Side 1:

 

1. The Boys of Summer  (Don Henley, Mike Campbell)  4:45

2. You Can't Make Love  (Henley, Danny Kortchmar)  3:34

3. Man With a Mission  (Henley, Kortchmar, J.D. Souther)  2:43

4. You're Not Drinking Enough  (Kortchmar)  4:40

5. Not Enough Love in the World  (Henley, Kortchmar, Benmont Tench)  3:54

 

 

Side 2:

 

1. Building the Perfect Beast  (Henley, Kortchmar)  4:59

2. All She Wants to Do Is Dance  (Kortchmar)  4:28

3. Sunset Grill  (Henley, Kortchmar, Tench)  6:22

4. Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed  (Henley, Kortchmar, Stan Lynch)  3:41

5. Land of the Living  (Henley, Kortchmar)  3:24

 

 

Note: "A Month of Sundays" appeared on the cassette and compact disc versions of the album, but was not included on the LP format. On vinyl it was released as the B-side of the single "The Boys of Summer."

 

 

Released: November 19, 1984 (1984-11-19)

Recorded: 1984 StudioRecord One, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles; Bill Schnee Studio, Universal City, C.A.; The Villa, North Hollywood, Los Angeles

Length: 47:08 (CD and Cassette version)

Label: Geffen

Producer: Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar and Greg Ladanyi

 

 

 

Personnel:

 

• Don Henley – Lead vocals, percussion, drums, keyboards, chant, harmony vocals

• Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar – Organ, synthesizer, bass, guitar, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer guitar, chant, omnichord

 

Additional musicians:

• Lindsey Buckingham – Guitar, backing vocals, harmony vocals

• Mike Campbell – Synthesizer, guitar, percussion

• Charlie Sexton – Guitar

• Tim Drummond – Bass guitar

• Pino Palladino – Bass guitar

• Larry Klein – Bass guitar

• Jim Keltner – Drums

• Ian Wallace – Drums

• Kevin McCormick – African drums

• Randy Newman – Synthesizer

• David Paich – Synthesizer, piano, keyboards

• Steve Porcaro – Synthesizer

• Benmont Tench – Synthesizer, piano, keyboards

• Albhy Galuten – Synthesizer, synclavier

• Michael Boddicker – synthesizer

• Bill Cuomo – synthesizer, percussion

• Jerry Hey – Horns

• Belinda Carlisle – Backing vocals, harmony vocals

• Michael O'Donahue – Backing vocals, chant

• Patty Smyth – Backing vocals, chant, harmony vocals

• Waddy Wachtel – Backing vocals, chant

• J.D. Souther – Backing vocals, chant

• Martha Davis – Backing vocals, chant, harmony vocals

• Marie-Pascale Elfman – Backing vocals, ensemble

• Carla Olson – Backing vocals, chant

• Dominique Mancinelli – Backing vocals, ensemble

• Sam Moore – harmony vocals

 

Production:

• Don Henley – Producer

• Mike Campbell – Producer

• Danny Kortchmar – Producer

• Greg Ladanyi – Producer

 

Engineering:

• Greg Ladanyi – Engineer, Mixing

• Niko Bolas – Engineer

• Richard Bosworth – Engineer

• Tom Knox – Engineer

• Allen Sides – Engineer

• Richard Bosworth – Assistant engineer

• Mark Ettel – Assistant engineer

• Dan Garcia – Assistant engineer

• David Schober – Assistant engineer

• Duane Seykora – Assistant engineer

• Niko Bolas – Mixing

• Mike Reese – Mastering

• Doug Sax – Mastering

• Michael Boddicker – Programming, Sequencing, Synthesizer arrangements, Emulator

• Steve Porcaro – Programming

• Bill Cuomo – Percussion programming

• Danny Kortchmar – Synthesizer arrangements, Percussion arrangement

• Don Henley – Synthesizer arrangements

• Randy Newman – Synthesizer arrangements

• David Paich – Synthesizer arrangements

• Benmont Tench – Synthesizer arrangements

• Jerry Hey – Horn arrangements

 

Album artwork:

• Jeri McManus – Art direction, Graphic coordinator

• Don Henley – Art direction

• Maren Jensen – Art direction

• Herb Ritts – Photography

 

 

 

 

Singles:

 

• "The Boys Of Summer" - Released: October 29, 1984  (Video)

• "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" - Released: February 1985  (Video)

• "Not Enough Love In The World" - Released: 1985  (Video)

• "Sunset Grill" - Released: August 1985

 

 

 

 

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