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| released = {{Start date|1984|11|19}} | | released = {{Start date|1984|11|19}} | ||
| recorded = 1983–1984 | | recorded = 1983–1984 | ||
| studio = * [[Record One]] (Sherman Oaks) | | studio = * [[Record One]] ([[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks]]) | ||
* [[Bill Schnee]] (Universal City) | * [[Bill Schnee]] ([[Universal City, California|Universal City]]) | ||
* The Villa (North Hollywood) | * The Villa ([[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]]) | ||
| genre = * [[ | | genre = * [[Electronic rock]] | ||
* [[pop rock]] | * [[pop rock]] | ||
* [[soft rock]] | |||
* [[New wave music|new wave]] | * [[New wave music|new wave]] | ||
| length = {{duration|m=47|s=08}} (CD and Cassette | | length = {{duration|m=47|s=08}} ([[Compact disc|CD]] and [[Cassette tape|cassette]] versions) | ||
| label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] | | label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] | ||
| producer = * Don Henley | | producer = * Don Henley | ||
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| single4 = [[Sunset Grill (song)|Sunset Grill]] | | single4 = [[Sunset Grill (song)|Sunset Grill]] | ||
| single4date = August 1985 | | single4date = August 1985 | ||
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}} | '''''Building the Perfect Beast''''' is the second solo studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] singer [[Don Henley]], released on November 19, 1984, by [[Geffen Records]]. A commercial and critical success, it is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Henley's solo work. | ||
'''''Building the Perfect Beast''''' is the second solo studio album by American rock singer [[Don Henley]], released on November 19, 1984, by [[Geffen Records]]. A commercial and critical success, it is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Henley's solo work. | |||
As with his debut solo studio album ''[[I Can't Stand Still]]'' (1982), Henley collaborated primarily with guitarist [[Danny Kortchmar]], along with members of the then current line-up of [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], who contributed to the writing of the songs: guitarist [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]], keyboardist [[Benmont Tench]] and drummer [[Stan Lynch]], the last of whom would later collaborate with Henley on composing the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]' song "Learn to Be Still", which was released on their second live album ''[[Hell Freezes Over]]'' (1994). The album also features contributions from [[Toto (band)|Toto]]'s keyboardists [[Steve Porcaro]] and [[David Paich]], [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist, [[Lindsey Buckingham]], [[the Go-Go's]] lead vocalist [[Belinda Carlisle]], [[Scandal (American band)|Scandal]]'s lead vocalist [[Patty Smyth]], [[the Motels]]' lead vocalist [[Martha Davis (musician)|Martha Davies]], one half of [[Sam & Dave]], [[Sam Moore]], Eagles' associate [[JD Souther]] and features contributions from [[Randy Newman]], [[Michael Boddicker]], [[Jim Keltner]], [[Waddy Wachtel]], [[Pino Palladino]], [[Charlie Sexton]], and [[Ian Wallace (drummer)|Ian Wallace]]. | |||
The album reached | The album reached No. 13 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|title=Don Henley Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/don-henley-mn0000184091/awards|website=allmusic.com|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=2 October 2014}}</ref> and was certified 3× Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name=RIAA/> The album spawned four singles which all reached the Top 40 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], including "[[The Boys of Summer (song)|The Boys of Summer]]", which would become one of Henley's most popular songs and win him numerous awards, including a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] and four [[MTV Video Music Awards]]. | ||
==Critical reception== | == Critical reception == | ||
{{Music ratings | {{Music ratings | ||
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | ||
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r9246/review}}</ref> | | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r9246/review}}</ref> | ||
| rev3 = [[Robert Christgau]] | | rev3 = [[Robert Christgau]] | ||
| rev3Score = B<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Don+Henley|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Don Henley|website=www.robertchristgau.com}}</ref> | | rev3Score = B<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Don+Henley|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Don Henley|website=[[Robert Christgau|www.robertchristgau.com]]}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
