EB 84

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EB 84
EB 84 (The Everly Brothers album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1984
RecordedMay 1984
StudioMaison Rouge Studios, London
Genre Pop
Label Mercury
Producer Dave Edmunds
The Everly Brothers chronology
The New Album
(1977)
EB 84
(1984)
All They Had to Do Was Dream
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau C+ [2]
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EB 84 is a 1984 album by The Everly Brothers, and the duo's first album of new material in 11 years since their last album, Pass the Chicken and Listen.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "On the Wings of a Nightingale" (Paul McCartney) - 2:33 (US #50, UK #41)
  2. "Danger Danger" (Frankie Miller) - 3:26
  3. "The Story of Me" (Jeff Lynne) - 4:11
  4. "I'm Takin' My Time" (Rick Beresford, Pat Alger) - 2:46
  5. "The First in Line" (Paul Kennerley) - 2:57
  6. "Lay Lady Lay" (Bob Dylan) - 3:14
  7. "Following the Sun" (Don Everly) - 3:31
  8. "You Make It Seem So Easy" (Don Everly) - 3:12
  9. "More Than I Can Handle" (Pete Wingfield, Mike Vernon) - 2:58
  10. "Asleep" (Don Everly) - 4:10

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 20044
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums24
Canadian RPM Top Albums90
Dutch Top 40 [4] 2
Swedish Topplistan [4] 42

Sales and certifications

Certifications for EB 84
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI) [5] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "EB 84 Review by J.P. Ollio". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. "The Everly Brothers". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  4. 1 2 THE EVERLY BROTHERS - EB84 at Dutch Charts
  5. "Dutch album certifications – Everly Brothers – EB 84" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved July 16, 2022.Enter EB 84 in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1984 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".