1983

Album

Programmed & Performed by

Anthony Marinelli

ARTIST  Don Felder

PRODUCER  Don Felder

LABEL Asylum

About the Album

Felder contributed guitar to such hit Eagles albums as 1974's On the Border and One of these Nights, but the band was still searching for the missing piece to their puzzle. The missing link turned out to be guitarist Joe Walsh, who replaced Leadon, and contributed to the Eagles' massive hit, 1976's Hotel California, which has gone on to sell a staggering 16 million copies in the U.S. alone. After an oft-delayed follow-up was issued in 1979, the Long Run, and its ensuing supporting tour wrapped up, the Eagles announced they were splitting up in 1982. Felder subsequently contributed solo tracks to the motion picture soundtracks for Heavy Metal and Fast Times at Ridgemont High and even issued a star-studded solo full-length in 1983, Airborne (which included contributions from Kenny Loggins, Dave Mason, and Timothy B. Schmit, among others).

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