<P> `` Take It to the Limit '' is unique in the canon of the band 's singles , being the sole A-side on which Randy Meisner sang lead , as well as the first A-side Eagles single on which neither Henley nor Frey sang lead . It was also the last Eagles single to feature founding member Bernie Leadon before he was replaced by guitarist Joe Walsh . The single version of the song is 3 : 48 in length , almost a minute shorter than the album version . `` Take It to the Limit '' is one of few Eagles ' tracks written in waltz time . ( Other notable waltzes performed by the Eagles are `` Hollywood Waltz '' ; the Meisner / Henley / Frey waltz `` Saturday Night '' ( co-written with Leadon ) from the 1973 Desperado album ; Frey 's `` Most of Us are Sad '' from their self - titled debut album ; Frey / Henley / JD Souther 's hard - rocking `` Teenage Jail '' from 1979 's `` The Long Run '' album ; and Walsh 's `` Pretty Maids All in a Row '' on the 1976 album Hotel California . ) </P>
<P> `` Take It to the Limit '' is unique in the canon of the band 's singles , being the sole A-side on which Randy Meisner sang lead , as well as the first A-side Eagles single on which neither Henley nor Frey sang lead . It was also the last Eagles single to feature founding member Bernie Leadon before he was replaced by guitarist Joe Walsh . The single version of the song is 3 : 48 in length , almost a minute shorter than the album version . `` Take It to the Limit '' is one of few Eagles ' tracks written in waltz time . ( Other notable waltzes performed by the Eagles are `` Hollywood Waltz '' ; the Meisner / Henley / Frey waltz `` Saturday Night '' ( co-written with Leadon ) from the 1973 Desperado album ; Frey 's `` Most of Us are Sad '' from their self - titled debut album ; Frey / Henley / JD Souther 's hard - rocking `` Teenage Jail '' from 1979 's `` The Long Run '' album ; and Walsh 's `` Pretty Maids All in a Row '' on the 1976 album Hotel California . ) </P>
who sings take it to the limit from the eagles
who sings take it to the limit from the eagles
Randy Meisner
Randy Meisner