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Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2

Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 is the second compilation album by the Eagles. It features many of their biggest hits not on Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), including "Hotel California", their signature song. The album was released in 1982, after the band's breakup. That same year, Don Henley and Glenn Frey both released their debut solo albums.

Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2
Compilation album by
Eagles
ReleasedNovember 13, 1982
Recorded1975–1980
GenreRock
Length46:40
LabelAsylum
ProducerBill Szymczyk
Eagles chronology
Eagles Live
(1980) 		Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2
(1982) 		The Very Best of the Eagles
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB−[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

The compilation features eight combined tracks from Hotel California and The Long Run. Also included is "After the Thrill Is Gone", an album track from One of These Nights. (That song, with its title that summed up the state of the band at the time, was strategically placed as the last track on Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2.) "Seven Bridges Road", the single from 1980's Eagles Live, rounds out the album, which has sold over 11 million copies in the U.S. since its release.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Hotel California" (from Hotel California, 1976)
Don Henley6:29
2."Heartache Tonight" (from The Long Run, 1979)
Glenn Frey4:25
3."Seven Bridges Road" (from Eagles Live, 1980)Steve YoungHenley, Frey, Don Felder, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit2:58
4."Victim of Love" (from Hotel California)
  • Henley
  • Frey
  • Felder
  • Souther
Henley4:10
5."The Sad Café" (from The Long Run)
Henley5:32
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Life in the Fast Lane" (from Hotel California)
  • Henley
  • Frey
  • Walsh
Henley4:45
2."I Can't Tell You Why" (from The Long Run)
Schmit4:54
3."New Kid in Town" (from Hotel California)
  • Henley
  • Frey
  • Souther
Frey5:04
4."The Long Run" (from The Long Run)
  • Henley
  • Frey
Henley3:42
5."After the Thrill Is Gone" (from One of These Nights, 1975)
  • Henley
  • Frey
Frey with Henley3:56

Personnel

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  • Don Felder – vocals, slide guitar, guitars
  • Glenn Frey – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards
  • Don Henley – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Bernie Leadon – vocals, pedal steel guitar (uncredited; "After the Thrill Is Gone" only)
  • Randy Meisner – vocals, bass guitar ("Hotel California", "Victim of Love", "Life in the Fast Lane", "New Kid in Town", "After the Thrill Is Gone" only)
  • Timothy B. Schmit – vocals, bass guitar ("Heartache Tonight", "Seven Bridges Road", "The Sad Cafe", "I Can't Tell You Why", "The Long Run" only)
  • Joe Walsh – vocals, slide guitar, guitars, keyboards (except "After the Thrill is Gone")

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 5
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] 63
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 44
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 2
US Billboard 200[8] 52
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[9] 16

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] 3× Platinum 210,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11] Platinum 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] 11× Platinum 11,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Eagles: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Eagles: Greatest Hits Volume 2". Robert Christgau.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). Eagles. Simon and Schuster. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 99. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6189b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Eagles – Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "Eagles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 28. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  11. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Eagles – Eagles Greatest Hits Vol. II". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Eagles – Eagles Greatest Hits Vol. II". Recording Industry Association of America.
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