One of These Nights
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| Studio album by Eagles | |||||
| Released | June 10, 1975 | ||||
| Recorded | Mac Emmerman's Criteria Studios, Miami, FL and Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, CA in 1974 |
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| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 43:15 | ||||
| Label | Asylum | ||||
| Producer | Bill Szymczyk | ||||
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One of These Nights is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Eagles, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). It included the song "One of These Nights" which became Eagles' second number one single in July 1975 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's theme is a man's pursuit of a woman for a romantic encounter. One of These Nights is the last Eagles album to feature Bernie Leadon. The seventh song, "Visions", is the only Eagles song on which Don Felder sang lead vocals. The instrumental "Journey of the Sorcerer" took on a new significance when it was used as the theme tune for Douglas Adams' The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (see below).
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[edit] Track listing
- "One of These Nights" (Henley, Frey) – 4:51
- Lead vocals by Don Henley and Randy Meisner
- "Too Many Hands" (Meisner, Felder) – 4:43
- Lead vocal by Randy Meisner
- "Hollywood Waltz" (B. Leadon, Tom Leadon, Henley, Frey) – 4:04
- Lead vocal by Don Henley
- "Journey of the Sorcerer" (Leadon) – 6:40
- instrumental
- "Lyin' Eyes" (Henley, Frey) – 6:22
- Lead vocal by Glenn Frey
- "Take It to the Limit" (Meisner, Henley, Frey) – 4:49
- Lead vocal by Randy Meisner
- "Visions" (Felder, Henley) – 4:00
- Lead vocal by Don Felder
- "After the Thrill Is Gone" (Henley, Frey) – 3:58
- Lead vocals by Glenn Frey and Don Henley
- "I Wish You Peace" (Davis, Leadon) – 3:45
- Lead vocal by Bernie Leadon
[edit] Track information
[edit] "Journey of the Sorcerer"
This track was used as the theme music for Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series produced by the BBC in 1978 and 1979. Adams said he had wanted something ideally sci-fi sounding while at the same time suggestive of a traveler, this banjo-based instrumental striking him therefore as ideal. "Journey of the Sorcerer" remained central to the Hitch Hiker phenomenon, appearing subsequently for the television series in 1981 (albeit re-recorded), the sequel radio series produced by Above the Title Productions for the BBC in 2003 and 2004, and (re-recorded once again) for the blockbuster film produced by Disney/Touchstone in 2005. It was the original version from One of These Nights that was used for all original transmissions of all five radio series. The TV adaptation of the series, and also an additional version released on LP record, used an arrangement by Tim Souster, the CD releases of the radio series transmitted in 2004 and 2005 used another one arranged by Philip Pope, and the 2005 film used one by Joby Talbot.
[edit] Personnel
- Glenn Frey - Lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonium
- Don Henley - Lead vocals, drums, percussion, tablas
- Bernie Leadon - Lead vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, steel guitar, pedal steel
- Don Felder - Lead vocals, guitar, slide guitar, organ
- Randy Meisner - Lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar
- David Bromberg - fiddles on "Journey of the Sorcerer"
- The Royal Martian Orchestra - strings on "Journey of the Sorcerer"
- Albhy Galuten - synthesizer on "Hollywood Waltz"
- Jim Ed Norman - piano on "Lyin' Eyes" and "Take It to the Limit", orchestrations
- Producer: Bill Szymczyk
- Engineer: Allan Blazek, Michael Braunstein, Ed Mashal, Bill Szymczyk, Michael *Verdick, Don Wood
- Concert Master: Sid Sharp
- Conductor: Jim Ed Norman
- String Arrangements: Jim Ed Norman and The Eagles
- Art Direction: Gary Burden
- Design: Gary Burden
- Photography: Norman Seeff
- Remastering: Ted Jensen
[edit] Singles
- "One of These Nights"/"Visions" - Asylum 45257; released May 19, 1975
- "Lyin' Eyes"/"Too Many Hands" - Asylum 45279; released September 7, 1975
- "Take It to the Limit"/"After the Thrill Is Gone" - Asylum 45293; released November 15, 1975
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | "One of These Nights" | Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1975 | "Lyin' Eyes" | Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| 1976 | "Take It to the Limit" | Adult Contemporary | 4 |
| 1976 | "Take It to the Limit" | Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1975 | "Lyin' Eyes" | Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal |
Grammy Award Nominations
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1975 | "Lyin' Eyes" | Record of the Year |
| 1975 | One of These Nights | Album of the Year |
[edit] Release history
Original pressings of this record had text engraved into the carry-out grooves on each side.
- Side One: Don't Worry---
- Side Two: ---Nothing Will Be OK!
This is the second album by the Eagles to have a Quadraphonic surround sound pressing. It was released on Quadraphonic 8-track tape and CD-4 LP.
[edit] External links
- "One of These Nights" Super Seventies
- One Of These Nights by The Eagles Songfacts
| Preceded by Venus and Mars by Wings |
Billboard 200 number-one album July 26 - August 29, 1975 |
Succeeded by Red Octopus by Jefferson Starship |
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