John David Souther is the self-titled debut album American singer-songwriter J.D. Souther, released in 1972. The song "How Long" was recorded in 2007 by the Eagles on their album Long Road Out of Eden, from which it was released as a single. It was a Grammy award winner for them under the "Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" category. "Run Like a Thief" was covered by Bonnie Raitt on her album Home Plate. Background Souther was one of the first artists signed by David Geffen to Asylum records. He had previously collaborated with Glenn Frey in a folk duo called Longbranch Pennywhistle. Souther later joined with Chris Hillman and Richie Furay to form the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band after the release of his solo debut. They recorded two albums before he returned to his solo career. Reception In his retrospective review for Allmusic, critic Lindsay Planer wrote the album "bears the same earthy Southwestern textures that are inextricably linked to the roots of the country/rock subgenre.". Track listing All songs by J.D. Souther. "The Fast One" – 3:10 "Run Like a Thief" – 3:15 "Jesus in 3/4 Time" – 3:38 "Kite Woman" – 3:06 "Some People Call It Music" – 3:16 "White Wing" – 4:21 "It's the Same" – 3:32 "How Long" – 3:22 "Out to Sea" – 5:03 "Lullaby" – 1:35 Personnel J.D. Souther – guitar, piano, vocals John Barbata – drums Michael Bowden – bass Fred Catero – guitar Ned Doheny – guitar Glenn Frey – guitar, piano, backing vocals Bryan Garofalo – bass Gib Guilbeau – fiddle, violin David Jackson – bass, piano, keyboards Gary Mallaber – drums, keyboards Mickey McGee – drums Wayne Perkins – guitar, slide guitar Joel Tepp – bass, harp Production Producers: J.D. Souther, Fred Catero Engineer: Fred Catero Art direction: Anthony Hudson Design: Anthony Hudson Photography: Frank Laffitte References J. D. Souther albums 1972 debut albums Elektra Records albums