1993 Various – Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles
Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles is a tribute album to American rock band Eagles. It was released in 1993 on Giant Records to raise funds for the Walden Woods Project. The album features covers of various Eagles songs, as performed by country music acts. It was certified 3× Platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 27, 1994, honoring shipments of three million copies in the United States. Several cuts from the album all charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts after the album’s release, the most successful being Travis Tritt’s rendition of “Take It Easy” at number 21. Common Thread won all of its performers a Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year at the 1994 ceremony.
Tracks
1 Travis Tritt – Take It Easy (Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey) 3:32
2 Little Texas – Peaceful Easy Feeling (Jack Tempchin) 4:19
3 Clint Black – Desperado (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) 3:38
4 John Anderson – Heartache Tonight (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger, John David Souther) 4:23
5 Alan Jackson – Tequila Sunrise (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) 2:53
6 Suzy Bogguss – Take It To The Limit (Randy Meisner, Don Henley, Glenn Frey) 4:32
7 Vince Gill – I Can’t Tell You Why (Timothy B Schmit, Don Henley, Glenn Frey) 4:04
8 Diamond Rio – Lyin’ Eyes (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) 6:30
9 Trisha Yearwood – New Kid In Town (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, John David Souther) 5:07
10 Billy Dean – Saturday Night (Randy Meisner, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon) 3:25
11 Tanya Tucker – Already Gone (Jack Tempchin, Richard Stradlund) 5:00
12 Brooks & Dunn – Best Of My Love (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, John David Souther) 4:38
13 Lorrie Morgan – The Sad Cafe (Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, John David Souther) 4:45
Musicians
1 Take It Easy
| Bass | Byron House |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Acoustic Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Steel Guitar | Sonny Garrish |
| Banjo | Joe Spivey |
| Keyboards | Steve Nathan |
| Backing Vocals | Curtis Wright |
| Backing Vocals | Curtis Young |
| Vocals | Travis Tritt |
2 Peaceful Easy Feeling
| Bass | Denny Dadmun-Bixby |
| Bass (6- String) | Porter Howell |
| Drums | Del Gray |
| Guitar | Porter Howell |
| Acoustic Guitar | Porter Howell |
| Background Vocals | Duane Propes |
| Background Vocals | Tim Rushlow |
| Background Vocals | Dwayne O’Brien |
| Vocals | Dwayne O’Brien |
3 Desperado
| Bass | Jake Willemain |
| Drums | Dick Gay |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Guitar | Hayden Nicholas |
| Acoustic Guitar | Martin Young |
| Steel Guitar | Jeff Peterson |
| Keyboards | Dane Bryant |
| Backing Vocals | Curtis Wright |
| Backing Vocals | Curtis Young |
| Vocals | Clint Black |
4 Heartache Tonight
| Bass | Glenn Worf |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Acoustic Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Keyboards | Gary Smith |
| Backing Vocals | John Anderson |
| Backing Vocals | Curtis Wright |
| Backing Vocals | Curtis Young |
| Vocals | John Anderson |
5 Tequila Sunrise
| Bass | Roy Huskey Jr |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Mason |
| Acoustic Guitar | Keith Stegall |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Keyboards | Hargus Robbins |
| Fiddle | Stuart Duncan |
| Backing Vocals | John Wesley Ryles |
| Vocals | Alan Jackson |
6 Take It To The Limit
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Brent Rowan |
| Steel Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
| Keyboards | Matt Rollings |
| Harmonica | Jelly Roll Johnson |
| Percussion | Tom Roady |
| Background Vocals | Beth Nielsen Chapman |
| Background Vocals | Harry Stinson |
| Background Vocals | Suzy Bogguss |
| Vocals | Suzy Bogguss |
7 I Can’t Tell You Why
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Milton Sledge |
| Guitar | George Marinelli |
| Hammond Organ | Steve Nathan |
| Synthesizer | Steve Nathan |
| Wurlitzer | Pete Wasner |
| Sax | Jim Horn |
| Background Vocals | Vince Gill |
| Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
