Sunset Grill (song)

"Sunset Grill" is a song by Don Henley from his 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast. The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in January 1985.[1] Released as the fourth single from the album in August 1985, it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1985.[2]

"Sunset Grill"
Single by Don Henley
from the album Building the Perfect Beast
B-side"Man with a Mission"
ReleasedAugust 1985
Recorded1983
GenreRock
Length6:29 (album)
4:26 (single)
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Benmont Tench
Producer(s)Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Greg Ladanyi
Don Henley singles chronology
"Not Enough Love in the World"
(1985)		 "Sunset Grill"
(1985)		 "The End of the Innocence"
(1989)

Patty Smyth sings harmony vocals on this song, while Pino Palladino plays fretless bass. Randy Newman arranged the synthesizer programming for the song.[3]

The title and lyrics of the song reference the Sunset Grill, a hamburger restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.[4]

Chart performance
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)98[5]
Canada RPM Top Singles 52
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 22
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 18
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks 7
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6] 20

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel. Rock Tracks (2002): 69
  2. Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955–1996 (1997): 274
  3. Fremer, Michael (May 1, 2009). "Don Henley Finds His Thrill at The Sunset Grill".
  4. Willman, Chris "The Sunset Grill is a Place to Sing About" Los Angeles Times January 2, 1986
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 137. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 26, 1985


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