Long Road out of Eden 5550207 225681404 2008-07-14T21:42:40Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Long Road out of Eden | Type = studio | Artist = [[Eagles]] | Cover = EaglesLongRoadOutOfEden.jpg | Released = [[October 30]], [[2007]] | Recorded = 2001–2007 | Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | Length = 90:53 | Label = Eagles Recording Company II, [[Lost Highway Records|Lost Highway]] | Producer = Eagles, [[Steuart Smith]], Richard F.W. Davis, [[Scott Crago]], [[Bill Szymczyk]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://wc07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0xfyxzlhldhe~T1 link] *''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16861770/review/16927307/long_road_out_of_eden link] *[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/eagles/reviews/10519 link] | Last album = ''[[The Very Best of the Eagles (2003)|The Very Best of the Eagles]]''<br />(2003) | This album = '''''Long Road out of Eden'''''<br />(2007) | Next album = }} '''''Long Road out of Eden''''' is the seventh [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] [[rock band]] the [[Eagles]], released in 2007. Nearly six years in production, ''Long Road out of Eden'' is the first studio album from the Eagles since 1979. The album has produced two singles for the band on the [[Hot Country Songs]] charts: a cover of [[J.D. Souther]]'s "How Long", and "Busy Being Fabulous", both of which were Top 30 hits on the country charts as well as Top 20 hits on the [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]] charts. ==About the album== In 2006, a special edition exclusive to [[Wal-Mart]] of the [[DVD]] release, ''[[Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne]]'', included a bonus [[CD]] with three studio versions of songs from ''Long Road out of Eden'': "No More Cloudy Days," "Do Something" and "Fast Company." On [[August 20]], [[2007]], "How Long," written by [[J.D. Souther]] &mdash; who had previously worked with the Eagles co-writing some of their biggest hits including "[[Best of My Love (Eagles song)|Best of My Love]]," "Victim of Love," "[[Heartache Tonight]]" and "[[New Kid in Town]]" &mdash; was released as a single to radio with an accompanying online video at [[Yahoo! Music]] and debuted on television on [[Country Music Television|CMT]] during the [[Top Twenty Countdown|Top 20 Countdown]] on [[August 23]], [[2007]]. The band performed the song as part of their live sets in the early to mid 1970s, but did not record it at the time due to J.D. Souther's desire to use it on his first solo album. On [[November 20]], [[2007]], the ''Deluxe Collector's Edition'' of ''Long Road out of Eden'' was released, featuring two bonus tracks, "Hole in the World" and "Please Come Home for Christmas." This version of the CD is wrapped in a red linen cloth, screen printed with panoramic imagery, and includes a 40 page booklet with lyrics, credits, exclusive photos and desert scenes from the making of the "How Long" video.<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/LAF04516112007-1.htm Wal-Mart Releases Eagles' 'Deluxe Collector's Edition of Long Road out of Eden'], ''[[CNN]]'', [[November 16]], [[2007]]</ref> "No More Walks in the Wood" is a song using the words from "An Old-Fashioned Song," a 21-line poem (without choruses either in the poem or song) by [[John Hollander]]. The song is in four-part harmony with guitar chords, but mostly sung [[a cappella]].<ref>Boynton, Cynthia Wolfe, "Venerable Poet's Words To a Pop Music Beat", article, ''The New York Times'', Connecticut and the Region section, [[February 10]], [[2008]], p 6</ref> In an interview with [[CNN]], band member Don Henley declared, "This is probably the last Eagles album that we'll ever make."