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Who Was the Recording Engineer for the Eagles Take It Easy

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"Take It Easy"
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Single by Eagles
from the album Eagles
B-side "Get You lot in the Mood"
Released May 1, 1972
Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Genre State stone[one]
Length 3:30
Characterization Asylum
Songwriter(s) Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey
Producer(southward) Glyn Johns
Eagles singles chronology
"Take Information technology Easy"
(1972) 		"Witchy Woman"
(1972)
"Take It Easy"
Single past Jackson Browne
from the album For Everyman
B-side "Ready or Not"
Released 1973
Genre State rock
Length 3:39
Label Aviary
Songwriter(due south) Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey
Producer(due south) Glyn Johns
Jackson Browne singles chronology
"Redneck Friend"
(1973) 		"Accept It Easy"
(1973) 		"Walking Dull"
(1974)

"Take It Piece of cake" is a song past the American rock band Eagles, written past Jackson Browne and Eagles band member Glenn Frey, who also provides pb vocals. It was the ring's first unmarried, released on May 1, 1972. It peaked at No. 12 on the July 22, 1972, Billboard Hot 100 chart.[two] [3] It besides was the opening track on the ring'southward debut album Eagles and it has become one of their signature songs, included on all of their live and compilation albums. It is listed as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame'due south 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Curlicue.

Jackson Browne later recorded the vocal every bit the atomic number 82 track on his 2nd album, For Everyman (1973), and released information technology as a single also, although it did not chart.[iv] Travis Tritt also covered the vocal for the 1993 Eagles' tribute album Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles; the video for Tritt's version is notable for the advent of all five members of the Eagles together again for the first fourth dimension in 13 years after their break-up, and information technology led to the reunion of the band a few months later.[5]

History [edit]

Composition [edit]

Jackson Browne originally began writing "Have It Easy" in 1971 for his own eponymous debut anthology only was having difficulty finishing the song. Browne's friend Glenn Frey – who lived in the aforementioned [Echo Park] California flat edifice every bit Browne – had heard an early version and later on asked Browne about it. Browne and then played the unfinished second verse that begins with "Well, I'grand a-standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona...", and Frey finished the poesy with "Such a fine sight to come across. Information technology's a girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford, slowin' down to take a look at me."[6] [7] Browne was very happy with the result and suggested that they finish the song together.[8] The resulting vocal became the first rail on the Eagles' debut anthology and was released as their kickoff single.

Browne told a version of the story in a radio interview: "I knew Glenn Frey from playing these clubs – we kept showing upward at the same clubs and singing on the open-mic nights. Glenn happened to come past to say 'how-do-you-do,' and to hang around when I was in the studio, and I showed him the ancestry of that song, and he asked if I was going to put it on my record and I said it wouldn't be ready in time. He said 'well, nosotros'll put it on, we'll exercise it,' 'cause he liked information technology," Browne explained. "Simply it wasn't finished, and he kept after me to finish it, and finally offered to finish it himself. And after a couple of times when I declined to have him terminate my song, I said, 'all correct.' I finally thought, 'This is ridiculous. Become ahead and finish information technology. Do it.' And he finished information technology in spectacular mode. And, what'south more, bundled information technology in a manner that was far superior to what I had written."[9]

Recordings [edit]

The second poesy of the Eagles' recording with Glenn Frey on lead vocals. Randy Meisner sings harmony at the get-go, with the rest of the ring joining in towards the end of this clip.

The song was recorded at the Olympic Studios in London with producer Glyn Johns. Glenn Frey sings the atomic number 82 vocal on the Eagles recording of "Accept It Easy". Bass player Randy Meisner sings the harmony vocal in the 2nd poetry with Frey, with drummer Don Henley harmonizing in the chorus, on the line "Though we will never be here again. So open up upwardly, I'm climbin' in."[x] Bernie Leadon provides the lead guitar and distinctive banjo parts, every bit well as harmony vocals. The track'south producer Johns said: "On 'Take Information technology Easy' I got Bernie to play double-fourth dimension banjo; they all thought it was a bonkers thought but it worked. Information technology was already a groovy song, but that 1 petty thing made it unlike."[11]

In their early live performances, the Eagles first with an a cappella version of a verse from "Silver Dagger" that begins with "My daddy is a handsome devil..." as an intro to "Take Information technology Easy".[12]

Jackson Browne recorded a version for his 1973 album For Lowest.[xiii] Sneaky Pete Kleinow plays pedal steel and David Lindley (on electrical guitar) teams up with Browne. Mickey McGee'south percussion and the other instruments crossfade into the next track on the album, "Our Lady of the Well."

Reception [edit]

Critical [edit]

In 1972, Bud Scoppa wrote in Rolling Stone in his review of the Eagles' debut anthology that "Take information technology Like shooting fish in a barrel" was "simply the best sounding rock single to come out so far this year. The first time through, you could tell information technology had everything: danceable rhythm, catchy, winding melody, intelligent, affirmative lyrics, a progressively powerful organization mixing electric guitar and banjo, and a crisp vocal, with vibrant four-part harmony at just the right moments for maximum dramatic consequence."[14] Cash Box felt it sounded somewhat like the Byrds and predicted that it would be a "sure and rapid-burn boom."[15]

On Allmusic.com, William Ruhlmann said that Browne wrote the song in 1971 while working on his debut anthology, and that "it encapsulated many of the usual themes of his work, touching on the route, women, dear every bit salvation, and an ambivalent sense of fatalism." Discussing the specific lyrics, Ruhlmann goes on: "The opening verse was a joke. The narrator says he is running down the road with 7 women on his heed. Just this vision of promiscuity is quickly dispelled. Of the vii, four desire to own him, two want to stone him, and one just wants to be his friend. The verse introduces the song's bespeak, that, despite troubles, one should 'take it easy.'" Ruhlmann points out that Frey'southward added poetry "lightened the song's mood considerably. Now, the narrator was continuing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, existence eyed by a woman in a truck (flatbed Ford) who slowed down to give him the once-over. These unabashedly vain lines weren't exactly consistent with Browne'due south theme, but they made it sound like the singer really did want to take it easy."[16]

