- country rock, rock, classic rock, soft rock
- 43 min
- 9 tracks
- Asylum Records
Hotel California is the fifth studio album by the American rock band the Eagles, released on December 8, 1976, by Asylum Records.
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Classical in form, grave, open-ended and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- American Songwriter5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB
- Classic Rock3.5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography10/10
- Music Hound5/5
- Record Collector5/5 ★
- Record Mirror4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Hotel California6:30
- A2New Kid in Town5:04
- A3Life in the Fast Lane4:46
- A4Wasted Time4:56
- B1Wasted Time (reprise)1:22
- B2Victim of Love4:11
- B3Pretty Maids All in a Row4:05
- B4Try and Love Again5:10
- B5The Last Resort7:25
9 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Eagles
- Label
- Asylum Records
- Released
- 1976
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DE
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