Sunset Grill (song)
| "Sunset Grill" | ||||
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| Single by Don Henley | ||||
| from the album Building the Perfect Beast | ||||
| B-side | "Man with a Mission" | |||
| Released | August 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1983-1984 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 6:29 (album) 4:26 (single) | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Benmont Tench | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Greg Ladanyi | |||
| Don Henley singles chronology | ||||
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"Sunset Grill" is a song by Don Henley from his 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast. The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in January 1985.[1] Released as the fourth single from the album in August 1985, it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1985.[2]
Patty Smyth sings harmony vocals on this song, while Pino Palladino plays fretless bass. Randy Newman arranged the synthesizer programming for the song.[3]
The title and lyrics of the song reference the Sunset Grill, a hamburger restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.[4]
Personnel[]
- Don Henley – lead vocals
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizers, E-mu Emulator
- Benmont Tench – synthesizers
- David Paich – acoustic piano solo
- Danny Kortchmar – guitars, guitar synthesizer solo, horns solo
- Pino Palladino – fretless bass
- Patty Smyth – harmony vocals
- Synthesizer arrangements by Michael Boddicker, Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Benmont Tench and Randy Newman.
- Horns arrangements by Jerry Hey
Chart performance[]
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 98[5] |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 52 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 7 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6] | 20 |
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel. Rock Tracks (2002): 69
- ^ Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955–1996 (1997): 274
- ^ Fremer, Michael (May 1, 2009). "Don Henley Finds His Thrill at The Sunset Grill".
- ^ Willman, Chris "The Sunset Grill is a Place to Sing About" Los Angeles Times January 2, 1986
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 137. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 26, 1985
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- 1985 singles
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- Songs written by Danny Kortchmar
- Songs written by Don Henley
- West Hollywood, California
- Songs written by Benmont Tench
- 1984 songs
- Geffen Records singles
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