Hell Freezes Over
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Hell Freezes Over is an album by The Eagles, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). The album contains four new studio tracks and eleven tracks recorded live for an MTV special.
The album was also released in video form and is one of the best-selling concert DVDs in history. The DVD is technically notable for being one of the first music releases to feature a DTS format soundtrack.
The album name is in reference to a quote by Don Henley after the band's breakup in 1980; he commented that the band would play together again when "Hell freezes over". The metaphor is apt: traditional cosmology holds Hell to be an awfully hot place, full of "fire and brimstone" as the country songs say, so the prospect of the place actually freezing over would be incredible, and, indeed, cause for celebration.
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Track listing
- "Get Over It" (Henley, Frey) - 3:29
- "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (Pete Vale, Jim Capaldi, Paul Carrack) - 4:00
- "The Girl From Yesterday" (Frey, Jack Tempchin) - 3:21
- "Learn To Be Still" (Henley, Stan Lynch) - 4:27
- "Tequila Sunrise" (Henley, Frey) - 2:56
- "Hotel California" (Henley, Frey, Felder) - 6:54
- "Wasted Time" (Henley, Frey) - 5:03
- "Pretty Maids All In A Row" (Walsh, Joe Vitale) - 4:15
- "I Can't Tell You Why" (Henley, Frey, Schmit) - 5:11
- "New York Minute" (Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Jai Winding) - 6:37
- "The Last Resort" (Henley, Frey) - 7:24
- "Take It Easy" (Jackson Browne, Frey) - 4:36
- "In The City" (Walsh, Barry De Vorzon) - 4:07
- "Life in the Fast Lane" (Henley, Frey, Walsh) - 6:01
- "Desperado" (Henley, Frey) - 4:15
Personnel
The Eagles
- Don Felder - guitars, vocals
- Glenn Frey - guitars, piano, keyboards, vocals
- Don Henley - drums, percussion, vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit - bass, vocals
- Joe Walsh - guitars, organ, vocals
Additional personnel
- John Corey - keyboards, guitar, vocals
- Scott Crago - percussion, drums
- Timothy Drury - keyboards, vocals
- Stan Lynch - percussion
- Jay Oliver - keyboards
- Paulinho DaCosta - percussion
- Gary Grimm - percussion
Production
- Producers: The Eagles, Elliot Scheiner, Carol Donovan, Rob Jacobs, Audrey Johns, Stan Lynch
- Executive producer: Joel Stillerman
- Engineer: Rob Jacobs, Elliot Scheiner
- Second engineers: Charlie Bouis, Carl Glanville, Barry Goldberg, Andy Grassi, Tom Trafalski, Ken Villeneuve, Tom Winslow
- Mastering: Ted Jensen
- Mixing: Rob Jacobs, Dave Kob, Dave Reynolds, Elliot Scheiner
- Editing: Ted Jensen
- Horn arrangements: Don Davis, The Eagles, Jay Oliver
- String arrangements: Don Davis, The Eagles, Jay Oliver
- Live recording coordinator: David Hewitt
- Photography: John Halpern, David Skernick
- Art direction: Robin Sloane, Janet Wolsborn
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Get Over It" | Adult Contemporary | 21 |
| 1994 | "Get Over It" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
| 1994 | "Get Over It" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 31 |
| 1994 | "Get Over It" | Top 40 Mainstream | 26 |
| 1994 | "Love Will Keep Us Alive" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1994 | "The Girl from Yesterday" | Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 58 |
| 1995 | "Learn to Be Still" | Adult Contemporary | 15 |
| 1995 | "Learn to Be Still" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 33 |
| 1995 | "Love Will Keep Us Alive" | Adult Top 40 | 37 |
| 1995 | "Love Will Keep Us Alive" | Top 40 Mainstream | 27 |