“the long run” (1979)

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THE LONG RUN

I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY

IN THE CITY

THE DISCO STRANGLER

KING OF HOLLYWOOD

HEARTACHE TONIGHT

THOSE SHOES

TEENAGE JAIL

THE GREEKS DON’T WANT NO FREAKS

THE SAD CAFÉ

(“the long run” is the sixth studio album by the american rock group “the eagles”)

It was released in 1979, on Asylum in the United States and in the United Kingdom.

This was the first Eagles album to feature Timothy B. Schmit, who had replaced founding member Randy Meisner.

This was the band’s final studio album for Asylum Records.

When released in September 1979, The Long Run debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Pop Albums chart and a week later hit No. 1.

It was their last No. 1 album of the 1970s, and stood for eight weeks in the No. 1 slot.

(“The Long Run” was first certified Platinum by the RIAA on February 1, 1980, and reached 7× Platinum status on 20 March 2001)

(it has sold more than 8 million copies in the US)

(the album generated three Top 10 singles, “Heartache Tonight”, the album’s title cut, and “I Can’t Tell You Why”)

(those singles reached #1,#8, and #8 respectively)

(the band also won a ‘Grammy Award’ for “Heartache Tonight”)

(also featured on the record was “in the city”, a song first recorded by their guitarist joe walsh for the movie soundtrack for “the warriors”)