Album · The Eagles
Eagles by The Eagles
Eagles is an album by The Eagles, released in 1972. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 150 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Take It Easy”, on 90 lists with a best position of #14.
Eagles, the debut album from the Eagles, hit the streets on June 1, 1972, cut at Olympic Studios in London with Glyn Johns producing. The four of them, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon on guitars, Don Henley on drums and Randy Meisner on bass, all singing, had first come together backing Linda Ronstadt before striking out on their own.
It's sunny, easy-rolling country rock with Southern California harmonies stacked high, and it arrived fully formed. "Take It Easy" opens with a loose, rambling swing and a chorus that sounds like the open road, "Witchy Woman" slinks in on a spooky groove, and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" is as laid-back as its title promises. All three singles made the Top 40, and the album went platinum. Starting right here, the Eagles did as much as anybody to make country rock a mainstream sound, and "Take It Easy" sits among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Eagles on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take It Easy#162 of all time | 90 | #14 | – | 1982–2026 | |
| 2 | Peaceful Easy Feeling | 38 | #59 | – | 1982–2026 | |
| 3 | Witchy Woman | 22 | #20 | – | 1997–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.