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Take It Easy
Eagles
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- Album
- Eagles (2013 Remaster)
- Released
- 1972
- Genres
- classic rock, yacht rock, soft rock
- Length
- 3:32
- Tempo
- 139 BPM
- Label
- Rhino/Elektra
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About this song
The song was written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, and the Eagles recorded it with Frey on lead vocals. It was the band's first single, released on May 1, 1972, and it peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also opened the band's debut album, Eagles, and has become one of their signature songs.
Fun facts
- Covered 8 times, including “Take It Easy by Globelamp”.
- Written by Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne.
- Produced by Glyn Johns.
- Recorded at Olympic Studios (Barnes.