On their third album, the Eagles finally produced a No.
1 hit with "The Best of My Love", but most of On the Border
is marked by tough rockers, not sweet ballads.
"Already Gone" is a brusque kiss-off and "Midnight
Flyer" a bluegrass kicker, while "James Dean" recalls
the 1950s rebel icon, and the title track reflects on
paranoia and creeping Big Brotherism. The Eagles also cover
a Tom Waits tune, "Ol' 55", and pay tribute to alt-country
godfather Gram Parsons on "My Man". The album title is prophetic
in the sense that the band that made this record (bolstered by the
addition of guitarist Don Felder) was on the verge of greatness,
but not quite there yet. --Daniel Durchholz
* Audio CD (27 Jan 1986)
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Warner
Track Listings
1. Already Gone
2. You Never Cry Like A Lover
3. Midnight Flyer
4. My Man (Mon Homme)
5. On The Border
6. James Dean
7. Ol' 55
8. Is It True Is It True
9. Good Day In Hell
10. Best Of My Love
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 9.73 MiB
Duration : 4mn 14s
Overall bit rate : 320 Kbps
Album : On the Border
Track name : Already Gone
Track name/Position : 1
Performer : The Eagles
Accompaniment : Eagles
Composer : Jack Tempchin/Robb Strandlund
Publisher : Elektra / Wea
Genre : Rock
Recorded date : 1990
Writing library : LAME3.92
Cover : Yes
Cover type : Cover (front)
Cover MIME : image/jpeg
Comment :
Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Duration : 4mn 14s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 320 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Stream size : 9.72 MiB (100%)
Writing library : LAME3.92