''Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits'' is the first greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He is the drummer and one of the lead singers for the Eagles. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as " Witchy Woman", "Des ...

, 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.

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 David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He hosted late night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982 debut of ''Late Night with 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 The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, train, ...

Track listing

#" Dirty Laundry" (Henley,

Danny Kortchmar Daniel "Danny Kootch" Kortchmar (born April 6, 1946) is an American guitarist, session musician, producer and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, David Crosby, Carole King, David Cassidy, Gr ...

) – 5:36 #" The Boys of Summer" ( Mike Campbell, Henley) – 4:45 #" All She Wants to Do Is Dance" (Kortchmar) – 4:28 #" Not Enough Love in the World" (Henley, Kortchmar,

Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin ...

) – 3:54 #" Sunset Grill" (Henley, Kortchmar, Tench) – 6:22 #" The End of the Innocence" (Henley,

Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock, heartland rock, and blues rock musical traditions ...

) – 5:14 #" The Last Worthless Evening" (John Corey, Henley,

Stan Lynch Stanley Joseph "Stan" Lynch (born May 21, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for 18 years until his departure in 1994. Early years Lynch was born in ...

) – 6:05 #" New York Minute" (Henley, Kortchmar, Jai Winding) – 6:34 #"I Will Not Go Quietly" (Henley, Kortchmar) – 5:41 #"

The Heart of the Matter ''The Heart of the Matter'' (1948) is a novel by English author Graham Greene. The book details a life-changing moral crisis for Henry Scobie. Greene, a former British intelligence officer in Freetown, British Sierra Leone, drew on his exper ...

" (Campbell, Henley,

J.D. Souther John David "J. D." Souther (born November 2, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He has written and co-written songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles. Souther is probably best known for his songwriting abilities, especi ...

) – 5:21 #"The Garden of Allah" (Corey, Paul Gurian, Henley, Lynch) – 7:02 #"You Don't Know Me at All" (Corey, Henley, Lynch) – 5:36 #" Everybody Knows" (

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...

, Sharon Robinson) – 6:10

Personnel

Musicians and Vocals (Tracks 11–13) * Don Henley * John Corey (11, 12) *

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three ...

(11) *

(11, 12) *

(13) * Scott Plunkett (13) * Frank Simes (12) *

Jimmy Rip Jimmy Rippetoe (born 1956), better known by his stage name Jimmy Rip, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer, who is known for his work with Jerry Lee Lewis, Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Paul Collins & The Beat, Michael Monroe ...

(13) *

Neil Stubenhaus Neil Stubenhaus is an American bass guitarist. Career He started his musical training playing drums and switched to bass guitar at the age of 12. He studied at the Berklee College of Music where he graduated in 1975. After graduation, he was re ...

* Timothy B. Schmit (12) *

Vinnie Colaiuta Vincent Peter Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician in many genres. He was inducted into the '' Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and the ''Classic Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2014. Cola ...

(11, 12) * Scott Crago (13) * Carmen Twillie (13) * Julia Waters (11, 13) * Maxine Waters (11, 13) * Mindy Stein (12) Production (Tracks 11–13) * Don Henley – producer * Stan Lynch – producer * John Corey – producer (11, 12) * Rob Jacobs – mixing, engineer (11, 12), recording (13) * Roger Sommers – additional engineer (11, 12) * Bill Dooley – additional engineer (13) * Jim Labinski – assistant engineer (11) * Chad Munsey – assistant engineer (11, 13) * Krish Sharma – assistant engineer (12) * John Aguto – assistant engineer (13) * Michael W. Douglass – assistant engineer (13) * Barry Goldberg – assistant engineer (13) * Dave Collins – mastering at A&M Masterin Studios (Hollywood, California) * Julie Larson – production coordinator (13) * Frank W. Ockenfels 3 – photography * Janet Wolsborn – art direction * Robin Sloane – creative direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1995 greatest hits albums Don Henley albums Albums produced by Greg Ladanyi albums produced by Danny Kortchmar Geffen Records compilation albums {{1990s-compilation-album-stub