1983 Don Felder – Airborne
Airborne is the first solo studio album by former Eagles guitarist Don Felder recorded during the period that the band was broken up. It was his only solo album until 2012’s Road to Forever. It featured Carlos Vega, Joe Vitale, Russ Kunkel, Tris Imboden, Timothy B. Schmit, Jeff Lorber, Paulinho Da Costa, Joe Lala, Kenny Loggins, Dave Mason and Albhy Galuten.
Felder’s surname on the album cover stylized similar to the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation logo, showing the similarity of spelling and Don Felder’s affinity for electric guitars manufactured by Fender.
Tracks
1 Bad Girls (Don Felder) 04:48
2 Winners (Don Felder) 04:39
3 Haywire (Don Felder) 05:09
4 Who Tonight (Don Felder) 04:57
5 Never Surrender (Don Felder; Kenny Loggins) 04:17
6 Asphalt Jungle (Don Felder) 04:11
7 Night Owl (Don Felder) 04:34
8 Still Alive (Don Felder) 04:48
Biography
Musicians
1 Bad Girls
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Don Felder |
| Synclavier | Anthony Marinelli |
| Vocals | Don Felder |
2 Winners
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Don Felder |
| Synthesizer | Don Felder |
| Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
| Vocals | Don Felder |
3 Haywire
| Bass | George Perry |
| Drums | Joe Vitale |
| Guitar | Don Felder |
| Keyboards | Jeff Lorber |
| Synthesizer | Don Felder |
| Percussion | Joe Lala |
| Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
| Vocals | Don Felder |
4 Who Tonight
| Bass | George Perry |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Don Felder |
| Keyboards | Joe Vitale |
| Synclavier | Albhy Galuten |
| Flute | Joe Vitale |
| Percussion | Joe Vitale |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
| Vocals | Don Felder |
5 Never Surrender
| Bass | George Hawkins |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Don Felder |
| Keyboards | Don Felder |
| Synthesizer | Don Felder |
| Horns | James Pankow |
| Horns | Lee Loughnane |
| Percussion | Joe Lala |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
| Background Vocals | Dave Mason |
| Vocals | Don Felder |
6 Asphalt Jungle
| Bass | George Perry |
| Drums | Joe Vitale |
| Guitar | Don Felder |
| Synclavier | Albhy Galuten |
| Synthesizer | Don Felder |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Don Felder |
7 Night Owl
| Bass | George Perry |
| Drums | Joe Vitale |
| Guitar | Don Felder |
| Keyboards | Michael Murphy |
| Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
| Synthesizer | Don Felder |
| Vocals | Don Felder |
8 Still Alive
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Don Felder |
| Synclavier | Anthony Marinelli |
| Vocals | Don Felder |
Liner Notes
Producer – Don Felder
Arranged By (Strings)- Johnny Mandel (Track 8)
Engineer – Don Felder, Doug Breidenbach, Greg Edward, Jim Nipar, Joel Moss, Karl Richardson, Steve Gursky
Remix – Jim Nipar (Track 5)
Design – Jeff Adamoff
Photography – Jim Shea
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mastered At Sheffield Lab Matrix
Mixed At Rumbo Recorders
Recorded At Radical Records, Malibu, CA
Recorded At Rumbo Recorders
Recorded At Devonshire Studios
Phonographic Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records