"Accept It Easy" has retrospectively been regarded as one of the ring's all-time songs. In 2017, Billboard ranked the song number iii on their list of the 15 greatest Eagles songs,[17] and in 2019, Rolling Rock ranked the song number two on their list of the 40 greatest Eagles songs.[18]

Commercial [edit]

The vocal was released as the first single of the Eagles in May 1972, and entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 79 on the chart date of June 3, 1972.[nineteen] It stayed for 11 weeks on the chart that summer, peaked at No. 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on July 22, 1972.[twenty] [21] It besides peaked at No. 12 the same week on the Like shooting fish in a barrel Listening chart (later known as Adult Gimmicky),[22] a nautical chart information technology offset entered at No. 40 on June 17, 1972.[23]

Winslow, Arizona [edit]

The "Have It Easy" statue created past Ron Adamson of Libby, Montana, and mural at 35°1'25" Northward, 110°41'53" W at Second St. & Kinsley Ave. in Winslow, Arizona

According to Frey, the 2nd verse of "Accept Information technology Piece of cake" refers to a time when Jackson Browne'due south motorcar malfunctioned in Winslow, Arizona, during one of his trips to Sedona, requiring him to spend a long day in Winslow.[24] In 1999, in responding to the lyrics that fabricated it famous, the city of Winslow erected a life-size statuary statue and mural commemorating the song at the Standin' on the Corner Park. The statue stands nearly a lamp post, the male figure securing an acoustic guitar betwixt his correct hand and the shoe of his right foot. Above his head, a metal sign, crafted in the manner of U.South. Route shields, displays the words "Standin' on the corner". The trompe-l'œil mural on the wall backside the statue is that of a storefront, and includes what would appear to be the reflection of a red flatbed Ford pickup truck driven past a blonde-haired adult female. The second floor of the mural features an eagle perched in one window on the left and a human being and woman (apparently the human being on the corner and woman in the truck) embracing in some other window on the right.[25] The site has become a landmark that attracted many visitors to the town.[26]

At that place has, however, been some defoliation about the location of original incident that inspired the story in the lyrics. In an interview with Matthew Ziegler, Browne related that it took place in Flagstaff, Arizona, at the Der Wienerschnitzel (now the Canis familiaris Haus) at the corner of E Rte. 66 and Switzer Canyon.[27] Co-ordinate to Browne, a immature woman cruised by in a Toyota pickup and looked at him and the image stuck with him. Browne had told Frey about the adult female in the truck, and Frey so used the incident to add the line about the woman to the song.[28] Browne, however, too stated in an interview with Los Angeles Times that it was always Winslow where his motorcar had malfunctioned, although "the paradigm of that girl driving a truck was an epitome that came from due east" (i.e., East Flagstaff). The lines are therefore an amalgamation of two unlike events.[24]

On September 24, 2016, a life-sized tribute statue to Glenn Frey was added to the Standin' on the Corner Park in Winslow, Arizona, to honor his songwriting contributions to "Take It Easy".[29] Funds for the new statue, which depicted Frey as he appeared in the 1970s, were raised by "Mark & NeanderPaul" (Mark Devine & Paul Marshall), the morning show from Phoenix classic stone station 100.7 KSLX, the city of Winslow, and the Standin' on the Corner Foundation.[30] [31]

Personnel [edit]

  • Glenn Frey – audio-visual guitar, lead vocals
  • Bernie Leadon – lead guitar, banjo, harmony vocals
  • Randy Meisner – bass, harmony vocals
  • Don Henley – drums, harmony vocals

Travis Tritt version [edit]

"Take Information technology Easy"
Unmarried by Travis Tritt
from the anthology Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles
B-side "I Wish I Could Go Dorsum Habitation"
Released 1994
Genre State
Length iii:32
Characterization Behemothic
Songwriter(due south) Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey
Producer(s) James Stroud[32]
Travis Tritt singles chronology
"Worth Every Mile"
(1993) 		"Accept It Piece of cake"
(1994) 		"Foolish Pride"
(1994)

Travis Tritt recorded a version for the Eagles tribute anthology Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles, which featured land music artists who were raised on the Eagles' music. On Tritt's version, Bernie Leadon's pb guitar parts were rearranged and performed by Dann Huff.[33] The vocal was released as a single in 1994, and peaked at number 21 on the Billboard country music charts.

Tritt fabricated a asking for members of the Eagles to appear in his video for the song, and the resulting video for Tritt's version featured the Eagles lineup from 1978 to 1980 (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit) playing billiards in a local tavern and performing equally its firm band. Frey, who had previously been reluctant to reunite with the band, later said: "After years passed, you actually sort of remember that you were friends first ... I just remembered how much we genuinely had liked each other and how much fun we'd had."[33] Frey and Henley subsequently met with their management over lunch ii months after the filming of the video and agreed to the reunion of Eagles. A new album, Hell Freezes Over, was released and a tour launched the following year.[v]

Charts [edit]

Eagles [edit]

Chart (1972–2016) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[34] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[35] 12
Us Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[36] 12
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[37] twenty
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[38] xvi

Travis Tritt [edit]

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[39] 12
U.s.a. Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[twoscore] 21

Certifications [edit]

References [edit]

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External links [edit]

  • "Take It Easy" at AllMusicGuide.com

belewshormilt.blogspot.com

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_It_Easy

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