Reviewing the album in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[Kurt Loder]] wrote that "''Building the Perfect Beast'' is a meticulously crafted and programmed set of songs about love and politics. The first side is given to personal reflections on love and loss, such as the wistful "Boys of Summer." Side two is more issue-oriented, tackling subjects from genetic engineering ("Building the Perfect Beast") to America's reckless foreign policy ("All She Wants to Do Is Dance"). The album's longest and most ambitious piece, "Sunset Grill," describes in disturbingly vivid images a character's sense of entrapment in an evil, convulsive metropolis: "You see a lot more meanness in the city/It's the kind that eats you up inside/Hard to come away with anything that feels like dignity."<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/don-henley-building-the-perfect-beast-20110329|title=Don Henley: Building the Perfect Beast|date=16 November 1989|accessdate=21 June 2014}}</ref> The magazine placed the album at No. 73 on its 1989 list of the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/don-henley-building-the-perfect-beast-20110329|title=100 Best Albums of the Eighties|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=16 November 1989 | Reviewing the album in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[Kurt Loder]] wrote that "''Building the Perfect Beast'' is a meticulously crafted and [[Programming (music)|programmed]] set of songs about love and politics. The first side is given to personal reflections on love and loss, such as the wistful "Boys of Summer." Side two is more issue-oriented, tackling subjects from [[genetic engineering]] ("Building the Perfect Beast") to America's reckless [[foreign policy]] ("[[All She Wants to Do Is Dance]]"). The album's longest and most ambitious piece, "[[Sunset Grill (song)|Sunset Grill]]," describes in disturbingly vivid images a character's sense of entrapment in an evil, convulsive [[metropolis]]: "You see a lot more meanness in the city/It's the kind that eats you up inside/Hard to come away with anything that feels like dignity."<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/don-henley-building-the-perfect-beast-20110329|title=Don Henley: Building the Perfect Beast|date=16 November 1989|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=21 June 2014}}</ref> The magazine placed the album at No. 73 on its 1989 list of the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/don-henley-building-the-perfect-beast-20110329|title=100 Best Albums of the Eighties|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=16 November 1989}}</ref> | ||
== | Reviewing retrospectively for [[AllMusic]], critic Vik Iyengar has written of the album, "After experimenting with [[synthesizer]]s and a [[Pop music|pop]] sound on his solo debut, Don Henley hits the mark on his sophomore release, ''Building the Perfect Beast''. This album established Henley as an artist in his own right after many successful years with the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], as it spawned numerous hits."<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/building-the-perfect-beast-mw0000650250|title=Building the Perfect Beast|accessdate=21 June 2014}}</ref> | ||
===Japanese reissue=== | == Release == | ||
The original mix of the album was reissued in [[Japan]] in a replica of the original compact disc artwork. The album was remastered, for this reissue using [[Direct Stream Digital]] (DSD) to transfer the digital files. The release was a limited edition in the SHM-CD format.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/648983100-don_henley_building_the_perfect_beast_the_highfidelity_shmcd/|title=Don Henley, Building the Perfect Beast the High Fidelity SCHCD|website=Canuckaudiomart.com|access-date=21 June 2014}}</ref> | === Japanese reissue === | ||
The original mix of the album was reissued in [[Japan]] in a replica of the original [[compact disc]] artwork. The album was remastered, for this reissue using [[Direct Stream Digital]] (DSD) to transfer the digital files. The release was a limited edition in the SHM-CD format.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/648983100-don_henley_building_the_perfect_beast_the_highfidelity_shmcd/|title=Don Henley, Building the Perfect Beast the High Fidelity SCHCD|website=Canuckaudiomart.com|access-date=21 June 2014}}</ref> | |||
==Track listing== | == Track listing == | ||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
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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." | Note: "A Month of Sundays" appeared on the [[Cassette tape|cassette]] and compact disc versions of the album, but was not included on the [[LP record|LP]] format. On vinyl it was released as the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of the single "The Boys of Summer." | ||
In 2024 the album was remastered on 2LP. Including "A Month Of Sundays" on the tracklist for the first time on the [[LP record|LP]] format. | |||
== Personnel == | == Personnel == | ||
=== Musicians === | === Musicians === | ||
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* [[Don Henley]] – lead vocals, harmony vocals (2, 5, 7, 11) drums (2–4, 7, 8), keyboards (5), percussion (5, 6, 10), synthesizers (6), chant voices (6), synthesizer arrangements (9) | * [[Don Henley]] – lead vocals, harmony vocals (2, 5, 7, 11) drums (2–4, 7, 8), keyboards (5), percussion (5, 6, 10), synthesizers (6), chant voices (6), synthesizer arrangements (9) | ||
