Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits

Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Don Henley
ReleasedNovember 21, 1995 (1995-11-21)
Recorded1982–1995
Genre
Length73:02
LabelGeffen
Producer
Don Henley chronology
The End of the Innocence
(1989) 		Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits
(1995) 		Inside Job
(2000)
Singles from Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits
  1. "The Garden of Allah"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits is the first solo greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Don Henley, 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.[2]

Album cover

The photograph on the cover half-jokingly depicts Henley as a cigar-smoking used car salesman, which Henley himself was asked about by David Letterman following a 1995 performance on The Late Show. Henley explained that the picture and album title was a subtle satire of the record industry.

Track listing

Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Dirty Laundry"
I Can't Stand Still, 19825:36
2."The Boys of Summer"
Building the Perfect Beast, 19844:45
3."All She Wants to Do Is Dance"KortchmarBuilding the Perfect Beast4:28
4."Not Enough Love in the World"
Building the Perfect Beast3:54
5."Sunset Grill"
  • Henley
  • Kortchmar
  • Tench
Building the Perfect Beast6:22
6."The End of the Innocence"
The End of the Innocence, 19895:14
7."The Last Worthless Evening"
The End of the Innocence6:05
8."New York Minute"
  • Henley
  • Kortchmar
  • Jai Winding
The End of the Innocence6:34
9."I Will Not Go Quietly"
  • Henley
  • Kortchmar
The End of the Innocence5:41
10."The Heart of the Matter"
The End of the Innocence5:21
11."The Garden of Allah"
  • Henley
  • Lynch
  • Corey
  • Paul Gurian
previously unreleased7:02
12."You Don't Know Me at All"
  • Henley
  • Corey
  • Lynch
previously unreleased5:36
13."Everybody Knows"
Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, 19956:10

Personnel

Musicians and Vocals (Tracks 11–13)

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 Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Julie Larson – production coordinator (13)
  • Frank W. Ockenfels 3 – photography
  • Janet Wolsborn – art direction
  • Robin Sloane – creative direction

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
  2. ^ Billboard. Billboard. December 23, 1995. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Image 2832". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Don Henley – Actual Miles - Henley's Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Don Henley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "British album certifications – Don Henley – Actual Miles". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Actual Miles Don Henley in the "Search:" field.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Don Henley – Actual Miles". Recording Industry Association of America.


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