1978 Randy Meisner – Randy Meisner

Randy Meisner is the self-titled debut solo studio album by Randy Meisner. It was released in mid 1978, on Asylum in the United States, and in the United Kingdom. The track “Bad Man”, was featured in the film FM, which also included an appearance by his one-time employer Linda Ronstadt.

Following his departure from the Eagles, Meisner went on to release solo albums in 1978 Randy Meisner and 1980 (One More Song). He has said that his 1978 album, which he co-produced with Alan Brackett, was scattershot and not “conceptualized to its best.” It only featured one song co-written by Randy, a new arrangement of “Take It to the Limit” and he only played bass on one song, a cover of The Drifters’ “Save the Last Dance for Me”. He explains that “Elektra had a ‘leaving members clause’ and I had to record an album for them before I was able to do what I wanted.”