Inside Job (Don Henley album)

Inside Job
Photo of Henley looking to the camera
Studio album by
Don Henley
ReleasedMay 23, 2000 (2000-05-23)[1]
Recorded1997–2000
StudioThe Record Plant (Hollywood, California)
Samain Sound (Malibu, California)
Royaltone (North Hollywood, California)
Jai Winding Studios (Santa Monica, California)
Le Mobile (Dallas, Texas)
ASC Sumet Studios (Dallas, Texas)
Genre
Length69:58
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Don Henley chronology
Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits
(1995) 		Inside Job
(2000) 		The Very Best of Don Henley
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC−[2]

Inside Job is the fourth solo studio album by Don Henley, the lead vocalist and drummer for the Eagles. The album was released through the Warner Bros. record label on May 23, 2000,[1] the album was Henley's last album of all-new material until the release of Cass County in 2015, as well as his first album to be recorded fully digitally. The album was the first solo album for Henley in 11 years, the album reached #7 on the charts and released two Adult Contemporary Tracks singles with "Taking You Home", and "Everything Is Different Now". "Taking You Home" was also released as a single, and on the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at #58.

Reception

Critical

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album, "Inside Job lacks the melodic craftsmanship that made Building the Perfect Beast a blockbuster, and it isn't as focused as The End of the Innocence, but it is a solid comeback record from an artist who spent a little too long out of the spotlight."[3]

Commercial

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 7 on its release in May 2000,[4] then Henley's highest-charting album.[5] It was certified Platinum by the RIAA on July 12, 2000.[6] The album has sold 1,124,000 copies in the US as of September 2015.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nobody Else in the World But You"
4:50
2."Taking You Home"
  • Stuart Brawley
  • Henley
  • Lynch
5:31
3."For My Wedding"
  • Larry John McNally
3:37
4."Everything Is Different Now"
5:13
5."Workin' It"
5:37
6."Goodbye to a River"
  • Henley
  • Lynch
  • Winding
  • Simes
5:49
7."Inside Job"
4:50
8."They're Not Here, They're Not Coming"
  • Henley
  • Lynch
5:59
9."Damn It, Rose"
  • Henley
  • Lynch
7:13
10."Miss Ghost"
  • Henley
  • Lynch
  • Winding
6:41
11."The Genie"
  • Henley
  • Lynch
  • Brawley
5:45
12."Annabel"
  • Henley
  • John Corey
3:41
13."My Thanksgiving"
  • Henley
  • Lynch
  • Winding
5:12

Personnel

Musicians

Backing vocals

Technical personnel

  • Don Henley – producer
  • Stan Lynch – producer
  • Rob Jacobs – recording, mixing at One on One Studios (North Hollywood, California) and Record Plant
  • Stuart Brawley – additional recording
  • Andy Ackland – assistant engineer
  • Dave Ashton – assistant engineer
  • Charlie Bouis – assistant engineer
  • Andy Haller – assistant engineer
  • Daniel Mendez – assistant engineer
  • Adam Olmstead – assistant engineer
  • Roger Sommers – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Thomas – assistant engineer
  • Ken Villeneuve – assistant engineer
  • Ted Barela – technical support
  • Joe Birkman – technical support
  • Steve Griffin – technical support
  • Dave Hecht – technical support
  • Bill Kaylor – technical support
  • Art Kelm – technical support
  • Stewart Whitmore – digital editing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Stephen Walker – art direction, design
  • Dennis Keeley – front cover photography, additional photography
  • Matthew Welch – additional photography

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[22] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  4. ^ "Henley Continues 'Inside Job' Trek". Billboard. January 10, 2001.
  5. ^ "New Heights for Henley, 20, Womack". Billboard: 106. 10 June 2000.
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  20. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  21. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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