* [[Danny Kortchmar]] – synthesizers (1, 3, 6), guitars (1–7, 9–11), horns (3), [[ | * [[Danny Kortchmar]] – synthesizers (1, 3, 6), guitars (1–7, 9–11), horns (3), [[Organ (music)|organ]] (4), [[Omnichord]] (4), percussion (6, 10, 11), chant voices (6), [[guitar synthesizer]] solo (9), horn solo (9), synthesizer arrangements (9), keyboards (10), bass (10), arrangements (11) | ||
* [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]] – synthesizers (1), guitars (1), percussion (1) | * [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]] – synthesizers (1), guitars (1), percussion (1) | ||
* [[Steve Porcaro]] – synthesizers (1, 4), programming (7) | * [[Steve Porcaro]] – synthesizers (1, 4), programming (7) | ||
* [[Benmont Tench]] – keyboards (2, 5), acoustic piano (8), synthesizers (9), synthesizer arrangements (9) | * [[Benmont Tench]] – keyboards (2, 5), acoustic piano (8), synthesizers (9), synthesizer arrangements (9) | ||
* [[David Paich]] – acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (7, 8), synthesizer arrangements (8), acoustic piano solo (9) | * [[David Paich]] – acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (7, 8), synthesizer arrangements (8), acoustic piano solo (9) | ||
* [[Michael Boddicker]] – programming (6), [[Music sequencer|sequencing]] (6), synthesizers (8, 9), [[E-mu Emulator]] (9), synthesizer arrangements (9) | * [[Michael Boddicker]] – [[Programming (music)|programming]] (6), [[Music sequencer|sequencing]] (6), synthesizers (8, 9), [[E-mu Emulator]] (9), synthesizer arrangements (9) | ||
* [[Albhy Galuten]] – [[Synclavier]] (6) | * [[Albhy Galuten]] – [[Synclavier]] (6) | ||
* [[Randy Newman]] – synthesizers (8), synthesizer arrangements (8, 9) | * [[Randy Newman]] – synthesizers (8), synthesizer arrangements (8, 9) | ||
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* [[Sam Moore]] – harmony vocals (4) | * [[Sam Moore]] – harmony vocals (4) | ||
* [[Martha Davis (musician)|Martha Davis]] – chant voices (6), harmony vocals (7) | * [[Martha Davis (musician)|Martha Davis]] – chant voices (6), harmony vocals (7) | ||
* [[Michael O'Donahue]] – chant voices (6) | * [[Mike Monty|Michael O'Donahue]] – chant voices (6) | ||
* [[Carla Olson]] – chant voices (6) | * [[Carla Olson]] – chant voices (6) | ||
* [[Patty Smyth]] – chant voices (6), harmony vocals (6, 7, 9, 11) | * [[Patty Smyth]] – chant voices (6), harmony vocals (6, 7, 9, 11) | ||
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=== | === Technical === | ||
* Producers – Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar and Greg Ladanyi (all tracks); Mike Campbell (Track 1). | * Producers – Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar and [[Greg Ladanyi]] (all tracks); Mike Campbell (Track 1). | ||
* Recorded and mixed by [[Niko Bolas]] and Greg Ladanyi | * Recorded and mixed by [[Niko Bolas]] and Greg Ladanyi | ||
* Additional engineers – Niko Bolas, Richard Bosworth and Tom Knox. | * Additional engineers – Niko Bolas, Richard Bosworth and Tom Knox. | ||
* Assistant engineers – Richard Bosworth, Dan Garcia, David Schober and Duane Seykora. | * Assistant engineers – Richard Bosworth, Dan Garcia, David Schober and Duane Seykora. | ||
* Horns on track | * Horns on track 9 recorded by Allen Sides, assisted by Mark Ettel. | ||
* Mastered by Mike Reese and [[Doug Sax]] at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California). | * Mastered by Mike Reese and [[Doug Sax]] at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California). | ||
* Graphic coordinator – Jeri McManus | * Graphic coordinator – Jeri McManus | ||
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* Photography – [[Herb Ritts]] | * Photography – [[Herb Ritts]] | ||
==Charts== | == Charts == | ||
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{{col-2}} | {{col-2}} | ||
===Weekly charts=== | === Weekly charts === | ||
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! Peak<br />position | ! Peak<br />position | ||
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]] |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |location=St Ives, New South Wales|page=137|author-link=David Kent (historian)}}</ref> | ! scope="row" | Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]] |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |location=[[St Ives, New South Wales]]|page=137|author-link=David Kent (historian)}}</ref> | ||
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{{album chart|Netherlands|23|artist=Don Henley|album=Building the Perfect Beast|access-date=June 6, 2024|rowheader=true}} | {{album chart|Netherlands|23|artist=Don Henley|album=Building the Perfect Beast|access-date=June 6, 2024|rowheader=true}} | ||
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{{album chart| | {{album chart|Germany|28|artist=Don Henley|album=Building the Perfect Beast|id=7541|access-date=June 6, 2024|rowheader=true}} | ||
