Selected Works: 1972–1999

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Selected Works: 1972–1999
Box set by
ReleasedNovember 2, 2000
Recorded1972–1999
GenreRock
Length239:09
LabelElektra, Warner Strategic Marketing
Eagles chronology
Hell Freezes Over
(1994)
Selected Works: 1972–1999
(2000)
The Very Best Of
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Selected Works: 1972–1999 is a compilation box set by the Eagles, released in 2000. The box set consists of four CDs featuring their greatest hits, album tracks, previously unreleased live performances recorded on 29–31 December 1999 in Las Vegas and Los Angeles and a 44-page booklet. This set chronicles their work from their debut 1972 self-titled album Eagles to the 1999 millennium concert performed at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, December 31, 1999.

Track listing[edit]

Disc one: The Early Days
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Take It Easy"Jackson Browne, Glenn FreyEagles, 19723:31
2."Hollywood Waltz"Bernie Leadon, Frey, Don Henley, Tom LeadonOne of These Nights, 19754:01
3."Already Gone"Jack Tempchin, Robb StrandlundOn the Border, 19744:15
4."Doolin-Dalton"Browne, Frey, Henley, J.D. SoutherDesperado, 19733:26
5."Midnight Flyer"Paul CraftOn the Border3:58
6."Tequila Sunrise"Henley, FreyDesperado2:52
7."Witchy Woman"Henley, LeadonEagles4:11
8."Train Leaves Here This Morning"Gene Clark, LeadonEagles4:07
9."Outlaw Man"David BlueDesperado3:29
10."Peaceful Easy Feeling"TempchinEagles4:16
11."James Dean"Browne, Frey, Souther, HenleyOn the Border3:36
12."Saturday Night"Frey, Henley, Leadon, Randy MeisnerDesperado3:19
13."On the Border"Henley, Leadon, FreyOn the Border4:28
Total length:49:28
Disc two: The Ballads
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Wasted Time (Reprise)"Henley, Frey, Jim Ed NormanHotel California, 19761:21
2."Wasted Time"Henley, FreyHotel California4:55
3."I Can't Tell You Why"Timothy B. Schmit, Henley, FreyThe Long Run, 19794:53
4."Lyin' Eyes"Henley, FreyOne of These Nights6:21
5."Pretty Maids All in a Row"Joe Walsh, Joe VitaleHotel California3:58
6."Desperado"Henley, FreyDesperado3:33
7."Try and Love Again"MeisnerHotel California5:10
8."The Best of My Love"Henley, Frey, SoutherOn the Border4:34
9."New Kid in Town"Souther, Henley, FreyHotel California5:03
10."Love Will Keep Us Alive"Pete Vale, Jim Capaldi, Paul CarrackHell Freezes Over, 19944:02
11."The Sad Café"Henley, Frey, Walsh, SoutherThe Long Run5:33
12."Take It to the Limit"Meisner, Henley, FreyOne of These Nights4:47
13."After the Thrill Is Gone"Henley, FreyOne of These Nights4:49
Total length:58:59
Disc three: The Fast Lane
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."One of These Nights (Intro)"Henley, FreyOne of These Nights1:59
2."One of These Nights"Henley, FreyOne of These Nights4:49
3."Disco Strangler"Don Felder, Frey, HenleyThe Long Run2:45
4."Heartache Tonight"Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, SoutherThe Long Run4:25
5."Hotel California"Felder, Henley, FreyHotel California6:29
6."Born to Boogie"Hank Williams Jr.Previously unreleased outtake from The Long Run sessions2:16
7."In the City"Walsh, Barry De VorzonThe Long Run3:44
8."Get Over It"Henley, FreyHell Freezes Over3:29
9."King of Hollywood"Frey, HenleyThe Long Run6:25
10."Too Many Hands"Felder, MeisnerOne of These Nights4:40
11."Life in the Fast Lane"Walsh, Henley, FreyHotel California4:44
12."The Long Run"Henley, FreyThe Long Run3:41
13."Long Run Leftovers"Walsh, Henley, Frey, Felder, SchmitPreviously unreleased3:02
14."The Last Resort"Henley, FreyHotel California7:29
15."Random Victims, Part 3"Walsh, Henley, Frey, Felder, Meisner, SchmitPreviously unreleased9:42
Total length:1:09:39
Disc four: The Millennium Concert (A Night to Remember)
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Hotel California"Felder, Frey, HenleyHenley6:57
2."Victim of Love"Felder, Frey, Henley, SoutherHenley5:01
3."Peaceful Easy Feeling"TempchinFrey5:23
4."Please Come Home for Christmas"Charles Brown, Gene ReddHenley3:52
5."Ol' '55"Tom WaitsFrey and Henley5:20
6."Take it to the Limit"Frey, Henley, MeisnerFrey4:02
7."Those Shoes"Felder, Frey, HenleyHenley6:12
8."Funky New Year"Frey, HenleyHenley3:45
9."Dirty Laundry"Henley, Danny KortchmarHenley5:54
10."Funk 49"Jim Fox, Dale Peters, WalshWalsh3:47
11."All She Wants to Do Is Dance"KortchmarHenley5:20
12."The Best of My Love"Frey, Henley, SoutherHenley5:06
Total length:1:00:39

Credits[edit]

Sidemen

  • John Corey – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Timothy Drury – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Albhy Galuten – synthesizer
  • Al Garth – clarinet, saxophone, violin
  • Gary Grimm – keyboards, percussion
  • Jim Ed Norman – piano, string arrangements
  • Jay Oliver – keyboards
  • David Sanbornalto saxophone
  • Scott Crago – drums, percussion

Technical

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15]
2013 release
Gold 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

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