1989 Don Henley – End Of The Innocence
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
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 – Bruce Hornsby, Don Henley (Track 1)
Producer – Danny Kortchmar, Don Henley (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Producer – Don Henley, John Corey, Stan Lynch (Tracks 4, 8)
Producer – Danny Kortchmar, Don Henley, 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 (A&m Tech Squad) – 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
Photography (Front Cover) – Ken Nahoum
Phonographic Copyright (p) – The David Geffen Company
Copyright (c) – The David Geffen Company
Distributed By – BMG Arista / Ariola Limited
Mastered At – Precision Lacquer
Glass Mastered At – Disctronics B
Jan Lücker on Facebook
June 6, 2016 @ 15:28
No video here, it seems to be blocked all over the world. You can always buy it, great album!