<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/16/don.henley/index.html#cnnSTCText Don Henley: 'Let the chips fall where they may'] ''[[CNN]]'', [[November 18]], [[2007]]</ref> ==Wal-Mart distribution== For the first year after the album's initial release, the album will be available in [[North America]] exclusively via the band's website, or through [[Wal-Mart]] and [[Sam's Club]] retail stores. Internationally, it will be commercially available through traditional retail outlets. ==Track listing== ===Disc one=== # "No More Walks in the Wood" <font size=1>(Don Henley, [[Steuart Smith]], [[John Hollander]])</font> - 2:00 # "[[How Long (J. D. Souther song)|How Long]]" <font size=1>([[J. D. Souther]])</font> - 3:15 # "[[Busy Being Fabulous]]" <font size=1>(Don Henley, Glenn Frey)</font> - 4:20 # "What Do I Do with My Heart" <font size=1>(Glenn Frey, Don Henley)</font> - 3:54 # "Guilty of the Crime" <font size=1>([[Frankie Miller]], Jerry Lynn Williams)</font> - 3:43 # "I Don't Want To Hear Any More" <font size=1>([[Paul Carrack]])</font> - 4:21 # "Waiting in the Weeds" <font size=1>(Don Henley, Steuart Smith)</font> - 7:46 # "[[No More Cloudy Days]]" <font size=1>(Glenn Frey)</font> - 3:50 # "Fast Company" <font size=1>(Don Henley, Glenn Frey)</font> - 3:59 # "Do Something" <font size=1>(Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Steuart Smith)</font> - 5:09 # "You Are Not Alone" <font size=1>(Glenn Frey)</font> - 2:24 ===Disc two=== # "Long Road out of Eden" <font size=1>(Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Timothy B. Schmit)</font> - 10:17 # "[[I Dreamed There Was No War]]" <font size=1>(Glenn Frey)</font> - 1:38 # "Somebody" <font size=1>([[Jack Tempchin]], John Brannen)</font> - 4:09 # "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture" <font size=1>(Don Henley, Glenn Frey)</font> - 5:46 # "Last Good Time in Town" <font size=1>(Joe Walsh)</font> - 7:07 # "I Love to Watch a Woman Dance" <font size=1>(Larry John McNally)</font> - 3:16 # "Business as Usual" <font size=1>(Don Henley, Steuart Smith)</font> - 5:31 # "Center of the Universe" <font size=1>(Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Steuart Smith)</font> - 3:42 # "It's Your World Now" <font size=1>(Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin)</font> - 4:22 ===Bonus tracks on the ''Deluxe Collector's Edition''=== <ol start="10"> <li>"[[Hole in the World]]" <font size=1>(Don Henley, Glenn Frey)</font> – 4:13* <li>"[[Please Come Home for Christmas]]" <font size=1>(Charles Mose Brown, Gene C. Redd)</font> – 2:58 </ol> <small>* Bonus track also included in the standard UK edition.</small> ==Personnel== ===Eagles=== *[[Glenn Frey]] – guitars, keyboard, bass guitar, vocals *[[Don Henley]] – drums, percussion, guitar, vocals *[[Joe Walsh]] – guitars, keyboard, vocals *[[Timothy B. Schmit]] – bass guitar, vocals ===Additional musicians=== *[[Steuart Smith]] – guitar, keyboards, mandolin *[[Scott Crago]] – drums, percussion *Richard F.W. Davis – keyboards, programming *Michael Thompson – keyboards, accordion, trombone *Will Hollis – keyboards *Al Garth - alto saxophone, violin *Bill Armstrong – trumpet *Chris Mostert – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone *Greg Smith – baritone saxophone *[[Greg Leisz]] – pedal steel guitar *[[Lenny Castro]] – Percussion *Luis Conti – Percussion Orchestrations by Richard F.W. Davis and Glenn Frey Horns arranged by Greg Smith and Don Henley ==Production== *Produced by the Eagles *Co-Producers: Steuart Smith, Richard F.W. Davis, Scott Crago, [[Bill Szymczyk]] *Engineering: [[Mike Terry]] , Jim Nipar, Mike Harlow, *Mixed by [[Elliot Scheiner]] at The Doghouse, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] *Digital Editing: Blade *Recorded at The Doghouse, Los Angeles, California and Samhain Sound, [[Malibu]], [[California]] *Additional Studios: **O’Henry Studios, [[Burbank]], [[California]] **Henson Recording Studios, [[Hollywood]], [[California]] **Mooselodge, [[Calabasas]], [[California]] **The Panhandle House, [[Denton, Texas]] **Luminous Sound, [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] *Mastered by [[Bob Ludwig]] at Gateway Mastering, [[Portland, Maine]] *Art Direction and Design: [[Jeri Heiden]] *Logo: Nick Steinhardt / SMOG Design, Inc *Photography: Olaf Heine ==Charts== ===Album=== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (2007) !align="center"|Peak<br>position !align="center"|Certification !align="center"|Sales |- |align="left"|Australia [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] Chart<ref>[http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1A50 Top 50 Albums Chart], ARIA Charts</ref><ref>[http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3696 Eagles 'Long Road' Goes Gold In One Week], ''Undercover'', [[December 24]], [[2007]]</ref><ref>[http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3742 Timbaland Ousts Eagles In Final Chart of 2008], ''Undercover'', [[December 31]], [[2007]]</ref> |align="center"|1 |align="center"|3x Platinum |align="center"|210,000+ |- |align="left"|Austria [[Media Control]] Album Chart<ref>[http://charts.orf.at/oe3/records/121743/main?charttype=longplay&tmp=13727 Eagles / Long Road out of Eden], ''OE3 Austria''</ref> |align="center"|2 |align="center"|Platinum |align="center"|20,000+ |- |align="left"|Belgium [[IFPI]] Album Chart<ref name="Global Peaks"/> |align="center"|8 |align="center"|Gold |align="center"|15,000 |- |align="left"|Denmark [[IFPI]] Albums Chart<ref>[http://www.hitlisterne.dk/hl07/lister.asp?list=a40 Album - Top 40, Uge 44 - 2007], ''Hitlisten'', Retrieved November 10, 2007</ref> |align="center"|2 |align="center"|Platinum |align="center"|30,000 |- |align="left"|Finland [[GLF]] Album Chart<ref>[http://www.yle.fi/lista/listat/tuote.php?id=8363 Eagles - Long Road out of Eden], Finnish Albums Chart</ref> |align="center"|6 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|France [[SNEP]] Album Chart<ref>[http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eagles&titel=Long+Road+Out+Of+Eden&cat=a Eagles - Long Road out of Eden], France Album Chart</ref> |align="center"|9 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|Germany [[Media Control]] Album Chart<ref name="Global Peaks"/> |align="center"|1 |align="center"|Platinum |align="center"|200,000 |- |align="left"|Greece [[IFPI]] Album International Chart<ref>[http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm Eagles - Long Road out of Eden], Greek Albums Chart</ref> |align="center"|1 |align="center"|Gold |align="center"|10,000 |- |align="left"|Hong Kong Album Chart<ref name="Business Week"/> |align="center"|1 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|India Album Chart<ref name="Business Week">[http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20071212005937&ndmHsc=v2*A1194958800000*B1197622548000*DgroupByDate*J2*L1*N1000837*Zeagles%20long%20road%20out%20of%20eden&newsLang=en&beanID=202776713&viewID=news_view Eagles Long Road out of Eden Certified Triple Platinum], ''[[Business Wire]]'', December 12, 2007</ref> |align="center"|1 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|Ireland [[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]] Album Chart<ref name="Global Peaks">[http://acharts.us/album/29104 Eagles - Long Road out of Eden] ''AChart''. Retrieved [[November 7]], [[2007]]</ref> |align="center"|4 |align="center"|Platinum |align="center"|15,000 |- |align="left"|Italy [[FIMI]] Album Chart<ref>[http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=1 Italian Album Chart], [[FIMI]], Retrieved [[November 25]], [[2007]]</ref> |align="center"|4 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|Japan [[Oricon]] Albums Chart<ref>[http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/49409/ Eagles original album makes a remarkable comeback to Top 10 in the longest interval in Japanese history], ''Japan's Oricon Style'', [[November 6]], [[2007]]</ref><ref>[http://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1044805378/401-500 Japanese Sales]</ref> |align="center"|7 |align="center"| |align="center"|83,132 |- |align="left"|Korea Hanteo Album Chart<ref>[http://www.hanteo.com/rank/chart.asp?Page=yearly&genre=pop Korean Album Chart]</ref> |align="center"|9 |align="center"| |align="center"|2,597<ref>[http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_200711.htm]</ref> |- |align="left"|Malaysia Album Chart<ref name="Business Week"/> |align="center"|1 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|Netherlands [[MegaCharts]] Album Chart<ref>[http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eagles&titel=Long+Road+Out+Of+Eden&cat=a Eagles - Long Road out of Eden], Dutch Album Chart</ref> |align="center"|1 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|New Zealand [[RIANZ]] Album Chart<ref>[http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp Top 40 Albums Chart #1589 Monday 5 November 2007], RIANZ, Retrieved [[November 8]], [[2007]]</ref> |align="center"|1 |align="center"|2x Platinum |align="center"|30,000 |- |align="left"|Norway [[IFPI]] Album Chart<ref name="Global Peaks"/> |align="center"|1 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|Russia [[RASC]] Album Sales Chart<ref>[http://www.soyuz.ru/-/a/main/top/z/cat/music], Sales Leaders in Russia</ref> |align="center"|1 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|Singapore Album Chart<ref name="Business Week"/> |align="center"|1 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|Spain [[PROMUSICAE]] Album Chart<ref>[http://www.los40.com/actualidad/listas/afyve.html Lista Promusicae], los40.com, Retrieved [[November 7]], [[2007]]</ref> |align="center"|13 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|Sweden [[Swedish Recording Industry Association|GLF]] Album Chart<ref name="Global Peaks"/> |align="center"|2 |align="center"|Platinum |align="center"|40,000 |- |align="left"|Switzerland [[Media Control]] Album Chart<ref>[http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eagles&titel=Long+Road+Out+Of+Eden&cat=a Eagles - Long Road out of Eden (Album)], The Official Swiss Charts</ref> |align="center"|2 |align="center"|Gold |align="center"|15,000 |- |align="left"|Thailand Album Chart<ref name="Business Week"/> |align="center"|1 |align="center"| |align="center"| |- |align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/zoom_album.php?id=1084 Eagles - Long Road out of Eden], The Official UK Charts Company</ref><ref name="Business Week"/><ref>[http://www.theo2.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=146&Itemid=32 Eagles World Tour Debut], The O2</ref> |align="center"|1 |align="center"|2x Platinum |align="center"|800,000+ |- |align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003668840 Revised Chart Policy Lands Eagles At No. 1], ''Billboard'', [[November 6]], [[2007]]</ref><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003672227 Jay-Z Leapfrogs Eagles, Britney For No. 1 Debut], ''Billboard'', [[November 14]], [[2007]]</ref><ref name="Business Week"/> |align="center"|1 |align="center" rowspan="3"|7x Platinum |align="center" rowspan="3"|2,644,068 |- |align="left"|U.S. [[Top Country Albums|Billboard Top Country Albums]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+Country+Albums Billboard Top Country Albums], ''Billboard'', [[November 6]], [[2007]]</ref> |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|U.S. [[European Top 100 Albums|Billboard European Top 100 Albums]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=European+Top+100+Albums Billboard European Top 100 Albums], ''Billboard'', [[November 6]], [[2007]]</ref> |align="center"|1 |- |- |align="left"|United World Chart<ref name="Global Peaks"/><ref>[http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week11-2008.htm Global Album Chart - Week 11 / 2008], ''Media Traffic'', [[March 15]], [[2008]]</ref> |align="center"|1 |align="center"|2x Platinum |align="center"|4,840,000 |} ===Singles=== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Single ! Chart ! Peak<br>position |- | 2005 | "No More Cloudy Days" | U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]] | align="center"|3 |- | 2007 | "How Long" | U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=4516&model.vnuAlbumId=1092548 Eagles Artist Chart History], ''Billboard''</ref> | align="center"|7 |- | 2007 | "How Long" | U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=357&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Country+Songs&ci=3087412&cdi=9453724&cid=11%2F03%2F2007 