Long Road out of Eden

Infobox Album
Name = Long Road out of Eden
Type = studio
Artist = Eagles


Released = October 30, 2007
Recorded = 2001–2007
Genre = Country, Rock
Length = 90:53
Label = Eagles Recording Company II, Lost Highway
Producer = Eagles, Steuart Smith, Richard F.W. Davis, Scott Crago, Bill Szymczyk
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wc07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0xfyxzlhldhe~T1 link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16861770/review/16927307/long_road_out_of_eden link]
*Uncut Rating|4|5 [http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/eagles/reviews/10519 link]
Last album = "The Very Best of the Eagles"
(2003)
This album = "Long Road out of Eden"
(2007)
Next album =

"Long Road out of Eden" is the seventh studio album by American rock band 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. The album has sold 5,593,120 copies worldwide to date.

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 — who had previously worked with the Eagles co-writing some of their biggest hits including "Best of My Love," "Victim of Love," "Heartache Tonight" and "New Kid in Town" — was released as a single to radio with an accompanying online video at Yahoo! Music and debuted on television on CMT during the 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. [ [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]

"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. [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]

In an interview with CNN, band member Don Henley declared, "This is probably the last Eagles album that we'll ever make." [ [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]

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" (Don Henley, Steuart Smith, John Hollander) - 4:00
# "How Long" (J. D. Souther) - 3:20
# "Busy Being Fabulous" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) - 4:17
# "What Do I Do with My Heart" (Glenn Frey, Don Henley) - 3:55
# "Guilty of the Crime" (Frankie Miller, Jerry Lynn Williams) - 3:44 -
# "I Don't Want To Hear Any More" (Paul Carrack) - 4:25
# "Waiting in the Weeds" (Don Henley, Steuart Smith) - 7:10
# "No More Cloudy Days" (Glenn Frey) - 3:58
# "Fast Company" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) - 3:58
# "Do Something" (Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Steuart Smith) - 5:06
# "You Are Not Alone" (Glenn Frey) - 2:30

Disc two

# "Long Road out of Eden" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Timothy B. Schmit) - 10:17
# "I Dreamed There Was No War" (Glenn Frey) - 1:38
# "Somebody" (Jack Tempchin, John Brannen) - 4:09
# "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) - 5:46
# "Last Good Time in Town" (Joe Walsh) - 7:07
# "I Love to Watch a Woman Dance" (Larry John McNally) - 3:16
# "Business as Usual" (Don Henley, Steuart Smith) - 5:31
# "Center of the Universe" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Steuart Smith) - 3:42
# "It's Your World Now" (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) - 4:22

Bonus tracks on the "Deluxe Collector's Edition"

10. "Hole in the World" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) – 4:13*
11. "Please Come Home for Christmas" (Charles Mose Brown, Gene C. Redd) – 2:58

* Bonus track also included in the standard UK edition.

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 Conte – 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

Nominations

References

External links

* [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