(“take it easy” is a song written by ‘jackson browne’ and ‘glenn frey’, and recorded by ‘the eagles’ with ‘frey’ singing lead vocals)
(it was the band’s first single, released on 1 may 1972)
It peaked at No. 12 on the July 22, 1972 Billboard Hot 100 chart.
It also was the opening track on the band’s debut album Eagles and it has become one of their signature songs, included on all of their live and compilation albums.
(it is listed as one of “The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll”)
Jackson Browne later recorded the song as the lead track on his second album, For Everyman (1973), and released it as a single as well, although it did not chart.
(travis tritt also covered the song for the 1993 Eagles’ tribute album Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles; the video for Tritt’s version is notable for the appearance of all five members of the eagles together the first time in 13 years after their break-up, and it led to the reunion of the band a few months later)