by guitarist and vocalist Joe Walsh.
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) (1976) is the best-selling album in the United States, with 38 million copies sold, and primed the public for the late 1976 release of Hotel California, which would sell more than 26 million copies in the US (ranking third all-time for US sales), and more than 32 million copies worldwide. The album yielded two number-one singles in the US and Canada, "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California", the latter of which became their only top-10 hit in the United Kingdom, while also reaching the top ten in New Zealand and many European countries, including number two in France.
Meisner was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit in 1977. The Eagles released their last studio album for nearly 28 years in 1979 with The Long Run, spawning the North American number-one song "Heartache Tonight", which became their biggest hit in Australia (number 13), and the North American top-10 hits "The Long Run" and "I Can't Tell You Why". The Eagles broke up in 1980 but reunited in 1994 for the album Hell Freezes Over, a mix of live and new studio tracks, and toured consistently. In 2007, the Eagles released Long Road Out of Eden, their sixth number-one album in the US, and in 2008 launched the Long Road Out of Eden Tour. In 2013, they began the extended History of the Eagles Tour in conjunction with the documentary release, History of the Eagles. Following Frey's death in January 2016, the Eagles re-formed in 2017, with Glenn's son Deacon Frey and country singer Vince Gill sharing lead vocals for Frey's songs. Deacon Frey left the band in 2022, but returned in 2023 to participate in the band's ongoing final tour. Meisner died in 2023.
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Take It Easy - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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One of These Nights - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Seven Bridges Road - Live at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA, 7/28/1980; 2018 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Peaceful Easy Feeling - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Take It to the Limit - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Take It Easy - Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976 - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Witchy Woman - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Hotel California - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Take It to the Limit - Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976; 2018 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Train Leaves Here This Morning - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Life in the Fast Lane - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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New Kid in Town - Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976; 2018 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Nightingale - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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New Kid in Town - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Hotel California - Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976 - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Desperado - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Victim of Love - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Already Gone - Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976 - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Doolin-Dalton - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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The Last Resort - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Desperado - Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/21/1976; 2018 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Tequila Sunrise - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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I Can't Tell You Why - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Heartache Tonight - Live at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA, 7/27/1980; 2018 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Outlaw Man - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Heartache Tonight - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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I Can't Tell You Why - Live at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA, 7/28/1980; 2018 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Saturday Night - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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In the City - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Life in the Fast Lane - Live at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA, 7/27/1980; 2018 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Good Day in Hell - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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The Long Run - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Tequila Sunrise - Live on MTV, Warner Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA, 4/25-26/1994 - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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The Best of My Love - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Get Over It - 1999 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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In the City - Live on MTV, Warner Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA, 4/25-26/1994 - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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James Dean - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Love Will Keep Us Alive - 1999 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Peaceful Easy Feeling - Live at the Millennium Concert, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999; 2018 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Already Gone - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Hole in the World - 2018 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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The Best of My Love - Live at the Millennium Concert, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, 12/31/1999; 2018 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Ol' 55 - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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How Long - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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One of These Nights - Live From the Forum, Inglewood, CA, 9/12, 14, 15/2018 - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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On the Border - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Busy Being Fabulous - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Midnight Flyer - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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After the Thrill Is Gone - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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Lyin' Eyes - 2013 Remaster - To the Limit: The Essential Collection -
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