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!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref> | ! scope="row" | Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=[[Roppongi]], [[Tokyo]]|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref> | ||
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{{album chart|New Zealand|18|artist=Don Henley|album=Building the Perfect Beast|access-date=June 6, 2024|rowheader=true}} | {{album chart|New Zealand|18|artist=Don Henley|album=Building the Perfect Beast|access-date=June 6, 2024|rowheader=true}} | ||
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{{col-2}} | {{col-2}} | ||
===Year-end charts=== | === Year-end charts === | ||
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! Chart (1985) | ! Chart (1985) | ||
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{{album chart|Canada|42|artist=Don Henley|album=Building the Perfect Beast|chartid=0618|access-date=December 12, 2024|rowheader=true|refname=CA_YE}} | {{album chart|Canada|42|artist=Don Henley|album=Building the Perfect Beast|chartid=0618|access-date=December 12, 2024|rowheader=true|refname=CA_YE}} | ||
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!scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bestsellingalbums.org/year-end/Billboard_Top_Albums_1985|title=Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1985|website=BestSellingAlbums.org|access-date=December 12, 2024}}</ref> | ! scope="row" | US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bestsellingalbums.org/year-end/Billboard_Top_Albums_1985|title=Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1985|website=BestSellingAlbums.org|access-date=December 12, 2024}}</ref> | ||
| 13 | | 13 | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||
==Certifications== | == Certifications == | ||
{{Certification Table Top}} | {{Certification Table Top}} | ||
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Don Henley|title=Building the Perfect Beast|award=Silver|type=album|relyear=1984|certyear=1985|id=1124-2941-2}} | {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Don Henley|title=Building the Perfect Beast|award=Silver|type=album|relyear=1984|certyear=1985|id=1124-2941-2}} | ||
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{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}} | {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}} | ||
==Awards== | == Awards == | ||
'''[[Grammy Awards]]''' | '''[[Grammy Awards]]''' | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
!Year | ! Year | ||
!Winner | ! Winner | ||
!Category | ! Category | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1985 | | 1985 | ||
|"The Boys of Summer" | | "The Boys of Summer" | ||
|[[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Male Rock Vocal Performance]] | | [[Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance|Best Male Rock Vocal Performance]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
{{Reflist|30em}} | {{Reflist|30em}} | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* {{discogs master|81575}} | * {{discogs master|81575}} | ||
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{{Authority control}} | {{Authority control}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Building The Perfect Beast}} | |||
[[Category:Don Henley albums]] | [[Category:Don Henley albums]] | ||
[[Category:1984 albums]] | [[Category:1984 albums]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:15, 29 November 2025
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Building the Perfect Beast is the second solo studio album by American rock singer Don Henley, released on November 19, 1984, by Geffen Records. A commercial and critical success, it is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Henley's solo work.
As with his debut solo studio album I Can't Stand Still (1982), Henley collaborated primarily with guitarist Danny Kortchmar, along with members of the then current line-up of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, who contributed to the writing of the songs: guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench and drummer Stan Lynch, the last of whom would later collaborate with Henley on composing the Eagles' song "Learn to Be Still", which was released on their second live album Hell Freezes Over (1994). The album also features contributions from Toto's keyboardists Steve Porcaro and David Paich, Fleetwood Mac's lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist, Lindsey Buckingham, the Go-Go's lead vocalist Belinda Carlisle, Scandal's lead vocalist Patty Smyth, the Motels' lead vocalist Martha Davies, one half of Sam & Dave, Sam Moore, Eagles' associate JD Souther and features contributions from Randy Newman, Michael Boddicker, Jim Keltner, Waddy Wachtel, Pino Palladino, Charlie Sexton, and Ian Wallace.
The album reached No. 13 on the Billboard 200[1] and was certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2] The album spawned four singles which all reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, including "The Boys of Summer", which would become one of Henley's most popular songs and win him numerous awards, including a Grammy Award and four MTV Video Music Awards.
