Sunset Grill (song)
| "Sunset Grill" | ||||
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| Single by Don Henley | ||||
| from the album Building the Perfect Beast | ||||
| B-side | "Man with a Mission" | |||
| Released | August 1985 | |||
| Format | 7-inch | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 6:22 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Writer(s) | Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Benmont Tench | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Greg Ladanyi | |||
| Don Henley singles chronology | ||||
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"Sunset Grill" is a song by Don Henley from his 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast. The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in January 1985.[1] Released as the fourth single from the album in August 1985, it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1985.[2]
Patty Smyth sings harmony vocals on this song, while Pino Palladino plays fretless bass. Randy Newman arranged the synthesizer programming for the song.[3]
The title and lyrics of the song reference the Sunset Grill, a hamburger restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.[4]
Chart performance
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| RPM Top Singles | 52 |
| RPM Adult Contemporary | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 7 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. Rock Tracks (2002): 69
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955–1996 (1997): 274
- ↑ Fremer, Michael (May 1, 2009). "Don Henley Finds His Thrill at The Sunset Grill".
- ↑ Willman, Chris "The Sunset Grill is a Place to Sing About" Los Angeles Times January 2, 1986
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