One More Song

For the Kelly Family song, see One More Song (song).
One More Song
Studio album by
Randy Meisner
ReleasedOctober 1980
RecordedMay 26, 1980–August 20, 1980
StudioRecord One (Hollywood)
Genre
Length33:43
LabelEpic
ProducerVal Garay
Randy Meisner chronology
Randy Meisner
(1978) 		One More Song
(1980) 		Randy Meisner
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboard(unrated)[2]

One More Song is the second solo studio album by former Eagles bassist Randy Meisner. Released in October 1980 by Epic Records in the United States, and in the United Kingdom. The album is to date Meisner's most successful album as a solo artist, peaking at number 50, on the US Billboard 200 chart.

The single, "Deep Inside My Heart" featuring Kim Carnes, peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the single "Hearts on Fire" peaked at number 19, three months later.[3]

Critical reception

Retrospectively reviewing for AllMusic, critic Mike DeGagne wrote of the album "One More Song highlights Meisner's knack for writing honest, heartfelt love songs with a countrified rock candor that reveals his rustic, down-home roots." and he added that, "One More Song ends up being a pleasurable set of modest songs from a musician who was glad to be home."[4]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Hearts on Fire" (Eric Kaz, Meisner) – 2:48
  2. "Gotta Get Away" (Kaz, Meisner, Wendy Waldman) – 4:03
  3. "Come on Back to Me" (Kaz, Meisner, Waldman) – 3:51
  4. "Deep Inside My Heart" duet with Kim Carnes (Kaz, Meisner) – 3:29
  5. "I Need You Bad" (Kaz, Meisner, Waldman) – 3:11

Side two

  1. "One More Song" (Jack Tempchin) – 3:55
  2. "Trouble Ahead" (Kaz, Meisner, Waldman) – 4:12
  3. "White Shoes" (Tempchin) – 4:11
  4. "Anyway Bye Bye" (Richie Furay) – 4:30

Personnel

  • Randy Meisner – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass
  • Sterling Smith – keyboards
  • Craig Hull – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, pedal steel guitar
  • Bryan Garofalo – bass
  • Craig Krampf – drums
  • Don Francisco – percussion, backing vocals

with:

  • Wendy Waldman – acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3)
  • Kim Carnes – backing vocals (4)
  • Bill Cuomo – synth strings (5, 6)
  • Michael Jacobson – saxophone (5)
  • Glenn Frey – backing vocals (6)
  • Don Henley – backing vocals (6)

Production

  • Val Garay – producer, recording
  • Niko Bolas – assistant engineer
  • James Ledner– assistant engineer
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
  • Aaron Rapoport – photography
  • John Kosh – art direction, design
  • Trudy Green Management – management

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 83
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 44
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[7] 50

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "Deep Inside My Heart" Hot 100 22
1981 "Hearts On Fire" Top Rock Tracks 14
1981 "Hearts On Fire" Hot 100 19

References

  1. ^ One More Song at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Review: Randy Meisner – One More Song" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 42. 18 October 1980. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
  3. ^ "One More Song by Randy Meisner on Apple Music".
  4. ^ "One More Song - Randy Meisner | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 196. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0282". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  7. ^ "Randy Meisner Awards". AllMusic.