Desperado (album) - Definition

Desperado
LP by The Eagles
Released	April 17, 1973
Recorded	Island Studios, London in 1972
Genre	Rock, Country, Bluegrass
Length	35 min 40 sec
Record label	Asylum
Producers	Bill Szymczyk, Glyn Johns
Professional reviews
AMG	3/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A5pcyxddbjoly)
The Eagles Chronology
The Eagles (1972)	Desperado (1973)	On the Border (1974)

Desperado is the second album by the American rock band The Eagles. It was recorded at Island Studios in London, UK and released in 1973.

Track listing

1. "Doolin-Dalton" (Jackson Browne, Frey, Henley, J.D. Souther) - 3:26
2. "Twenty-One" (Leadon) - 2:11
3. "Out of Control" (Frey, Henley, Tom Nixon) - 3:04
4. "Tequila Sunrise" (Frey, Henley) - 2:52
5. "Desperado" (Frey, Henley) - 3:33
6. "Certain Kind of Fool" (Frey, Henley, Meisner) - 3:02
7. "Doolin-Dalton" [instrumental] (Browne, Frey, Henley, Souther) - 0:48
8. "Outlaw Man" (David Blue) - 3:34
9. "Saturday Night" (Frey, Henley, Leadon, Meisner) - 3:20
10. "Bitter Creek" (Leadon) - 5:00
11. "Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise)" (Browne, Frey, Henley, Souther) - 4:50

Personnel

• Don Henley - vocals, drums
• Randy Meisner - vocals, bass, guitar
• Glenn Frey - vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Don Felder - guitar
• Bernie Leadon - vocals, banjo, guitar

Production

• Producer: Bill Szymczyk, Glyn Johns
• Engineer: Bill Szymczyk, Glyn Johns
• Assistant engineer: Howard Kilgour
• Mastering: Barry Diament
• Horn arrangements: Jim Ed Norman
• Art direction: Gary Burden
• Design: Gary Burden
• Lettering: Henry Diltz
• Photography: Henry Diltz

Singles

• "Tequila Sunrise"/"Twenty-One" - released April 17, 1973
• "Outlaw Man"/"Certain Kind of Fool" - released August 6, 1973

Charts

Album

Singles