Selected Works: 1972–1999

Selected Works: 1972–1999
Selected Works: 1972–1999
Box set by Eagles
Released	November 2, 2000
Recorded	1972–1999
Genre	Rock
Length	239:09
Label	Elektra, Warner Strategic Marketing
Eagles chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

Selected Works: 1972–1999 is a compilation box set by the Eagles, released in 2000. The box set consists of four CDs featuring their greatest hits, album tracks, previously unreleased live performances recorded on 29–31 December 1999 in Las Vegas and Los Angeles and a 44-page booklet. This set chronicles their work from their debut 1972 self-titled album Eagles to the 1999 millennium concert performed at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, December 31, 1999.

Track listing

Disc one: *The Early Days*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Take It Easy"	Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey	Eagles, 1972	3:31
2.	"Hollywood Waltz"	Bernie Leadon, Frey, Don Henley, Tom Leadon	One of These Nights, 1975	4:01
3.	"Already Gone"	Jack Tempchin, Robb Strandlund	On the Border, 1974	4:15
4.	"Doolin-Dalton"	Browne, Frey, Henley, JD Souther	Desperado, 1973	3:26
5.	"Midnight Flyer"	Paul Craft	On the Border	3:58
6.	"Tequila Sunrise"	Henley, Frey	Desperado	2:52
7.	"Witchy Woman"	Henley, Leadon	Eagles	4:11
8.	"Train Leaves Here This Morning"	Gene Clark, Leadon	Eagles	4:07
9.	"Outlaw Man"	David Blue	Desperado	3:29
10.	"Peaceful Easy Feeling"	Tempchin	Eagles	4:16
11.	"James Dean"	Browne, Frey, Souther, Henley	On the Border	3:36
12.	"Saturday Night"	Frey, Henley, Leadon, Randy Meisner	Desperado	3:19
13.	"On the Border"	Henley, Leadon, Frey	On the Border	4:28
Total length:				49:28

Disc two: *The Ballads*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Wasted Time (Reprise)"	Henley, Frey, Jim Ed Norman	Hotel California, 1976	1:21
2.	"Wasted Time"	Henley, Frey	Hotel California	4:55
3.	"I Can't Tell You Why"	Timothy B. Schmit, Henley, Frey	The Long Run, 1979	4:53
4.	"Lyin' Eyes"	Henley, Frey	One of These Nights	6:21
5.	"Pretty Maids All in a Row"	Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale	Hotel California	3:58
6.	"Desperado"	Henley, Frey	Desperado	3:33
7.	"Try and Love Again"	Meisner	Hotel California	5:10
8.	"The Best of My Love"	Henley, Frey, Souther	On the Border	4:34
9.	"New Kid in Town"	Souther, Henley, Frey	Hotel California	5:03
10.	"Love Will Keep Us Alive"	Pete Vale, Jim Capaldi, Paul Carrack	Hell Freezes Over, 1994	4:02
11.	"The Sad Café"	Henley, Frey, Walsh, Souther	The Long Run	5:33
12.	"Take It to the Limit"	Meisner, Henley, Frey	One of These Nights	4:47
13.	"After the Thrill Is Gone"	Henley, Frey	One of These Nights	4:49
Total length:				58:59

Disc three: *The Fast Lane*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"One of These Nights (Intro)"	Henley, Frey	One of These Nights	1:59
2.	"One of These Nights"	Henley, Frey	One of These Nights	4:49
3.	"Disco Strangler"	Don Felder, Frey, Henley	The Long Run	2:45
4.	"Heartache Tonight"	Henley, Frey, Bob Seger, Souther	The Long Run	4:25
5.	"Hotel California"	Felder, Henley, Frey	Hotel California	6:29
6.	"Born to Boogie"	Hank Williams Jr.	Previously unreleased outtake from The Long Run sessions	2:16
7.	"In the City"	Walsh, Barry De Vorzon	The Long Run	3:44
8.	"Get Over It"	Henley, Frey	Hell Freezes Over	3:29
9.	"King of Hollywood"	Frey, Henley	The Long Run	6:25
10.	"Too Many Hands"	Felder, Meisner	One of These Nights	4:40
11.	"Life in the Fast Lane"	Walsh, Henley, Frey	Hotel California	4:44
12.	"The Long Run"	Henley, Frey	The Long Run	3:41
13.	"Long Run Leftovers"	Walsh, Henley, Frey, Felder, Schmit	Previously unreleased	3:02
14.	"The Last Resort"	Henley, Frey	Hotel California	7:29
15.	"Random Victims, Part 3"	Walsh, Henley, Frey, Felder, Meisner, Schmit	Previously unreleased	9:42
Total length:				1:09:39

Disc four: *The Millennium Concert (A Night to Remember)*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Hotel California"	Felder, Frey, Henley	Henley	6:57
2.	"Victim of Love"	Felder, Frey, Henley, Souther	Henley	5:01
3.	"Peaceful Easy Feeling"	Tempchin	Frey	5:23
4.	"Please Come Home for Christmas"	Charles Brown, Gene Redd	Henley	3:52
5.	"Ol' '55"	Tom Waits	Frey and Henley	5:20
6.	"Take it to the Limit"	Frey, Henley, Meisner	Frey	4:02
7.	"Those Shoes"	Felder, Frey, Henley	Henley	6:12
8.	"Funky New Year"	Frey, Henley	Henley	3:45
9.	"Dirty Laundry"	Henley, Danny Kortchmar	Henley	5:54
10.	"Funk 49"	Jim Fox, Dale Peters, Walsh	Walsh	3:47
11.	"All She Wants to Do Is Dance"	Kortchmar	Henley	5:20
12.	"The Best of My Love"	Frey, Henley, Souther	Henley	5:06
Total length:				1:00:39

Credits

Glenn Frey – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, keyboards, harmonium, synthesizer, piano, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, slide guitar (all discs)
Don Henley – vocals, drums, percussion, tabla, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer (all discs)
Randy Meisner – vocals, bass, guitarron (discs 1, all tracks except 3, 10 and 11 on disc 2 and tracks 2, 5, 10, 11 and 14 on disc 3)
Bernie Leadon – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel guitar (discs 1, tracks 4, 6, 8, 12 and 13 on disc 2 and tracks 2 and 10 on disc 3)
Don Felder – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, Hammond organ, backing vocals (tracks 2–3 on disc 1, all songs except tracks 6 & 8 on disc 2 and all songs on discs 3 and 4)
Joe Walsh – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, synthesizer, piano, slide guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9–11 on disc 2, all tracks except 2 and 10 on disc 3 and all tracks on disc 4)
Timothy B. Schmit – vocals, bass (tracks 3, 10 and 11 on disc 2, all tracks except 2, 5, 10, 11 and 14 on disc 3 and all tracks on disc 4)

Sidemen

John Corey – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Timothy Drury – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Albhy Galuten – synthesizer
Al Garth – clarinet, saxophone, violin
Gary Grimm – keyboards, percussion
Jim Ed Norman – piano, string arrangements
Jay Oliver – keyboards
David Sanborn – alto saxophone
Scott Crago – drums, percussion

Technical

Glyn Johns – record production, engineer
Bill Szymczyk – record production, engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	85
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[5]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	28
US Billboard 200^[7]	109
Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[9]	53
New Zealand Albums Chart^[10]	21
Chart (2015)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[11]	52
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[12]	18

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[14]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15] 2013 release	Gold	100,000^*
United States (RIAA)^[16]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Eagles: Selected Works: 1972–1999 at AllMusic
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). Eagles. Simon and Schuster. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Eagles – 1972–1999 – Selected Works". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eagles – 1972–1999 – Selected Works" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
^ "Charts.nz – Eagles – 1972–1999 – Selected Works". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
^ "Eagles | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
^ "Eagles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^ "The Official NZ Music Charts – End of Year Charts 2015".
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Eagles – Selected Works: 1972–1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
^ "British album certifications – Eagles – Selected Works: 1972–1999". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ "American album certifications – Eagles – Selected Works: 1972–1999". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[1] Eagles: Selected Works: 1972–1999 at AllMusic

[2] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). Eagles. Simon and Schuster. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2012.

[ac_Australia_Eagles-3] "Australiancharts.com – Eagles – 1972–1999 – Selected Works". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[ac_Netherlands_Eagles-4] "Dutchcharts.nl – Eagles – 1972–1999 – Selected Works" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[ac_New_Zealand_Eagles-5] "Charts.nz – Eagles – 1972–1999 – Selected Works". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2015.

[ac_UK_Eagles-6] "Eagles | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[ac_Billboard200_Eagles-7] "Eagles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[8] "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.

[9] "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[10] "Top Selling Albums of 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved January 7, 2015.

[11] "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2015". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[12] "The Official NZ Music Charts – End of Year Charts 2015".

[AustraliaEaglesSelected_Works:_1972–1999albumCertRef-13] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

[New_ZealandEaglesSelected_Works:_1972–1999albumCertRef-14] "New Zealand album certifications – Eagles – Selected Works: 1972–1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-25.

[United_KingdomEaglesSelected_Works:_1972–1999albumCertRef-15] "British album certifications – Eagles – Selected Works: 1972–1999". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[United_StatesEaglesSelected_Works:_1972–1999albumCertRef-16] "American album certifications – Eagles – Selected Works: 1972–1999". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

v t e Eagles
Don Henley Joe Walsh Timothy B. Schmit Deacon Frey Vince Gill Glenn Frey Bernie Leadon Randy Meisner Don Felder
Studio albums	Eagles Desperado On the Border One of These Nights Hotel California The Long Run Long Road Out of Eden
Compilation	Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 The Very Best of the Eagles Selected Works: 1972–1999 The Very Best Of Eagles
Live releases	Eagles Live Hell Freezes Over Farewell 1 Tour: Live from Melbourne Live from the Forum MMXVIII
Singles	"Take It Easy" "Witchy Woman" "Peaceful Easy Feeling" "Tequila Sunrise" "Outlaw Man" "Already Gone" "James Dean" "Best of My Love" "One of These Nights" "Lyin' Eyes" "Take It to the Limit" "New Kid in Town" "Hotel California" "Life in the Fast Lane" "Please Come Home for Christmas" "Heartache Tonight" "The Long Run" "I Can't Tell You Why" "Seven Bridges Road" "Get Over It" "Love Will Keep Us Alive" "Hole in the World" "How Long" "Busy Being Fabulous"
Other songs	"Desperado" "Ol' '55" "The Last Resort" "In the City"
Tours	Long Road Out of Eden Tour History of the Eagles Tour Hotel California 2020 Tour
People	Irving Azoff Jackson Browne David Geffen Glyn Johns Linda Ronstadt JD Souther Bill Szymczyk Jack Tempchin
Related	Discography Poco Flying Burrito Brothers Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles History of the Eagles Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974–2001) Standin' on the Corner Park
Category