Sorry, I'm terrible at acronyms. What does ITC stand for?
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I suppose it’s possible that during the making of the OOTN album, Glenn and Don H genuinely didn’t want to use outside writers. They were pretty much on fire with their songwriting at the time. I brought this up before—OOTN is the 1st (and only) album without JD, Jackson or Jack Tempchin as co-writers. Other than Bernie’s brother and then girlfriend, it’s an Eagles-only creation.
Once the album became their first #1, the bar was set high and the pressure to succeed with the next one may have induced them to accept outside help.
It couldn't be a real policy because if Patti couldn't write a song on the album, then JD, Jackson, Jack and even Bob shouldn't written songs with the Eagles.
But than again. I went on Wikipedia and JD didn't even write a song on the One Of These Nights album, but was back for the HC album. I guess the OOTN album was strictly written by the Eagles and I can see why she said no outside writers.
Yes, she said he was on the verge for some time, but we knew that already.
What did you think of her peyote-induced vision of Bernie dying in a plane crash? That's what influenced him to arrive a day late for the start of a tour, and travel to several dates in a camper with Patti. It's easy to understand why the rest of the Eagles may have thought she wasn't so great to have around.
Jackson Browne kind of confirms the intention to write their own songs after OTB in an interview:
https://www.thenation.com/article/er...ackson-browne/Quote:
“We only want to write our own songs, and we just want to do our songs.” But it, you know, it was also—it was kind of an ambition. They knew that’s how you make money, as well. And if they were going to succeed, they were going to succeed with their own material. They demanded it of themselves, and the songs got really good. I thought the songs got—I mean, they’re so memorable and so—and they did continue to write with J. D.
I just finished reading Olivia Newton-John’s autobiography (in one sitting; sadly there’s not much content) and Glenn Frey gets a nice mention. When Olivia first moved to the U.S. circa 1972, she was living at the Sunset Marquis in Los Angeles. So was Glenn. They spent a pleasant afternoon together, talking mostly about their touring experiences. The next morning, he sent her a bouquet of roses with a card saying, “Welcome to America. Glenn Frey.” Sweet. She never saw him again, though they did share a manager many years later (not Irving).
Wow - interesting ! Thanks NMB, learn something new all the time about the guys. I assume they had the same manager in the 80's when Irving was not Glenn's manager. I also assume that is an apartment complex in LA where Glenn was living.