The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five #1 singles, six #1 albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful groups of the 1970s. They sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 100 million sold in the US alone. Founding members Glenn Frey (guitar, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitar, vocals), and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals) had all been recruited by Linda Ronstadt as her band members before going out on their own.

The groups hit in 1975 was “One of These Nights” which was written by Henley and Frey. They wrote the song to get away from their Country-rock style to have a more true rock sound. It worked> The song was on the top of the Cash Box chart for the week of July 20 -26. The next week it was at #1 on the Billboard chart.

This is the album version of the song in the “video.” The version you heard on AM radio in 1975 was about a minute and a half shorter.