Eagles Live is the first live album by the American rock band the Eagles, a two-LP set released on November 7, 1980. Although the Eagles were already in the process of breaking up, Five different lawyers were thanked in the liner notes. The song was a showcase for the band's close harmony singing, as the verses of the song feature a cappella vocals from all five members.
Cover
The album cover is the image of a band-equipment road case used during a concert tour. It includes the number 86 on both sides and "MIA" written on air-freight stickers on the back.
The record labels were custom, showing a bird's nest filled with eggs and hand grenades.
Original pressings of the vinyl double-album had text engraved in the run-out grooves on each side, as had been the band's tradition since their 1975 album One of These Nights. Side 1: "Is it illegal to yell "Movie!" in a firehouse?"; "Side 2: "Hello, Federal? ... Ship it!"; Side 3: "Not Tonight, thanks ..."; Side 4: "... I've gotta rest up for my monster".
Track listing
Personnel
Sourced from original album liner notes.
Eagles
- Don Felder – guitars, slide guitar, organ, harmony and backing vocals
- Glenn Frey – rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Don Henley – drums, percussion, vocals
- Randy Meisner – bass guitar, vocals (1976 shows; "New Kid in Town," "Wasted Time," "Take It to the Limit," "Doolin'-Dalton (Reprise II)," and "Desperado")
- Timothy B. Schmit – bass guitar, vocals (1980 shows; all other songs)
- Joe Walsh – guitars, slide guitar, keyboards, vocals
Additional musicians
- Jage Jackson – rhythm guitar, percussion
- Albhy Galuten – synthesizer
- Phil Kenzie – alto saxophone on "The Long Run"
- Vince Melamed – electric piano on "New Kid in Town"
- Jim Ed Norman – piano
- The Monstertones – backing vocals on "All Night Long"
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone
- JD Souther – vocals and acoustic guitar on "New Kid in Town"
- Joe Vitale – piano, organ, drums, percussion
Production
- Bill Szymczyk – production
- Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
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! scope="col"| Chart (1980–1981)
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
| align="center"| 3
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!scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| align="center"| 8
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Year-end charts
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! scope="col"| Chart (1980)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
| align="center"| 67
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (1981)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
| align="center"| 60
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! scope="row"|US Billboard 200
|67
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