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"Ol' '55" is a song by American musician Tom Waits. It is the opening track and lead single from Waits' debut studio album, Closing Time , released in March 1973 on Asylum Records . Written by Waits and produced by Jerry Yester , "Ol' '55" was a minor hit.
The album has received acclaim from music critics since its release. The German magazine Rock Hard elected Images and Words Album of the Month and lauded Dream Theater, using "the old [1970s] term 'supergroup '"; according to the reviewer, they set "standards and still perfect them, although they hardly appear to do so" and, even considering the many influences in their music, the "versatility ...
An Eagles recording of "Ol' 55" on their album On the Border brought Waits further money and recognition, although he regarded their version as "a little antiseptic". [45] To promote his debut, Waits and a three-piece band embarked on a U.S. tour, where he was the supporting act for more established artists. [46]
The Eagles are an American rock band. Since their debut in 1972, they have released 7 studio albums, 3 live albums, 11 compilation albums, 4 video albums and 30 singles. Of those singles, five topped the Billboard Hot 100. The Eagles have a total of 18 Top 40 hits on the pop charts, as well as several hits on the adult contemporary chart.
Eagles is the debut studio album by American rock band the Eagles. The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Johns and released on June 1, 1972, by Asylum Records . It was an immediate success for the then-new band, reaching No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and achieving a platinum certification from the Recording ...
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.
The B-side "Good Day in Hell" is the first Eagles track recorded with Don Felder, who joined the band midway through the sessions for the album. Reception Billboard described "James Dean" as "good solid rocker" with "fine vocal harmonies" whose instrumentation is reminiscent of Jackson Browne 's 1973 song " Redneck Friend ," on which Eagles ...
The artwork for the album was done by artist Gary Burden with photos by Henry Diltz, both of whom were also responsible for Eagles' first album. To illustrate the theme for the music in the album, the original concept was for a gatefold album with the band dressed as outlaws on the front cover with images of gunfight and the Wild West inside. [21]