Eagles (album)

Eagles
Studio album by
the Eagles
ReleasedJune 1, 1972
RecordedFebruary 1972
StudioOlympic, London; "Nightingale" recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, Los Angeles[1]
Genre
Length37:19
LabelAsylum
ProducerGlyn Johns
The Eagles chronology
Eagles
(1972) 		Desperado
(1973)
Singles from Eagles
  1. "Take It Easy"
    Released: May 1, 1972
  2. "Witchy Woman"
    Released: August 1, 1972
  3. "Peaceful Easy Feeling"
    Released: December 1, 1972

Eagles is the debut studio album by American rock band the Eagles. The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Johns and released on June 1, 1972, by Asylum Records. It was an immediate success for the then-new band, reaching No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and achieving a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Three singles were released from the album, each reaching the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100: "Take It Easy" (number 12), "Witchy Woman" (number 9), and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" (number 22). The band, starting with this album, played a major role in popularizing the country rock sound.[2]

The album was ranked number 368 in the 2012 edition of Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time",[3] and at number 207 in the 2020 reboot of the list.[4] The single "Take It Easy" is part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll".[5]

  1. ^ Johns, Glyn (November 13, 2014). "The Eagles, 1971". Sound Man: A Life Recording Hits with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, The Faces. Plume. ISBN 978-1-101-61465-5.
  2. ^ Michael Ray, ed. (December 1, 2012). Disco, Punk, New Wave, Heavy Metal, and More: Music in the 1970s and 1980s. Britannica Educational Publishing. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-61530-912-2.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference RS2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  5. ^ "Experience The Music: One Hit Wonders and The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved January 22, 2016.