8 Lyin’ Eyes
| Bass | Dana Williams |
| Drums | Brian Prout |
| Guitar | Jimmy Olander |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jimmy Olander |
| Mandolin | Gene Johnson |
| Keyboards | Dan Truman |
| Backing Vocals | Gene Johnson |
| Backing Vocals | Dana Williams |
| Vocals | Marty Roe |
9 New Kid In Town
| Bass | Dave Pomeroy |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | George Marinelli |
| Guitar | Steuart Smith |
| Acoustic Guitar | Billy Joe Walker Jr |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steuart Smith |
| Hammond Organ | Al Kooper |
| Keyboards | Matt Rollings |
| Backing Vocals | Joe Chemay |
| Backing Vocals | Harry Stinson |
| Backing Vocals | Garth Fundis |
| Vocals | Trisha Yearwood |
10 Saturday Night
| Bass | Glenn Worf |
| Drums | Lonnie Wilson |
| Guitar | Brent Rowan |
| Acoustic Guitar | Biff Watson |
| Steel Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
| Keyboards | John Jarvis |
| Fiddle | Rob Hajacos |
| Backing Vocals | Billy Dean |
| Vocals | Billy Dean |
11 Already Gone
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Guitar | Steve Gibson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Keyboards | John Jarvis |
| Backing Vocals | Carol Chase |
| Backing Vocals | Dennis Wilson |
| Backing Vocals | Gary Burr |
| Vocals | Tanya Tucker |
12 Best Of My Love
| Bass | Glenn Worf |
| Drums | Lonnie Wilson |
| Guitar | Brent Rowan |
| Acoustic Guitar | Mark Casstevens |
| Steel Guitar | Bruce Bouton |
| Keyboards | Bill LaBounty |
| Backing Vocals | Dennis Wilson |
| Backing Vocals | John Wesley Ryles |
| Vocals | Kix Brooks |
| Vocals | Ronnie Dunn |
13 The Sad Cafe
| Bass | Glenn Worf |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Acoustic Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Keyboards | Gary Prim |
| Backing Vocals | Curtis Young |
| Backing Vocals | Dennis Wilson |
| Backing Vocals | Michael Black |
| Vocals | Lorrie Morgan |
Liner Notes
Producer – Christy DiNapoli, Doug Grau (Track 2)
Producer – Keith Segall (Track 5)
Producer – Suzy Bogguss (Track 6)
Producer – Tony Brown (Track 7)
Producer – Monty Powell (Track 8)
Producer – Garth Fundis (Track 9)
Producer – Lynn Peterzell, Billy Dean (Track 10)
Producer – Jerry Crutchfield (Track 11)
Producer – Don Cook, Scott Hendricks (Track 12)
Producer – Richard Landis (Track 13)
Producer (Executive) – James Stroud
Recorded By – Lynn Peterzell, Mike McCarthey, Lynn Peterzell, John Kelton, Marty Williams, Steve Marcantonio, Mike Clute, Gary Laney, Tim Kish, Mike Bradley, Csaba Petocz
Recorded By (Assistant) – Mark Hagen, John Thomas, Amy Hughes, Marc Frigo, John Thomas II, Russ Martin, Herb Tassin, Pasguale Del Villagio, Julian King, Derek Bason, Gary Laney, Craig White, Mark J. Capps
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Overdubs By – Lynn Peterzell, Julian King
Mixed By – Lynn Peterzell, John Guess, Marty Williams, John Kelton, Garth Fundis
Mixed By (Assistant) – Mark Hagen, Marc Frigo, Julian King
Art Direction, Artwork – Gabrielle Raumberger
Design – Dylan Tran, Gabrielle Raumberger
Photography – Doris Ulmann, Victor Bracke
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering Studio, Hollywood, CA
Mixed At Woodland Studio, Nashville, TN
Mixed At Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN
Mixed At Woodland Studio, Nashville, TN
Mixed At Sound Stage Studio, Nashville, TN
Mixed At Loud Recording, Nashville, TN
Mixed At Masterfonics, Nashville, TN
Mixed At The Soundshop ‘A’
Mixed At Moud Recording, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Front Stage Studio, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Mesa Recording, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Woodland Studios, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Front Stage Studio, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Sound Stage Studio, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Masterfonics, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Midtown Tone & Volume, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Loud Recording, Nashville
Recorded At The Soundshop ‘A’
Recorded At Moud Recording, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Castle Recording Studios, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Cayman Moon Recorders, Nashville, TN
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