Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits

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Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits
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ReleasedNovember 21, 1995 (1995-11-21)
Recorded1982–1995
Genre Rock, hard rock
Length73:02
Label Geffen
Producer Don Henley, Mike Campbell, John Corey, Bruce Hornsby, Danny Kortchmar, Greg Ladanyi, Stan Lynch
Don Henley chronology
The End of the Innocence
(1989)
Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits
(1995)
Inside Job
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Don Henley, released in 1995. The album was the first compilation album released by Henley and it covered hits from all three of his solo albums throughout the 1980s. The album features three new songs, "The Garden of Allah", "You Don't Know Me at All", and Henley's cover of "Everybody Knows". The collection peaked at No. 48 on the charts and reached platinum status. "The Garden of Allah" reached No. 16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [2]

Contents

Album cover

The photograph on the cover half-jokingly depicts Henley as a cigar-smoking used car salesman, which Don himself was asked about by David Letterman following a 1995 performance on The Late Show . Henley explained that the picture and album title was a subtle satire on the record industry.

Track listing

  1. "Dirty Laundry" (Henley, Danny Kortchmar) – 5:36
  2. "The Boys of Summer" (Mike Campbell, Henley) – 4:45
  3. "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" (Kortchmar) – 4:28
  4. "Not Enough Love in the World" (Henley, Kortchmar, Benmont Tench) – 3:54
  5. "Sunset Grill" (Henley, Kortchmar, Tench) – 6:22
  6. "The End of the Innocence" (Henley, Bruce Hornsby) – 5:14
  7. "The Last Worthless Evening" (John Corey, Henley, Stan Lynch) – 6:05
  8. "New York Minute" (Henley, Kortchmar, Jai Winding) – 6:34
  9. "I Will Not Go Quietly" (Henley, Kortchmar) – 5:41
  10. "The Heart of the Matter" (Campbell, Henley, J.D. Souther) – 5:21
  11. "The Garden of Allah" (Corey, Paul Gurian, Henley, Lynch) – 7:02
  12. "You Don't Know Me at All" (Corey, Henley, Lynch) – 5:36
  13. "Everybody Knows" (Leonard Cohen, Sharon Robinson) – 6:10

Personnel

Musicians and Vocals (Tracks 11–13)

Production (Tracks 11–13)

Charts

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