New Kid in Town

"New Kid in Town"
Spanish picture sleeve
Single by Eagles
from the album Hotel California
B-side"Victim of Love"
ReleasedDecember 7, 1976[1]
GenreYacht rock[2]
Length5:04 (Album Version)
4:49 (Single Version)
LabelAsylum
Songwriter(s)Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther
Producer(s)Bill Szymczyk
Eagles singles chronology
"Take It to the Limit"
(1975)
"New Kid in Town"
(1976)
"Hotel California"
(1977)

"New Kid in Town" is a song by the Eagles from their 1976 studio album Hotel California. It was written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther. Released as the first single from the album, the song reached number one in the U.S. and number 20 in the UK. The single version has an earlier fade-out than the album version. Frey sings the lead vocals, with Henley providing the main harmony vocals. Randy Meisner plays the guitarrón mexicano, Don Felder plays electric guitars, and Joe Walsh plays the electric piano and organ parts.[3] The song won the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices.

  1. ^ Kevin Fong. "Discography of Eagles". superseventies.com.
  2. ^ Masley, Ed (September 30, 2014). "10/1: 5 essential Eagles albums- 'Hotel to 'Border'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Liner Notes - Hotel California (The Eagles)". Glennfreyonline.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

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