Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)
Compilation album by the Eagles
Released	February 17, 1976
Recorded	1971-1975
Genre	Rock, country rock, folk rock
Length	43:08
Label	Asylum
Producer	Glyn Johns Bill Szymczyk
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One of These Nights (1975) Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) (1976) Hotel California (1976)

Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) is the fifth album by the American rock band the Eagles, a compilation of singles released on Asylum Records in 1976. As of November 2009, 29,000,000 copies have been shipped^[1] in the domestic market, making it the best-selling greatest hits album of all time in the United States. With an additional 13 million internationally, for a total of 42 million, it is one of the top-selling albums in the world.

Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 2.1 Side one 2.2 Side two 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Charts 5.1 Singles 6 See also 7 References

[edit] History

Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) comprises nine best-selling singles released between 1972 and 1975, as well as "Desperado", which had never been previously released as an A-side. All single tracks but "Tequila Sunrise" charted in the Top 40, with five in the Top Ten, and "One of These Nights" and "Best of My Love" both topping the singles chart. With such airplay success in the span of a little over four years, the band became a formidable presence on American commercial radio in the 1970s, and Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 album chart upon its release.^[2]

On February 24 1976, the album achieved the distinction of being the first to receive the RIAA Platinum award,^[3] in recognition of one million shipments in the United States. On November 10, 1999, it became the all-time best-selling album in the United States when it was certified 26× Multi Platinum. It was certified at 29× Multi Platinum on 30 January 2006,^[4] and has sold over 42 million copies worldwide to date.^[5] Michael Jackson's Thriller is the only other album certified 29× Multi Platinum. Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is listed at #1 on the RIAA's "Top 100 Albums".^[6]

In a 2001 radio interview, Randy Meisner revealed neither he nor Bernie Leadon was even notified of the record-breaking award presented to them in 1999, and "...had to call and we finally received it."^[7]

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. "Take It Easy" (Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey) – 3:32
2. "Witchy Woman" (Don Henley, Bernie Leadon) – 4:11
3. "Lyin' Eyes" (Henley, Frey) – 6:22
4. "Already Gone" (Jack Tempchin, Robert Arnold Strandlund) – 4:13
5. "Desperado" (Henley, Frey) – 3:33

[edit] Side two

1. "One of These Nights" (Henley, Frey) – 4:51
2. "Tequila Sunrise" (Henley, Frey) – 2:52
3. "Take It to the Limit" (Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey) – 4:48
4. "Peaceful Easy Feeling" (Tempchin) – 4:18
5. "Best of My Love" (Henley, Frey, J.D. Souther) – 4:35

[edit] Personnel

• Glenn Frey - lead guitar, piano, lead vocals
• Don Henley - drums, lead vocals
• Bernie Leadon - banjo, lead guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, vocals
• Randy Meisner - bass guitar, guitar, lead vocals
• Don Felder - lead guitar, vocals (appears on tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 10)

[edit] Production

• Producers: Glyn Johns, Bill Szymczyk
• Engineers: Allan Blazek, Michael Braunstein, Glyn Johns, Ed Mashal, Bill Szymczyk, Michael Verdick, Don Wood
• Assistant engineers: Allan Blazek, Howard Kilgour
• Remastering: Ted Jensen
• String arrangements: Jim Ed Norman
• Front Cover photo: Tom Kelley

[edit] Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Billboard 200 (138 Weeks)	1 (5 Weeks)

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Charts
		Billboard Hot 100	Country	Adult Contemporary
1972	"Take It Easy"	12	-	-
	"Witchy Woman"	9	-	-
1973	"Peaceful Easy Feeling"	22	-	-
	"Tequila Sunrise"	64	-	-
1974	"Already Gone"	32	-	-
1975	"One of These Nights"	1	-	-
	"Lyin' Eyes"	2	8	3
	"Best of My Love"	1	-	1
1976	"Take It to the Limit"	4	-	4

[edit] See also

• List of best-selling albums worldwide
• List of best-selling albums in the United States

[edit] References

Preceded by Desire by Bob Dylan

Billboard 200 number-one album March 13, 1976 - April 9, 1976 April 17, 1976 - April 23, 1976

Succeeded by Frampton Comes Alive! by Peter Frampton

v • d • e Eagles Glenn Frey • Don Henley • Joe Walsh • Timothy B. Schmit Don Felder • Bernie Leadon • Randy Meisner Studio albums Eagles • Desperado • On the Border • One of These Nights • Hotel California • The Long Run • Long Road out of Eden Singles "Take It Easy" • "Witchy Woman" • "Peaceful Easy Feeling" • "Tequila Sunrise" • "Desperado" • "Outlaw Man" • "Already Gone" • "James Dean" • "Best of My Love" • "One of These Nights" • "Lyin' Eyes" • "Take It to the Limit" • "New Kid in Town" • "Hotel California" • "Life in the Fast Lane" • "Please Come Home for Christmas" • "Heartache Tonight" • "The Long Run" • "I Can't Tell You Why" • "Seven Bridges Road" • "Get Over It" • "Love Will Keep Us Alive" • "Hole in the World" • "No More Cloudy Days" • "How Long" • "Busy Being Fabulous" Compilations Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) • Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 • Selected Works: 1972-1999 • The Very Best of the Eagles  • The Very Best of Eagles Live albums Eagles Live • Hell Freezes Over • Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne Tours The Long Road out of Eden Tour Related articles Discography • Poco • Linda Ronstadt  • Asylum • Geffen • Lost Highway • Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles