EAGLES - ONE OF THESE NIGHTS

ONE OF THESE NIGHTS

THE EAGLES

SONGWRITERS: DON HENLEY y GLENN FREY

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: ONE OF THIS NIGHTS

LABEL: ASYLUM

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1975

 

       The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles and six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s in North America. Founding members Glenn Frey(guitars, vocals), Don Henley(drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals), and Randy Meisner(bass guitar, vocals) were recruited by Linda Ronstadt as band members, some touring with her, and all playing on her third solo album, before venturing out on their own on David Geffen's new Asylum Records label.

       Their debut album, Eagles(1972), spawned two top-20 singles in the US and Canada: "Take It Easy" and "Witchy Woman". The next year's follow-up album, Desperado, peaked at only number 41 in the US, although the song "Desperado" became a popular track. In 1974, guitarist Don Felder joined, and On the Border produced the top-40 hit "Already Gone" and the Eagles' first number-one song in the US and Canada, "Best of My Love", which made the top 15 in Australia, their first hit overseas. In 1975, the album One of These Nights became their first number-one album in the US and a top-10 album in many countries. It included the US number-one hit "One of These Nights", which was their first top-10 hit outside of North America, and US top-five songs "Lyin' Eyes" and "Take It to the Limit". Also in 1975, guitarist and vocalist Joe Walsh replaced Leadon.

     Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)(1976) is the best-selling album in the United States, with 38million sold, and primed the public for the late 1976 release of Hotel California, which would sell more than 26million copies in the US (ranking 3rd all-time for US sales), and more than 32million copies worldwide. The album yielded two number-one singles in the US and Canada, "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California", the latter of which became their only top-10 hit in the United Kingdom, while also reaching the top 10 in New Zealand and many European countries, including number two in France.

        One of These Nights is the fourth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1975. In July that year, the record became the Eagles' first number one album on Billboard's album chart, yielding three Top 10 singles: "One of These Nights", "Lyin' Eyes" and "Take It to the Limit". Its title song is the group's second number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The album sold four million copies and was nominated for Grammy Album of the Year. A single from the album, "Lyin' Eyes", was also nominated for Record of the Year, and won the Eagles' first Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

        One of These Nights is the last Eagles album to feature guitarist Bernie Leadon, who left the band after the One of These Nights tour and was replaced by Joe Walsh. The seventh track, "Visions", is the only Eagles song on which lead guitarist Don Felder sang the lead vocals, despite his desire to write and sing more songs. The album was the band's commercial breakthrough, transforming them into international superstars. They went on a worldwide tour to promote the album.

One of these nights

One of these crazy old nights

We're gonna find out, pretty mama

What turns on your lights

 

The full Moon is calling, the fever is high

And the wicked wind whispers and moans

You got your demons

And you got desires

Well, I got a few of my own

 

Oh, someone to be kind to in between the dark and the light

Oh, coming right behind you, swear I'm gonna find you

One of these nights

 

One of these dreams

One of these lost and lonely dreams, now

We're gonna find one

Oh, one that really screams

 

I've been searching for the daughter of the devil himself

I've been searching for an angel in white

I've been waiting for a woman who's a little of both

And I can feel her but she's nowhere in sight

 

Oh, loneliness will blind you

In between the wrong and the right (woah, woah)

Oh, coming right behind you, swear I'm gonna find you

One of these nights

 

One of these nights

Hm, In between the dark and the light

Coming right behind you

Swear I'm gonna find you

Get ya baby one of these nights

 

One of these nights (woah, oh, woah, oh)

One of these nights

 

I can feel it

I can feel it

One of these nights

Coming right behind you

Swear I'm gonna find you now

One of these nights

 

And it gets so dark, so dark

In the cold and lonely

One of these nights

One of these crazy, crazy, crazy nights

One of these nights

Swear I'm gonna find you

Coming right behind you now

One of these nights

(Oooh)

 

One of these nights

Ah, and I wanna say ah!

One of these nights

Yes, ah, one of these one of these

 

One of these nights

Ah, coming right behind you

Swear I'm gonna find you

 

One of these nights

One of these nights

One of these crazy old nights

One of these nights.