{"id":406739,"date":"2025-11-26T20:15:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/406739\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T20:15:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:15:21","slug":"on-this-day-in-1994-the-eagles-went-to-no-1-with-an-album-no-one-expected-them-to-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/406739\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day in 1994, the Eagles Went to No. 1 with an Album No One Expected Them to Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

On this day (November 26) in 1994, the Eagles<\/a> topped the Billboard 200 with Hell Freezes Over, where it stayed for two weeks. Recorded during an MTV special, the LP was their first in 14 years. After releasing The Long Run in late 1979, the band went on a hiatus that many fans didn\u2019t believe would end.<\/p>\n

The tension within the band came to a head during a 1979 show in Long Beach, California. Their studio album, The Long Run, dropped later that year. Then, in 1980, Asylum Records released Eagles Live. By that time, though, most band members weren\u2019t on speaking terms. In fact, the album\u2019s title, Hell Freezes Over, is a reference to a quote from Don Henley. After the band split, someone asked when they would get back together. He told them, \u201cWhen Hell freezes over.\u201d<\/p>\n

[RELATED: On This Day in 2007, the Eagles Reached the Top of the Chart with a Landmark Album Following an Extended Hiatus]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

How the Eagles Reunited<\/p>\n

Hell Freezes Over wouldn\u2019t have happened without the 1993 tribute album, Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles. Country singer Travis Tritt signed on to cover \u201cTake It Easy\u201d for the album, which was released as a single. When the time came to record a video for the song<\/a>, Tritt said he wanted the Long Run-era lineup to appear in the video. After some negotiations, the band agreed. It was the first time fans had seen the band together in more than a decade.<\/p>\n

Months after recording the video, Glenn Frey and Don Henley met with their management to discuss the future of the band. Then, they chose to reunite.<\/p>\n

In April 1994, Frey, Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Joe Walsh, and Don Felder performed together publicly for the first time. They took the stage at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, for an MTV special. The next month, they embarked on their reunion tour.<\/p>\n

The album contained 11 classic songs and four new studio tracks. The new tracks\u2013\u201cGet Over It,\u201d \u201cLove Will Keep Us Alive,\u201d \u201cThe Girl From Yesterday,\u201d and \u201cLearn to Be Still\u201d\u2013were released as singles. \u201cLearn to Be Still\u201d reached No. 15 on the Adult Contemporary chart. \u201cLove Will Keep Us Alive\u201d topped the chart. \u201cGet Over It\u201d was the only single to reach the Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 31.<\/p>\n

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