Desperado (album)

Desperado
Studio album by Eagles
Released	April 17, 1973
Recorded	Island Studios, London, early 1973
Genre	Rock, country, bluegrass
Length	35:52
Label	Asylum
Producer	Glyn Johns
Professional reviews
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Eagles chronology
Eagles (1972) Desperado (1973) On the Border (1974)

Desperado is the second album by the American rock band Eagles. It was recorded at Island Studios in London, United Kingdom and released in 1973. It's a concept album, based on the "Dalton" gang, ambiented in the Old West. Although the title track is one of the Eagles' signature songs, it was never released as a single. The album did yield two singles, though: "Tequila Sunrise" and "Outlaw Man". This album was slated for Quadraphonic release and even given a Quadraphonic catalog number, but never released in the format.

Track listing

1. "Doolin-Dalton" (Frey, J.D. Souther, Henley, Jackson Browne) – 3:26
   • Lead vocals by Don Henley and Glenn Frey
2. "Twenty-One" (Leadon) – 2:11
   • Lead vocal by Bernie Leadon
3. "Out of Control" (Henley, Frey, Tom Nixon) – 3:04
   • Lead vocal by Glenn Frey
4. "Tequila Sunrise" (Henley, Frey) – 2:52
   • Lead vocal by Glenn Frey
5. "Desperado" (Henley, Frey) – 4:13
   • Lead vocal by Don Henley
6. "Certain Kind of Fool" (Meisner, Henley, Frey) – 3:02
   • Lead vocal by Randy Meisner
7. "Doolin-Dalton (instrumental)" (Frey, Souther, Henley, Browne) – 0:48
   • Instrumental
8. "Outlaw Man" (David Blue) – 3:34
   • Lead vocal by Glenn Frey
9. "Saturday Night" (Meisner, Henley, Frey, Leadon) – 3:20
   • Lead vocals by Don Henley and Randy Meisner
10. "Bitter Creek" (Leadon) – 5:00
    • Lead vocal by Bernie Leadon
11. "Doolin-Dalton / Desperado (reprise)" (Frey, Souther, Henley, Browne) – 4:50
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley

Personnel

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• Don Henley – drums, percussion, vocals
• Randy Meisner – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Glenn Frey – guitars, Keyboards, piano, vocals
• Bernie Leadon – guitars, mandolin, banjo, vocals

Production

• Glyn Johns – production, engineering
• Howard Kilgour – assistant engineering
• Barry Diament – mastering
• Ted Jensen – remastering
• Jim Ed Norman – string arrangements
• Gary Burden – art direction, design
• Henry Diltz – lettering, photography

Singles

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

Charts

Album

Singles