On the Border

by Eagles

Overview

The Eagles began recording their third album in England with producer Glyn Johns, as they had their first two albums, but abandoned the sessions after completing two acceptable tracks. Johns, it is said, tended to emphasize the group's country elements and its harmonies, while the band, in particular Glenn Frey and Don Henley, wanted to take more of a hard rock direction. They reconvened with a new producer, Bill Szymczyk, who had produced artists like B.B. King and, more significantly, Joe Walsh. But the resulting album is not an outright rock effort by any means. Certainly, Frey and Henley got what they wanted with "Already Gone," the lead-off track, which introduces new bandmember Don Felder as one part of the twin guitar solo that recalls the Allman Brothers Band; "James Dean," a rock & roll song on the order of "Your Mama Don't Dance," and "Good Day in Hell," which is strongly reminiscent of Joe Walsh songs like "Rocky Mountain Way." But the album also features the usual mixture of styles typical of an Eagles album. For example, "Midnight Flyer," sung by Randy Meisner, is modern bluegrass; "My Man" is Bernie Leadon's country-rock tribute to the recently deceased Gram Parsons; and "Ol' 55" is one of the group's well-done covers of a tune by a singer/songwriter labelmate, in this case Tom Waits. The title track, meanwhile, points the band in a new R&B direction that was later pursued more fully. Like most successful groups, the Eagles combined many different elements, and their third album, which looked back to their earlier work and anticipated their later work, was a transitional effort that combined even more styles than most of their records did. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	08/05/2022
Label:	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
UPC:	0821797223164

Tracks

1. Already Gone
2. You Never Cry Like a Lover
3. Midnight Flyer
4. My Man
5. On the Border
6. James Dean
7. Ol' 55
8. Is It True
9. Good Day In Hell
10. The Best of My Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eagles   Primary Artist
Don Felder   Guitar (Electric),Organ,Guitar,Vocals,Soloist,Slide Guitar
Randy Meisner   Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Guitar,Bass
Bernie Leadon   Guitar,Vocals,Banjo,Guitar (Steel),Soloist
Don Henley   Drums,Vocals
Glenn Frey   Vocals,Guitar,Piano,Keyboards,Slide Guitar,Soloist
Clapetts   Clapping
Al Perkins   Guitar (Steel)
Albhy Galuten   Synthesizer
Jim Ed Norman   Piano
David Sanborn   Sax (Alto)
T.N.T.S.   Vocals

Technical Credits

Glyn Johns   Audio Production,Audio Engineer,Engineer,Producer
Bill Szymczyk   Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Engineer,Producer
Bernie Leadon   Composer
Ken Harding   Composer
J. Browne   Composer
J. Tempchin   Composer
Paul Craft   Composer
Rod Thaer   Assistant
Glenn Frey   Composer
Tom Waits   Composer
Robb Strandlund   Composer
Randy Meisner   Composer
Don Henley   Composer
Eagles   Performer
Jackson Browne   Composer
J.D. Souther   Composer
Jack Tempchin   Composer