did not live up to the potential for bigger things shown in Desperado. She also thought that with three guitarists in the band, there were "just too many intrusive guitar parts here, too many solos that smack of gratuitous heaviness. Many of the arrangements seem to lose touch with the material somewhere in mid-song." Overall, she judged the album "a tight and likable collection, with nine potential singles working in its favor and only one dud ("Midnight Flyer") to weigh it down," and that it's "good enough to make up in high spirits what it lacks in purposefulness." William Ruhlmann of AllMusic noted in his retrospective review the R&B direction in its title track that would be pursued more fully in later albums, and considered the album "which looked back to their earlier work and anticipated their later work" to be "a transitional effort that combined even more styles than most of their records did." Commercial performance The album became the band's most successful album of the three released thus far. It debuted at number 50 on the US Billboard 200 chart in its first week of its release, peaking at number 17 in its sixth week on the chart. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) two and a half months after its release June 5, 1974, and it was then certified double platinum for shipments of 2 million copies on March 20, 2001. Track listing Personnel Eagles Glenn Frey – vocals; acoustic rhythm guitar; electric rhythm guitar; lead guitar; slide guitar; piano Don Henley – vocals, drums Bernie Leadon – vocals; lead, acoustic and rhythm guitars; banjo; pedal steel Randy Meisner – vocals, bass guitar Don Felder – lead guitar on “Already Gone” and slide guitar on “Good Day in Hell” (credited as "late arrival") Additional musician Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar (on "Ol' 55") Technical Bill Szymczyk – producer, engineer Glyn Johns – producer and engineer on "You Never Cry Like a Lover" and "Best of My Love" Rod Thaer, Gary Ladinsky, Allan Blazek – engineers Lee Hulko – mastering Beatian Yazz – painting Henry Diltz – photography Rick Griffin – lettering Gary Burden – art direction, design Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References Eagles (band) albums 1974 albums Elektra Records albums Asylum Records albums Albums produced by Bill Szymczyk Albums produced by Glyn Johns Albums with cover art