- rock, country rock, soft rock, album rock
- 36 min
- 11 tracks
- Asylum Records
Desperado is the second studio album by the American rock band the Eagles, released on April 17, 1973, by Asylum Records. The album was produced by Glyn Johns and was recorded at Island Studios in London, England. The songs on Desperado are based on the themes of the Old West. The band members are featured on the album's cover dressed like an outlaw gang; Desperado remains the only Eagles album where the band members appear on the front cover.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and contemplative.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- effortlessdemanding
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideC
- The Daily VaultB+
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone (2004)3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Doolin‐Dalton3:26
- 2Twenty‐One2:11
- 3Out of Control3:04
- 4Tequila Sunrise2:52
- 5Desperado3:33
- 6Certain Kind of Fool3:02
- 7Doolin‐Dalton (instrumental)0:48
- 8Outlaw Man3:34
- 9Saturday Night3:20
- 10Bitter Creek5:00
- 11Doolin‐Dalton / Desperado (reprise)4:50
11 tracks, 36 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Eagles
- Label
- Asylum Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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