I Can't Stand Still

I Can't Stand Still
Studio album by
Don Henley
ReleasedAugust 13, 1982[1]
RecordedJanuary–May 1982
StudioRecord One (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length42:22
LabelAsylum
Producer
Don Henley chronology
I Can't Stand Still
(1982) 		Building the Perfect Beast
(1984)
Singles from I Can't Stand Still
  1. "Johnny Can't Read"
    Released: August 3, 1982
  2. "Dirty Laundry"
    Released: October 12, 1982
  3. "I Can't Stand Still"
    Released: December 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

I Can't Stand Still is the debut solo studio album by American musician Don Henley, drummer and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles. It was released in August 1982 by Asylum Records. Henley, Danny Kortchmar and Greg Ladanyi produced the album. I Can't Stand Still achieved gold status, and peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 and at the same position on the UK Albums Chart. Three singles were released from the album, including the hit "Dirty Laundry", which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Henley's best-selling single. The title track "I Can't Stand Still" reached No. 48 and the track "Johnny Can't Read" reached No. 42 on the charts.

The album showcased some of Henley's frustrations at the time. "Dirty Laundry" displays his disgust with the media and tabloid news coverage, and "Johnny Can't Read," shows his displeasure with the American educational system.[5]

  1. ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 28.
  2. ^ Mike DeGagne. "I Can't Stand Still – Don Henley | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  3. ^ "CG: Don Henley". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  4. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 375–376.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).