1985 Don Henley – All She Wants To Do Is Dance (US: #9)

“All She Wants to Do Is Dance“ is a song written by Danny Kortchmar and performed by Don Henley, co-lead vocalist and drummer for Eagles. It was released as the second single from Henley’s second studio solo album, Building the Perfect Beast, being Henley’s sixth single. It was one of Henley’s most commercially successful singles.

When Kortchmar was asked about the song he said “I had the groove and the music going. That record was made back when the technology had just started to really take over in music. I had one of the first Yamaha DX 7s, which was a keyboard that was used a ton in the ’80s, but we ended up luckily getting one of the first ones in the United States. It’s a synthesizer keyboard, and I used it to get that sound that you hear the record starting with.”

Album

Building the Perfect Beast is the second solo studio album by Don Henley, the lead vocalist and drummer for the Eagles. The album was released on 19 November 1984 on the Geffen label. A commercial and critical success, it is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Henley’s solo work. […]

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Musicians

Drums	Don Henley
Guitar	Danny Kortchmar
Synthesizer	David Paich
Programming	Steve Porcaro
Background Vocals	Martha Davis
Background Vocals	Patty Smyth
Vocals	Don Henley

Produced By

Don Henley
Danny Kortchmar
Greg Ladanyi

Songwriter

Danny Kortchmar

Charts

US:# 9
UK:# –