“Take It to the Limit” by The Eagles

"Take It to the Limit" is Randy Meisner's moment in the spotlight on One of These Nights, the Eagles' fourth album, from 1975. He started it on his own, and when the sessions came around it still wasn't done, so Don Henley and Glenn Frey pitched in to finish it; all three share the credit. Meisner sings lead and plays bass, and his high, aching vocal floats over a slow, swaying ballad, with Frey on 12-string, Don Felder and Bernie Leadon on guitars, Henley on drums, Jim Ed Norman on piano and Bill Szymczyk producing.

Issued in November 1975 as the album's third and final single, it went to No. 4 on the Hot 100 and No. 12 in the UK, their best showing there yet. Crowds loved it live, but Meisner's reluctance to keep singing it fed the disputes that led to his exit from the band.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.