Album · Don Henley
I Can’t Stand Still by Don Henley
I Can’t Stand Still is an album by Don Henley, released in 1982. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 62 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Dirty Laundry”, on 61 lists with a best position of #85.
I Can't Stand Still, Don Henley's first solo album, arrived in August 1982, two years after the Eagles came apart, and it finds their drummer and co-lead singer in no mood to mellow out. He produced it with Danny Kortchmar and Greg Ladanyi, and the sound is sleek, punchy pop-rock with a mean streak running through it.
The grievances are the point. "Dirty Laundry" sneers at the news business and its hunger for scandal, a tabloid takedown with a hook sharp enough to make it Henley's biggest-selling single, reaching No. 3 on the Hot 100. "Johnny Can't Read" aims its jab at America's schools. The album went gold and reached No. 24 in both America and Britain, a solid start for a man stepping out from behind the kit.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from I Can’t Stand Still on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirty Laundry | 61 | #85 | – | 1991–2026 | |
| 2 | The Unclouded Day | 1 | #802 | – | 2009 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.