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"Hotel California" is the title track from the Eagles' Hotel California album, released as a single in February 1977.[6] Songwriting credits go to Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics). The Eagles' original recording of the song features Henley singing lead vocals and concludes with an iconic 2 minutes and 12 seconds long electric guitar solo performed by Felder with a Gibson EDS-1275 double neck and Joe Walsh with a Fender Telecaster, in which they take turns of playing the lead before harmonizing and playing the arpeggio towards the fade-out.[7]
The song is considered the best-known recording by the band, and in 1998 its long guitar coda was voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist.[2][8] The song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978.[9] The lyrics of the song have been interpreted by fans and critics alike, the Eagles themselves describing the song as their "interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles."[10] In the 2013 documentary History of the Eagles, Henley said that the song was about "a journey from innocence to experience ... that's all."[11]
Since its release, "Hotel California" has been covered by many artists. Julia Phillips proposed adapting the song into a film, but the members of the Eagles disliked the idea and it never came to fruition. Commercially, "Hotel California" reached the number one position on the Hot 100 and reached the top ten of several international charts.
The Eagles have performed "Hotel California" well over 1,000 times live, and is the third most performed of all their songs, after "Desperado" and "Take It Easy".
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Tracklist
| A1 | Hotel California | 6:30 | |
| A2 | New Kid In Town | 5:04 | |
| A3 | Life In The Fast Lane | 4:46 | |
| A4 | Wasted Time | 4:55 | |
| B1 | Wasted Time (Reprise) | 1:22 | |
| B2 | Victim Of Love | 4:11 | |
| B3 | Pretty Maids All In A Row | 4:05 | |
| B4 | Try And Love Again | 5:10 | |
| B5 | The Last Resort | 7:25 |