Hotel California

Hotel California
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Hotel California

Album by The Eagles
Released 8 December 1976
Recorded March-October 1976 at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL and
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Rock
Length 43 min 30 sec
Record label Asylum Records
Producer Bill Szymczyk
Professional reviews
AMG 5/5 link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2CBB5C10D1CAEE52B0DD64373E8DE4A260285E36&uid=SUB040412061230&sql=10:5unyxdybjolf~T1)
RollingStone 4/5 link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=49902)
ARTISTdirect 5/5 link (http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,79866,00.html)
The Eagles Chronology
Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)
(1976)
Hotel California
(1976)
The Long Run
(1979)

Hotel California was an album released by The Eagles in 1976 (see 1976 in music). Using Hotel California as a metaphor for the nation, The Eagles touched on many themes, including innocence (and the loss of), the dangers, temptations, and transient nature of fame, shallow relationships, divorce and loss of love, the end results of manifest destiny, and the "American Dream". The most important obviously was the referral to Seward's Folly in the song Hotel California.

Several tracks on the album were #1 hits in Billboard: "New Kid in Town", on February 26, 1977, and "Hotel California" on May 7, 1977.

Hotel California also won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978.

In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Hotel California the 38th greatest album of all time.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Hotel California" (Felder, Henley, Frey) - 6:30
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley
  2. "New Kid in Town" (J.D. Souther, Henley, Frey) - 5:04
    • Lead vocal by Glenn Frey
  3. "Life in the Fast Lane" (Walsh, Henley, Frey) - 4:46
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley
  4. "Wasted Time" (Henley, Frey) - 4:55
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley
  5. "Wasted Time (Reprise)" (instrumental) (Henley, Frey, Jim Ed Norman) - 1:22
  6. "Victim of Love" (Felder, Souther, Henley, Frey) - 4:11
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley
  7. "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (Walsh, Joe Vitale) - 4:05
    • Lead vocal by Joe Walsh
  8. "Try and Love Again" (Meisner) - 5:10
    • Lead vocal by Randy Meisner
  9. "The Last Resort" (Henley, Frey) - 7:25
    • Lead vocal by Don Henley

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Jim Ed Norman - conductor
  • Sid Sharp - concert master

Production

  • Producer: Bill Szymczyk
  • Engineers: Allan Blazek, Bruce Hensal, Ed Marshall, Bill Szymczyk
  • Mixing: Bill Szymczyk
  • String arrangements: Jim Ed Norman
  • Art direction: Don Henley, John Kosh
  • Design: John Kosh
  • Photography: David Alexander
  • Artwork: Kosh
  • Poster design: Norman Seeff
  • CD preparation: Kevin Gray

Singles

  • "Take It to the Limit"/"After the Thrill Is Gone" - Asylum 45293; released November 15, 1976
  • "New Kid in Town"/"Victim Of Love" - Asylum 45373; released December 7, 1976
  • "Hotel California"/"Pretty Maids All In A Row" - Asylum 45286; released February 22, 1977
  • "Life in the Fast Lane"/"The Last Resort" - Asylum 45403; released May 3, 1977

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1977 Country Albums 10
1977 Pop Albums 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1977 "Hotel California" Pop Singles 1
1977 "Life In The Fast Lane" Pop Singles 11
1977 "New Kid in Town" Adult Contemporary 2
1977 "New Kid In Town" Country Singles 43
1977 "New Kid In Town" Pop Singles 1

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1977 "Hotel California" Record Of The Year
1977 "New Kid in Town" Best Arrangement For Voices

Grammy Award nominations

Year Nominee Category
1977 "Hotel California" Song of the Year
1977 Hotel California Album of the Year
1977 Bill Szymczyk Producer of the Year

External links

ru:Hotel California (альбом)

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