Don Henley – Building The Perfect Beast (New Vinyl) (40th Anniversary Edition)

NEW DOUBLE LP

New sealed copy. For the first time on double LP. 2024 remastered reissue on 180 gram vinyl, remastered from the original analog tapes.

Building the Perfect Beast is the second solo studio album by American rock singer Don Henley, released on November 19, 1984, by Geffen Records. A commercial and critical success, it is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Henley's solo work.

For the album, Henley collaborated primarily with guitarist Danny Kortchmar, along with members of the then line-up of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, who contributed to the writing of the songs: guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench and drummer Stan Lynch, the last of whom would later collaborate with Henley in composing the Eagles' song "Learn to Be Still", which was released on their live album Hell Freezes Over (1994). The album also features contributions from Fleetwood Mac's guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham, the Go-Go's lead vocalist Belinda Carlisle, and features contributions from Randy Newman, Jim Keltner, Waddy Wachtel, Pino Palladino, Steve Porcaro, and Ian Wallace.

The album reached #13 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album spawned four singles which all reached the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100, including "The Boys of Summer", which would become one of Henley's most popular songs and win him numerous awards, including a Grammy Award and four MTV Video Music Awards.

TRACKLIST:

A1    The Boys of Summer
A2    You Can't Make Love
A3    Man with a Mission
B1    You're Not Drinking Enough
B2    Not Enough Love in the World
B3    Building the Perfect Beast
C1    All She Wants to Do Is Dance
C2    A Month of Sundays
D1    Sunset Grill
D2    Drivin' with Your Eyes Closed
D3    Land of the Living