Which Eagles debut-album single reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100?

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Which Eagles debut-album single reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100? “Witchy Woman” reached No. 9.

The Eagles released “Witchy Woman” in 1972 as the second single from their self-titled debut album, *Eagles*. Its peak at No. 9 made it one of the band’s earliest major pop successes, following “Take It Easy,” which reached No. 12.

Don Henley and Bernie Leadon wrote the song. Leadon had begun developing it before joining the Eagles, and Henley helped complete it after becoming part of the new Los Angeles country-rock band. Henley later described the song as an important early step in his professional songwriting career.

The title is sometimes confused with “Desperado,” another well-known Eagles song. “Desperado” came from the band’s second album and was not the No. 9 debut-album single. “Peaceful Easy Feeling” also came from *Eagles*, but peaked at No. 22.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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