Airborne (Don Felder album)

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Airborne
Felder airborne.jpg
Studio album by
Released1983
Recorded1983
Studio
Genre Rock
Length37:22
Label Asylum
Producer Don Felder
Don Felder chronology
Airborne
(1983)
Road to Forever
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Airborne is the first solo studio album by former Eagles guitarist Don Felder recorded during the period that the band was broken up. It was his only solo album until 2012's Road to Forever . It featured Carlos Vega, Joe Vitale, Russ Kunkel, Tris Imboden, Timothy B. Schmit, Jeff Lorber, Paulinho Da Costa, Joe Lala, Kenny Loggins, Dave Mason and Albhy Galuten.

Contents

Felder's surname on the album cover stylized similar to the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation logo, showing the similarity of spelling and Don Felder's affinity for electric guitars manufactured by Fender.

Track listing

All tracks by Don Felder unless otherwise noted:

Side One

  1. "Bad Girls" – 4:48
  2. "Winners" – 4:39
  3. "Haywire" – 5:09
  4. "Who Tonight" – 4:57

Side Two

  1. "Never Surrender" (Felder, Kenny Loggins) – 4:17
  2. "Asphalt Jungle" – 4:11
  3. "Night Owl" (Felder, George "Chocolate" Perry, Joe Vitale) – 4:33
  4. "Still Alive" – 4:48

Personnel

Production

Notes

  1. "Airborne - Don Felder | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.



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