One of These Nights

第四张专辑《One Of These Nights》成为了乐队具有里程碑意义的专辑，1975年，在专辑发行之后成为了排行榜的冠军专辑。这张专辑以及其中的单曲《Lyin' Eyes》还为他们赢得了年度最佳专辑(Album of the Year)，年度最佳唱片(Record of the Year)和最佳流行乐队/组合(Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo,sgroupsOr Chorus)三项格莱美奖提名，并且最终在第18届格来美奖最佳流行乐队/组合奖的评选中折桂。随即，终于取得了成功的The Eagles乐队在世界各地展开了大规模的巡回演唱会，影响力进一步扩大。但是在此之前的1975年12月20日，Bernie Leadon宣布离队，先前曾经在巡演中担任开场的前James Gang乐队成员Joe Walsh正式加入队中顶替原先Bernie Leadon的工作，但是在这期间，Joe Walsh一直没有停止自己个人方面的发展。 The Eagles recorded their albums relatively quickly in their first years of existence, their LPs succeeding each other by less than a year. One of These Nights, their fourth album, was released in June 1975, more than 14 months after its predecessor. Anticipation had been heightened by the belated chart-topping success of the third album's "The Best of My Love"; taking a little more time, the band generated more original material, and that material was more polished. More than ever, the Eagles seemed to be a vehicle for Don Henley (six co-writing credits) and Glenn Frey (five), but at the same time, Randy Meisner was more audible than ever, his two lead vocals including one of the album's three hit singles, "Take It to the Limit," and Bernie Leadon had two showcases, among them the cosmic-cowboy instrumental "Journey of the Sorcerer" (later used as the theme music for the British television series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). Nevertheless, it was the team of Henley and Frey that stood out, starting with the title track, a number one single, which had more of an R&B -- even a disco -- sound than anything the band had attempted previously, and continuing through the ersatz Western swing of "Hollywood Waltz" to "Lyin' Eyes," one of Frey's patented folk-rock shuffles, which became another major hit. One of These Nights was the culmination of the blend of rock, country, and folk styles the Eagles had been making since their start; there wasn't much that was new, just the same sorts of things done better than they had been before. In particular, a lyrical stance -- knowing and disillusioned, but desperately hopeful -- had evolved, and the musical arrangements were tighter and more purposeful. The result was the Eagles' best-realized and most popular album so far.