2000 studio album by Don Henley
Inside Job is the fourth solo studio album by Don Henley , the lead vocalist and drummer for the Eagles . The album was released through the Warner Bros. record label on May 23, 2000,[1] the album was Henley's last album of all-new material until the release of Cass County in 2015.
The song "Goodbye to a River" was apparently named after the book of the same title by John Graves . In the album's liner notes Henley wrote: "Respect and gratitude to fellow Texan, John Graves, for his inspirational writing - Goodbye to a River (1960) and other books." The album was the first solo album for Henley in 11 years, the album reached #7 on the charts and released two Adult Contemporary Tracks singles with "Taking You Home ", and "Everything's Different Now". "Taking You Home" was also released as a single, and on the Billboard Hot 100 , it peaked at #58.
Reception [ ]
Critical [ ]
Reviewing for AllMusic , critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album, "Inside Job lacks the melodic craftsmanship that made Building the Perfect Beast a blockbuster, and it isn't as focused as The End of the Innocence , but it is a solid comeback record from an artist who spent a little too long out of the spotlight."[3]
Commercial [ ]
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 7 on its release in May 2000,[4] then Henley's highest charting album.[5] It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on July 12, 2000.[6] The album has sold 1,124,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.[7]
Track listing [ ]
1. "Nobody Else in the World But You" 4:50 2. "Taking You Home " Stuart Brawley Henley Lynch 5:31 3. "For My Wedding" 3:37 4. "Everything Is Different Now" 5:13 5. "Workin' It" 5:37 6. "Goodbye to a River" 5:49 7. "Inside Job" 4:50 8. "They're Not Here, They're Not Coming" 5:59 9. "Damn It Rose" 7:13 10. "Miss Ghost" 6:41 11. "The Genie" 5:45 12. "Annabel" 3:41 13. "My Thanksgiving" 5:12
Personnel [ ]
Don Henley – drums, guitar, piano, lead vocals, keyboards
Jana Anderson – background vocals
Scott F Crago – drums
Stuart Brawley – songwriter, musician, engineer, programmer
Jebin Bruni – musician
Valerie Carter – background vocals
– musician
Kevin Dorsey – background vocals
Timothy Drury – musician
Michael Fisher – musician
Glenn Frey – guitar, vocals, piano , keyboards
Bob Glaub – bass guitar
Stevie Gurr – musician
Dorian Holley – background vocals
Larry Klein – guitars
Kipp Lennon – background vocals
Mark Lennon – background vocals
Michael Lennon – background vocals
Pat Lennon – background vocals
Michael Mishaw – background vocals
Lance Morrison – musician
Randy Newman – conductor
David Paich – keyboards
Dean Parks – guitars
Darryl Phinnessee – background vocals
Tim Pierce – guitars
Joseph Powell – background vocals
Frank Simes – guitars
Steuart Smith – guitars
Benmont Tench – keyboards, organ, piano
Carmen Twillie – background vocals
Jimmie Vaughan – harmonica, vocals
Mervyn Warren – background vocals
Julia Waters – background vocals
Luther Waters – background vocals
Maxine Willard Waters – background vocals
Oren Waters – background vocals
Jai Winding – bass
Stevie Wonder – keyboards , background vocals
Monalisa Young – background vocals
Terry Young – background vocals
Randy Jackson – musician
Production [ ]
"Taking You Home"
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Producers: Don Henley, Stan Lynch
Engineers: Stuart Brawley, Rob Jacobs
Assistant engineers: Charlie Bouis, Andy Haller, Daniel Mendez, Roger Sommers, Jeff Thomas, Ken Villeneuve, Ted Barela, Steve Griffen
Mixing: Rob Jacobs
Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
Digital editing: Stewart Whitmore
Technical support: Dave Hecht, Art Kelm
String arrangements: Randy Newman
Chart history [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Singles [ ]
Year
Single
Chart
Position
2000
"For My Wedding"
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
61
"Taking You Home"
Adult Contemporary
1
Adult Top 40
12
The Billboard Hot 100
58
Top 40 Adult Recurrents
6
"Workin' It"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
21
"Everything Is Different Now"
Adult Contemporary
21
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Inside Job – Don Henley : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved October 19, 2012 .
^ Christgau, Robert . "Robert Christgau: CG: Don Henley" . Robert Christgau . Retrieved October 19, 2012 .
^ "Inside Job - Don Henley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved March 22, 2021 .
^ "Henley Continues 'Inside Job' Trek" . Billboard . January 10, 2001.
^ "New Heights for Henley, 20, Womack" . Billboard : 106. 10 June 2000.
^ "American album certifications – Don Henley – Inside Job" . Recording Industry Association of America .
^ "Upcoming Releases" . Hits Daily Double . HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015.
^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada" . Library and Archives Canada . March 31, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2012 .
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Don Henley – Inside Job" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
^ "Don Henley: Inside Job" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved October 19, 2012.
^ "Officialcharts.de – Don Henley – Inside Job" . GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved October 19, 2012.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 27, 2000" . Chart-Track . IRMA . Retrieved October 19, 2012.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Don Henley – Inside Job" . Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2013 .
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Don Henley – Inside Job" . Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Don Henley – Inside Job" . Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 19, 2012.
^ "Don Henley Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 18, 2012.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved October 23, 2020 .
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