Eagles - Desperado Lp 1973 Sd 5068 on 2040-motos

Desperado is the second studio album by the American band the Eagles. It was recorded at Island Studios in London, England and released in 1973. 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.

Although the title track is one of the Eagles' signature songs, it was never released as a single. The song "Desperado" was ranked No. 494 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The album did yield two singles, though: "Tequila Sunrise" and "Outlaw Man". Those two singles reached No. 64 and No. 59 respectively. The album reached No. 41 on the Billboard album chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 23, 1974, and double platinum on March 20, 2001.

Desperado was the last Asylum Records album to be distributed in North America by Atlantic Records (catalog no. SD 5068), prior to Asylum's mid-1973 merger with Elektra Records by Asylum's, Elektra's and Atlantic's parent company,Warner Communications.

Side one

1. "Doolin-Dalton" (Glenn Frey, J. D. Souther, Don Henley, Jackson Browne) – 3:26
   • Lead vocals by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, acoustic guitar and harmonica by Glenn Frey lead guitar by Bernie Leadon
2. "Twenty-One" (Bernie Leadon) – 2:11
   • Lead vocals, Dobro and banjo by Bernie Leadon
3. "Out of Control" (Henley, Frey, Tom Nixon) – 3:04
   • Lead vocals and lead guitar by Glenn Frey
4. "Tequila Sunrise" (Henley, Frey) – 2:52
   • Lead vocals and acoustic guitar by Glenn Frey, lead guitar and mandolin by Bernie Leadon
5. "Desperado" (Henley, Frey) – 3:36
   • Lead vocals by Don Henley, piano by Glenn Frey

Side two

1. "Certain Kind of Fool" (Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey) – 3:02
   • Lead vocals by Randy Meisner, acoustic guitar and mandolin by Bernie Leadon, lead guitar by Glenn Frey
2. "Doolin-Dalton (Instrumental)" (Frey, Souther, Henley, Browne) – 0:48
   • Banjo and mandolin by Bernie Leadon
3. "Outlaw Man" (David Blue) – 3:34
   • Lead vocals, lead guitar and electric piano by Glenn Frey
4. "Saturday Night" (Meisner, Henley, Frey, Leadon) – 3:20
   • Lead vocals by Don Henley, acoustic guitars by Don Henley and Glenn Frey, second lead vocal by Randy Meisner, mandolin by Bernie Leadon
5. "Bitter Creek" (Leadon) – 5:00
   • Lead vocals and acoustic guitar by Bernie Leadon
6. "Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise)" (Frey, Souther, Henley, Browne) – 4:50
   • Lead vocals by Don Henley, banjo and Dobro by Bernie Leadon lead guitar and rhythm acoustic guitar by Glenn Frey