1989 Don Henley – End Of The Innocence

Bob Glaub, Danny Kortchmar, David Paich, Don Henley, Jai Winding, Jeffrey Porcaro, Jim Keltner, Larry Klein, Mike Fisher, Pino Palladino, Steve Madaio, The Waters, Waddy Wachtel

The End of the Innocence is the third solo studio album by Don Henley, the lead vocalist and drummer for the Eagles. The album was released in 1989, on Geffen Records, this would be his last release on that label. It was also his last solo album of the 1980s and it would be eleven years before he released another solo album, until 2000’s Inside Job.

The album is his best selling album, selling over 6 million copies in the United States alone, peaking at #8. The album featured three Top 40 singles “The End of the Innocence”, “The Heart of the Matter”, and “The Last Worthless Evening”. Those singles reached #8, #21, and #21 respectively. The album also featured “New York Minute” which reached #48 on the charts and was recorded by Don Henley and the Eagles for their live album Hell Freezes Over in 1994. Don Henley won another Grammy and an MTV Video Music Award for the title track. In 2003, the album was ranked at number 389 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The song “I Will Not Go Quietly” features Guns N’ Roses vocalist Axl Rose in the background, who at the time was also a member of the same label.

Tracks

1 The End of The Innocence (Don Henley, Bruce Hornsby) 5:18
2 How Bad Do You Want It? (Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Stan Lynch) 3:47
3 I Will Not Go Quietly (Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar) 5:43
4 The Last Worthless Evening (Don Henley, John Corey, Stan Lynch) 6:04
5 New York Minute (Don Henley, Danny Korchmar, Jai Winding) 6:36
6 Shangri-La (Don Henley, Steve Jordan, Danny Kortchmar) 4:57
7 Little Tin God (Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, John David Souther) 4:43
8 Gimme What You Got (Don Henley, John Corey, Stan Lynch) 6:13
9 If Dirt Were Dollars (Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, John David Souther) 4:34
10 The Heart of the Matter (Don Henley, Mike Campbell, John David Souther) 5:23

Biography

Don Henley

Musicians

1 The End of The Innocence

Bass (synthesizer)	Jai Winding
Keyboards	Bruce Hornsby
Piano	Bruce Hornsby
Sax	Wayne Shorter
Percussion	Mike Fisher

2 How Bad Do You Want It?

Bass	Danny Kortchmar
Drums	Danny Kortchmar
Guitar	Danny Kortchmar
Background Vocals	Patty Smyth
Background Vocals	Valerie Carter

3 I Will Not Go Quietly

Bass	Danny Kortchmar
Drums	Danny Kortchmar
Guitar (solo)	Danny Kortchmar
Acoustic Guitar	Waddy Wachtel
Background Vocals	Axl Rose

4 The Last Worthless Evening

Bass	Bob Glaub
Guitar	Mike Campbell
Guitar	John Corey
Keyboards	John Corey
Percussion	Stan Lynch

5 New York Minute

Bass	Pino Palladino
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Keyboards	Jai Winding
Piano	David Paich
Strings	David Paich
Trumpet	Steve Madaio
Background Vocals	Take 6

6 Shangri-La

Bass	Pino Palladino
Guitar	Danny Kortchmar
Keyboards	Danny Kortchmar
Keyboards	Jai Winding
Percussion	Jim Keltner
Background Vocals	Charley Drayton
Background Vocals	Ivan Neville
Background Vocals	Take 6

7 Little Tin God

Bass	Pino Palladino
Drums	Danny Kortchmar
Guitar	Danny Kortchmar
Keyboards	David Paich

8 Gimme What You Got

Bass	John Corey
Drums	Stan Lynch
Guitar	Danny Kortchmar
Guitar	John Corey
Background Vocals	Edie Brickell
Background Vocals	Melissa Etheridge

9 If Dirt Were Dollars

Bass	Danny Kortchmar
Drums	Danny Kortchmar
Guitar	Danny Kortchmar
Percussion	Stan Lynch
Background Vocals	Sheryl Crow
Background Vocals	John David Souther

10 The Heart Of The Matter

Bass	Larry Klein
Drums	Stan Lynch
Guitar	Mike Campbell
Keyboards	Mike Campbell
Percussion	Stan Lynch
Background Vocals	Carmen Twillie
Background Vocals	Julia Tillman Waters
Background Vocals	Maxine Willard Waters

Liner Notes

Producer – Don Henley
Producer – Bruce Hornsby (Track 1)
Producer – Danny Kortchmar(Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Producer – John Corey, Stan Lynch (Tracks 4, 8)
Producer – Mike Campbell (Track 10)
Engineer – Shelly Yakus
Engineer (Additional) – Bob Vogt, Brian Scheuble, Eddie King, Marc Desisto, Mark McKenna, Rob Jacobs
Engineer (Assistant) – Brian Scheuble
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – Rob Jacobs, Shelly Yakus
Mixed By (Assistant) – Rob Jaczko
Recorded By – Greg Ladanyi (Tracks 5, 7, 9)
Technician – Bob Borbonus, Dale Asamoto, Fred Bova, Gary Mannon, Gary Myerberg, Jonathan Little, Lars Lyons, Mark Opie, Mike Morongell, Stephen Barncard
Technician (Additional Assistant) – Ed Goodreau, Greg Goldman, Randy Staub, Randy Wine, Tom Banghart

Art Direction – Jeri Heiden
Photography – Alberto Tolot, Stephen Danelian, Ken Nahoum

Mastered At Precision Lacquer
Recorded At The Complex
Phonographic Copyright The David Geffen Company
Copyright The David Geffen Company