The End of The Innocence
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The End of The Innocence is the studio album of American Rock Artist, Don Henley. The album is produced by, "Don Henley", "Mike Campbell", "John Corey", "Bruce Hornsby", "Danny Kortchmar", "Greg Ladanyi" and "Stan Lynch".
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About
The album was released on June 27, 1989 by Geffen Records. It chartered at #8 on The Billboard 200. The album features the singles, "If Dirt Were Dollars" which chartered at #8 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks, "The End of The Innocence" which landed at #2 on the Adult Contemporary Charts and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and "New York Minute" which peaked at #5 on Adult Contemporary. The album sold over 6 million copies in United States alone.
Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The End of the Innocence | 5:16 |
| 2 | How Bad Do You Want It? | 3:47 |
| 3 | New York Minute | 6:37 |
| 4 | Shangri-La | 4:55 |
| 5 | Gimme What You Got | 6:10 |
| 6 | If Dirt Were Dollars | 4:34 |
Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Grammy Awards | Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "The End of The Innocence" |
Certifications
| Year | Album | RIAA Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The End of The Innocence | Certified 6x Multi-Platinum |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Mainstream Rock Tracks | Adult Contemporary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | If Dirt Were Dollars | 8 | - |
| 1989 | The End of The Innocence | 1 | 2 |
Credits
Performance Credits
Don Henley Primary Artist, Drums, Vocals, Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Take 6 Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Melissa Etheridge Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Bruce Hornsby Piano, Keyboards
Ivan Neville Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Stanley Jordan Guitar, Drums, Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Wayne Shorter Soprano Saxophone
Valerie Carter Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Mike Campbell Guitar, Keyboards
Jim Keltner Percussion, Drums
Sheryl Crow Background Vocals
Patty Smyth Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Edie Brickell Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
John Corey Guitar, Keyboards
Charley Drayton Background Vocals
Michael Fisher Percussion
Bob Glaub Bass
Larry Klein Bass
Danny Kortchmar Guitar, Keyboards
Stan Lynch Percussion, Drums
Steve Madaio Trumpet
David Paich Piano, Strings, Keyboards
Pino Palladino Bass
Jeff Porcaro Drums
Axl Rose Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Julia Tillman Waters Background Vocals
J.D. Souther Background Vocals
Carmen Twillie Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Richard Wachtel Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Maxine Willard Waters Background Vocals
Charlie Drayton Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Maxine Waters Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Julia Waters Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals
W. Axl Roase Harmony Vocals
Jai Winding Keyboards, keyboard bass
Steve Jordan Drums, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals, wah wah guitar
Technical Credits
Don Henley Producer
Bruce Hornsby Producer
Mike Campbell Producer
John Corey Producer, Engineer, Basic Track
Marc DeSisto Engineer
Rob Jacobs Engineer
Danny Kortchmar Programming, Producer, Basic Track
Greg Ladanyi Producer, Engineer
Stan Lynch Producer, Engineer, Basic Track
Stephen Marcussen Mastering
Mark McKenna Engineer
Brian Scheuble Engineer
Bob Vogt Engineer
Shelly Yakus Engineer
Ric Wilson Digital Editing
Jeri Heiden Art Direction
Ken Nahoum Cover Photo
Eddie King Engineer
Trivia
- In 2003, the album was ranked number 389 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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