Hot Country Songs: How Long], ''Billboard''</ref> | align="center"|23 |- | 2007 | "How Long" | U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] | align="center"|38 |- | 2008 | "Busy Being Fabulous" | U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs | align="center"|28 |- | 2008 | "Busy Being Fabulous" | U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | align="center"|13 |- |} ==Awards== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Winner ! Category ! Award |- | 2008 | ''Long Road out of Eden'' | Best International Rock Album | Fonogram – [[Hungarian Music Awards]] |- | 2008 | "How Long" | [[Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]] | [[Grammy Awards]] |- |} ===Nominations=== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Nominee ! Category ! Award |- | 2008 | ''Long Road out of Eden'' | [[2008_BRIT_Awards#International_Album|Best International Album]] | [[BRIT Awards]] |- | 2008 | Eagles | [[2008_BRIT_Awards#International_Group|Best International Group]] | BRIT Awards |- | 2008 | "How Long" | Wide Open Country Video of the Year | [[CMT_Music_Awards#CMT_Music_Awards|CMT Music Awards]] |- | 2008 | Eagles | Vocal Group of the Year | [[Academy of Country Music]] |- |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.eaglesband.com Eagles] official website *[http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZtCmIYpfUHY "How Long"] official music video on [[YouTube]] *[http://youtube.com/watch?v=GP_5CDuyYMM "Busy Being Fabulous"] official music video on [[YouTube]] *[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/feature/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003658086 The Billboard Q&A: The Eagles' Glenn Frey], ''[[Billboard]]'', October 12, 2007 *[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/feature/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003658087 The Billboard Q&A: The Eagles' Don Henley], ''[[Billboard]]'', October 12, 2007 {{start box}} {{s-bef | rows=3 | before=''[[Carnival Ride]]'' by [[Carrie Underwood]]}} {{s-ttl | title=[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] [[Number-one albums of 2007 (U.S.)|number-one album]] | years=[[November 17]] - [[November 23]] [[2007]]}} {{s-aft | after=''[[American Gangster (album)|American Gangster]]'' by [[Jay-Z]] }} {{s-ttl | title=[[Top Country Albums]] | years=[[November 17]] - [[November 24]] [[2007]]}} {{s-aft | after=''[[The Ultimate Hits]]'' by [[Garth Brooks]]}} {{s-ttl | title= United World Chart [[Number-one albums on the United World Chart|number-one album]] | years= [[November 17]] [[2007]] - [[December 1]] [[2007]]}} {{s-aft | after= ''[[As I Am]]'' by [[Alicia Keys]]}} {{s-bef | before= ''[[The Ultimate Hits]]'' by [[Garth Brooks]]}} {{s-ttl | title= [[Top Country Albums]] | years= [[December 15]] [[2007 in country music|2007]] - [[January 12]], [[2008 in country music|2008]]}} {{s-aft | after= ''[[Taylor Swift (album)|Taylor Swift]]'' by [[Taylor Swift]]}} {{s-bef | before= ''[[The Trick to Life]]'' by [[The Hoosiers]]}} {{s-ttl | title= [[UK Albums Chart]] [[List of number-one albums from the 2000s (UK)|number-one album]] | years= [[4 November]] [[2007]]}} {{s-aft | after= ''[[Back Home (Westlife album)|Back Home]]'' by [[Westlife]]}} {{s-bef | before= ''[[Delta (album)|Delta]]'' by [[Delta Goodrem]]}} {{s-ttl | title= Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] [[Number-one albums of 2007 (Australia)|number-one album]] | years = [[November 5]] - [[November 12]], [[2007]]<br>[[November 26]], [[2007]]<br>[[December 10]] - [[December 24]], [[2007]]}} {{s-aft | after = ''[[Greatest Hits (Spice Girls album)|Greatest Hits]]'' by [[Spice Girls]]}} {{end box}} {{Eagles}} [[Category:2007 albums]] [[Category:Double albums]] [[Category:Eagles albums]] [[Category:Lost Highway Records albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Bill Szymczyk]] [[es:Long Road Out of Eden]] [[nl:Long Road Out of Eden]] [[sv:Long Road out of Eden]] [[ja:ロング・ロード・アウト・オブ・エデン]]