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"Take It Easy" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, and most famously recorded by the Eagles (with Frey singing lead vocals). It was the band's first single, released on May 1, 1972. It peaked at #12 on the July 22, 1972 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, spending 11 weeks on the chart that summer, after debuting at #79 on June 3.〔Billboard magazine. ("Take It Easy" Chart History ) Accessed July 29, 2012.〕〔Allmusic.com. (Eagles Awards ) Accessed July 29, 2012.〕〔Whitburn, Joel. ''Billboard Hot 100 Charts - The Seventies.'' Wisconsin: Record Research, 1990.〕 It also was the opening track on the band's debut album ''Eagles'' and it has become one of their signature songs, included on all of their live and compilation albums. It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Jackson Browne later recorded the song as the lead track on his second album, ''For Everyman'' (1973), and released it as a single as well, although it did not chart.〔Paris, Russ. The Jackson Browne Fans Page, (Complete Discography ).〕 ==History== Jackson Browne originally began writing "Take It Easy" in 1971 for his own self-titled debut album but was having difficulty finishing the song. His friend and then-neighbor Glenn Frey heard an early version and liked it so much that Browne gave it to him for his new band. Frey finished the second verse (beginning with, "...such a fine sight to see, it's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford..."〔Glenn Frey interview, "History of the Eagles", 2013, directed by Alison Ellwood, 42:51 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2194326/〕) and the resulting single climbed to number 12 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Browne told a version of the story in a radio interview, praising Frey: "I knew Glenn Frey from playing these clubs - we kept showing up at the same clubs and singing on the open-mic nights. Glenn happened to come by to say 'hi,' and to hang around when I was in the studio, and I showed him the beginnings of that song, and he asked if I was going to put it on my record and I said it wouldn't be ready in time. He said 'well, we'll put it on, we'll do it,' 'cause he liked it," Browne explained. "But it wasn't finished, and he kept after me to finish it, and finally offered to finish it himself. And after a couple of times when I declined to have him finish my song, I said, 'all right.' I finally thought, 'This is ridiculous. Go ahead and finish it. Do it.' And he finished it in spectacular fashion. And, what's more, arranged it in a way that was far superior to what I had written."〔Paris, Russ. The Jackson Browne Fans Page, (Jackson Browne Audio Interview. )〕 In an interview with Matthew Ziegler, Browne related that the original incident inspiring the story took place in Flagstaff, Arizona, at the Der Wienerschnitzel (now the Dog Haus) at the corner of East Rte. 66 and Switzer Canyon.〔http://blogs.reuters.com/events/2007/05/16/not-standing-on-a-corner-in-winslow-ariz/〕 According to Jackson, a girl cruised by in a Toyota pickup and ogled him. Later, his van broke down in Winslow and the song was revised by Glenn Frey to reflect this location.〔http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/azdailysun.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/eedition/4/58/458a0c03-3c26-51c7-a4e0-cb5bff40e4c7/546e79ae2216c.pdf.pdf〕 On the Eagles version, bass player Randy Meisner sings the harmony vocal in the beginning of this verse with Frey, but drummer Don Henley is singing harmony at the end of the verse ("Though we will never be here again...). Bernie Leadon provides the lead guitar and distinctive banjo parts, as well as harmony vocals: the track's producer Glyn Johns would recall - "On 'Take It Easy' I got Bernie to play double-time banjo; they all thought it was a bonkers idea but it worked. It was already a great song, but that one little thing made it different."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Glyn Johns - Album by Album )〕 Browne's recording is notable for featuring Sneaky Pete Kleinow on pedal steel, the teaming up of David Lindley (playing electric guitar) with Browne, and the way Micky McGee's percussion and the other instruments crossfade into the next track on the album, "Our Lady of the Well." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Take It Easy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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