Eagles’ One of These Nights released

First posted 3/26/2008; updated 10/17/2020.

One of These Nights Eagles

Released: June 10, 1975 Peak: 14 US, 8 UK, 2 CN, 5 AU Sales (in millions): 4.0 US, 0.03 UK, 7.5 world (includes US and UK) Genre: country rock

Tracks: Click for codes to singles charts. One of These Nights (Don Henley/Glenn Frey) [4:51] (5/30/75, 11 US, 11 CB, 1 CL, 20 AC, 23 UK, 13 CN, 33 AU) Too Many Hands Hollywood Waltz Journey of the Sorcerer Lyin’ Eyes (Don Henley/Glenn Frey) [6:21] (9/13/75, 2 US, 3 CB, 2 CL, 3 AC, 8 CW, 23 UK, 19 CN, 34 AU) Take It to the Limit (Don Henley/Glenn Frey/Randy Meisner) [4:48] (12/20/75, 4 US, 5 CB, 5 CL, 4 AC, 12 UK, 16 CN, 30 AU) Visions After the Thrill Is Gone (Don Henley/Glenn Frey) [3:56] (20 CL) I Wish You Peace Total Running Time: 43:08 The Players: Glenn Frey (vocals, guitar, piano) Don Henley (vocals, drums) Bernie Leadon (guitar, vocals, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel guitar) Randy Meisner (bass, vocals) Don Felder (guitar, vocals)

Rating: 3.967 out of 5.00 (average of 19 ratings) Awards:

About the Album: “The Eagles recorded their albums relatively quickly in their first years of existence, their albums succeeding each other by less than a year. One of These Nights, their fourth album, was released in June 1975, more than 14 months after its predecessor.” AMG “Anticipation had been heightened by the belated chart-topping success of the third album’s ‘The Best of My Love’; taking a little more time, the band generated more original material, and that material was more polished.” AMG “More than ever, the Eagles seemed to be a vehicle for Don Henley (six co-writing credits) and Glenn Frey (five), but at the same time Randy Meisner was more audible than ever, his two lead vocals including one of the album’s three hit singles, Take It to the Limit, and Bernie Leadon had two showcases, among them the cosmic-cowboy instrumental Journey of the Sorcerer (later used as the theme music for the British television series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy].” AMG “Nevertheless, it was the team of Henley and Frey that stood out, starting with the title track, a number one single, which had more of an R&B – even disco – sound than anything the band had attempted previously, and continuing through the ersatz Western swing of Hollywood Waltz to Lyin’ Eyes, one of Frey’s patented folk-rock shuffles, which became another major hit.” AMG “One of These Nights was the culmination of the blend of rock, country, and folk styles the Eagles had been making since their start; there wasn’t much that was new, just the same sorts of things done better than they had been before. In particular, a lyrical stance – knowing and disillusioned, but desperately hopeful – had evolved, and the musical arrangements were tighter and more purposeful. The result was the Eagles’ best-realized and most popular album so far.” AMG

Resources and Related Links: Eagles’ DMDB Encyclopedia entry AMG William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide