Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits Explained

Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits
Type:greatest
Artist:Don Henley
Cover:Don Henley - Actual Miles-Henley's Greatest Hits.jpg
Border:yes
Recorded:1982–1995
Genre:Rock, hard rock
Length:73:02
Label:Geffen
Producer:Don Henley, Mike Campbell, John Corey, Bruce Hornsby, Danny Kortchmar, Greg Ladanyi, Stan Lynch
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Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Don Henley, released in 1995. The album was the first compilation album released by Henley and it covered hits from all three of his solo albums throughout the 1980s. The album features three new songs, "The Garden of Allah", "You Don't Know Me at All", and Henley's cover of "Everybody Knows". The collection peaked at No. 48 on the charts and reached platinum status. "The Garden of Allah" reached No. 16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[1]

Album cover

The photograph on the cover half-jokingly depicts Henley as a cigar-smoking used car salesman, which Don himself was asked about by David Letterman following a 1995 performance on The Late Show. Henley explained that the picture and album title was a subtle satire on the record industry.

Track listing

  1. "Dirty Laundry" (Henley, Danny Kortchmar) – 5:36
  2. "The Boys of Summer" (Mike Campbell, Henley) – 4:45
  3. "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" (Kortchmar) – 4:28
  4. "Not Enough Love in the World" (Henley, Kortchmar, Benmont Tench) – 3:54
  5. "Sunset Grill" (Henley, Kortchmar, Tench) – 6:22
  6. "The End of the Innocence" (Henley, Bruce Hornsby) – 5:14
  7. "The Last Worthless Evening" (John Corey, Henley, Stan Lynch) – 6:05
  8. "New York Minute" (Henley, Kortchmar, Jai Winding) – 6:34
  9. "I Will Not Go Quietly" (Henley, Kortchmar) – 5:41
  10. "The Heart of the Matter" (Campbell, Henley, J.D. Souther) – 5:21
  11. "The Garden of Allah" (Corey, Paul Gurian, Henley, Lynch) – 7:02
  12. "You Don't Know Me at All" (Corey, Henley, Lynch) – 5:36
  13. "Everybody Knows" (Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson) – 6:10

Personnel

Musicians and Vocals (Tracks 11–13)

Production (Tracks 11–13)

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Billboard. Billboard. March 10, 2012. December 23, 1995.
  2. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.
  3. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996. Billboard. June 11, 2021. January 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123035756/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/the-billboard-200. live.

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