Henley launched his career in 1970 as the drummer in the Texas Rock band Shiloh. He rose to fame as the drummer and vocalist for the Eagles. His solo career has been the most successful of any former Eagles.
He released his first solo album in 1982, the same year as Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey's first solo album. Henley's '80s output featured significant contributions from Danny Kortchmar, who was the guitarist on some of the biggest '70s albums for Carole King, Jackson Browne and James Taylor. Kortchmar co-wrote many songs with Henley, including "Dirty Laundry" and "New York Minute." Explaining how Henley works, Kortchmar told Songfacts: "Once the track is completed, he drives around in his car and listens to it and comes up with lyrical ideas. That's what happened with a lot of the tunes he and I wrote together. The music would come first and then he'd have something to write to, and then he would complete the song."
There were 11 years between Henley's third and fourth solo albums. This was due to partly to a long legal dispute between Henley and his record company, Geffen.
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