What year was the Eagles’ album The Long Run released? The answer is 1979. Asylum Records released the Eagles’ sixth studio album on September 24, 1979.
The album followed Hotel California, the band’s enormous 1976 success, and was recorded during an unusually long production period. Work began in 1978 and continued for roughly 18 months across studios in Los Angeles and Miami. The band had originally considered making a double album, but the plan was abandoned when they could not assemble enough material.
The Long Run became the first Eagles studio album to feature bassist Timothy B. Schmit, who had replaced founding member Randy Meisner in 1977. Its songs included “Heartache Tonight,” “The Long Run,” and “I Can’t Tell You Why.” “Heartache Tonight” became a No. 1 hit and won a Grammy Award.
The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard album chart and was eventually certified seven-times platinum in the United States. It was also the Eagles’ final studio album during their original run before the band broke up in 1980, although they later returned with new music.