Critical reception
Template:Music ratings Reviewing the album in Rolling Stone, Kurt Loder wrote that "Building the Perfect Beast is a meticulously crafted and programmed set of songs about love and politics. The first side is given to personal reflections on love and loss, such as the wistful "Boys of Summer." Side two is more issue-oriented, tackling subjects from genetic engineering ("Building the Perfect Beast") to America's reckless foreign policy ("All She Wants to Do Is Dance"). The album's longest and most ambitious piece, "Sunset Grill," describes in disturbingly vivid images a character's sense of entrapment in an evil, convulsive metropolis: "You see a lot more meanness in the city/It's the kind that eats you up inside/Hard to come away with anything that feels like dignity."[3] The magazine placed the album at No. 73 on its 1989 list of the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties".[4]
Reviewing retrospectively for AllMusic, critic Vik Iyengar has written of the album, "After experimenting with synthesizers and a pop sound on his solo debut, Don Henley hits the mark on his sophomore release, Building the Perfect Beast. This album established Henley as an artist in his own right after many successful years with the Eagles, as it spawned numerous hits."[5]
Release
Japanese reissue
The original mix of the album was reissued in Japan in a replica of the original compact disc artwork. The album was remastered, for this reissue using Direct Stream Digital (DSD) to transfer the digital files. The release was a limited edition in the SHM-CD format.[6]
Track listing
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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."
In 2024 the album was remastered on 2LP. Including "A Month Of Sundays" on the tracklist for the first time on the LP format.
Personnel
Musicians
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- Don Henley – lead vocals, harmony vocals (2, 5, 7, 11) drums (2–4, 7, 8), keyboards (5), percussion (5, 6, 10), synthesizers (6), chant voices (6), synthesizer arrangements (9)
- Danny Kortchmar – synthesizers (1, 3, 6), guitars (1–7, 9–11), horns (3), organ (4), Omnichord (4), percussion (6, 10, 11), chant voices (6), guitar synthesizer solo (9), horn solo (9), synthesizer arrangements (9), keyboards (10), bass (10), arrangements (11)
- Mike Campbell – synthesizers (1), guitars (1), percussion (1)
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizers (1, 4), programming (7)
- Benmont Tench – keyboards (2, 5), acoustic piano (8), synthesizers (9), synthesizer arrangements (9)
- David Paich – acoustic piano (4), synthesizers (7, 8), synthesizer arrangements (8), acoustic piano solo (9)
- Michael Boddicker – programming (6), sequencing (6), synthesizers (8, 9), E-mu Emulator (9), synthesizer arrangements (9)
- Albhy Galuten – Synclavier (6)
- Randy Newman – synthesizers (8), synthesizer arrangements (8, 9)
- Bill Cuomo – synthesizers (11), programming (11), percussion (11)
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitars (2), harmony vocals (2)
- Charlie Sexton – guitars (3)
- Larry Klein – bass (1)
- Pino Palladino – bass (2, 9, 11)
- Tim Drummond – bass (4, 5)
- Ian Wallace – drums (5)
- Kevin McCormick – African drums (6)
- Jim Keltner – additional drums (8)
- Maren Jensen – intro and interlude composer (8)
- Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (9)
- Belinda Carlisle – harmony vocals (3)
- Sam Moore – harmony vocals (4)
- Martha Davis – chant voices (6), harmony vocals (7)
- Michael O'Donahue – chant voices (6)
- Carla Olson – chant voices (6)
- Patty Smyth – chant voices (6), harmony vocals (6, 7, 9, 11)
- JD Souther – chant voices (6)
- Waddy Wachtel – chant voices (6)
- Marie-Pascale Elfman – the French Girls ensemble (10)
- Dominique Mancinelli – the French Girls ensemble (10)
Technical
- Producers – Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar and Greg Ladanyi (all tracks); Mike Campbell (Track 1).
- Recorded and mixed by Niko Bolas and Greg Ladanyi
- Additional engineers – Niko Bolas, Richard Bosworth and Tom Knox.
- Assistant engineers – Richard Bosworth, Dan Garcia, David Schober and Duane Seykora.
- Horns on track 9 recorded by Allen Sides, assisted by Mark Ettel.
- Mastered by Mike Reese and Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
- Graphic coordinator – Jeri McManus
- Art direction – Don Henley, Maren Jensen and Jeri McManus.
- Photography – Herb Ritts
Charts
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Certifications
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Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1985 | "The Boys of Summer" | Best Male Rock Vocal Performance |
References
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External links
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