Twenty-eight years elapsed between the Eagles' studio albums 'The Long Run' and 'Long Road Out of Eden.' 'The Long Run' was released on September 24, 1979, while 'Long Road Out of Eden' arrived on October 30, 2007.
The gap was created by the Eagles' breakup in 1980. The band reunited in 1994 for 'Hell Freezes Over,' but that album was primarily live material with four new studio tracks rather than a conventional studio album. The group continued touring and recording sporadically before completing its next full studio project.
'The Long Run' was the Eagles' sixth studio album and introduced bassist Timothy B. Schmit. It produced hits including 'Heartache Tonight,' 'The Long Run,' and 'I Can't Tell You Why.' 'Long Road Out of Eden' became the band's seventh studio album and its first double album, with more than 90 minutes of music.
A common mix-up is counting 1994's 'Hell Freezes Over' as the next studio album. Since it was not a full studio album, the relevant calculation is 2007 minus 1979: 28 years.