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Although it is drawn from only three albums (with only one track, "Dirty Laundry," from I Can't Stand Still), Actual Miles was a well-chosen best-of from an artist who had enjoyed just enough hits to justify one. Five tracks each came from Building the Perfect Beast and The End of the Innocence, and they included all of Don Henley's Top 40 hits. The album was filled out with a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows" and two new tracks, among them the ambitious "The Garden of Allah," which seemed to be an attempt to create a new allegorical masterpiece along the lines of "Hotel California," but managed to be only pretentious. Still, the bulk of this album was the sound of AOR radio in the mid-'80s. That, of course, was the catch -- this album should have come out about four years before it did, and probably would have if Henley hadn't been suing Geffen Records. Though destined to be a successful catalog item, in 1995 it was more a historical artifact than a major release.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Danny Kortchmar, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - DON HENLEY, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - LARRY KLEIN, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Porcaro, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - David Schober, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Ladanyi, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Campbell, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Garcia, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Duane Seykora, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NIKO BOLAS, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bosworth, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Geffen Records
Patty Smyth, Participant - Danny Kortchmar, Producer, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Participant - DON HENLEY, Producer, MainArtist - Steve Porcaro, Participant - Greg Ladanyi, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martha Davis, Participant - NIKO BOLAS, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Geffen Records
Benmont Tench, ComposerLyricist - Danny Kortchmar, Producer, ComposerLyricist - DON HENLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Greg Ladanyi, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NIKO BOLAS, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Geffen Records
Patty Smyth, Participant - Benmont Tench, ComposerLyricist - Danny Kortchmar, Producer, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Participant - DON HENLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mike Boddicker, Participant - Pino Palladino, Participant - Greg Ladanyi, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NIKO BOLAS, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Geffen Records
Bruce Randall Hornsby, ComposerLyricist - BRUCE HORNSBY, Producer, Participant - DON HENLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Yakus, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert "J.R." Jaczko, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
Stan Lynch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - DON HENLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Yakus, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Coury, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
Jeff Porcaro, Participant - Danny Kortchmar, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jai Winding, ComposerLyricist - DAVID PAICH, Participant - DON HENLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Yakus, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Take 6, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
Danny Kortchmar, Producer, ComposerLyricist - DON HENLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Yakus, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
J.D. Souther, ComposerLyricist - Danny Kortchmar, Producer - DON HENLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Shelly Yakus, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maxine Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Campbell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Julia Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Geffen Records
Stan Lynch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - DON HENLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sheryl Crow, Participant - Paul Gurian, ComposerLyricist - John Coury, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Stan Lynch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - DON HENLEY, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Coury, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Stan Lynch, Producer - DON HENLEY, Producer, MainArtist - Leonard Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sharon Robinson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Geffen Records
Album review
Although it is drawn from only three albums (with only one track, "Dirty Laundry," from I Can't Stand Still), Actual Miles was a well-chosen best-of from an artist who had enjoyed just enough hits to justify one. Five tracks each came from Building the Perfect Beast and The End of the Innocence, and they included all of Don Henley's Top 40 hits. The album was filled out with a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows" and two new tracks, among them the ambitious "The Garden of Allah," which seemed to be an attempt to create a new allegorical masterpiece along the lines of "Hotel California," but managed to be only pretentious. Still, the bulk of this album was the sound of AOR radio in the mid-'80s. That, of course, was the catch -- this album should have come out about four years before it did, and probably would have if Henley hadn't been suing Geffen Records. Though destined to be a successful catalog item, in 1995 it was more a historical artifact than a major release.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:52
- Main artists: Don Henley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1995 Geffen Records This Compilation ℗ 1995 Geffen Records
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