New York Minute (song)
| "New York Minute" | ||||
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| Single by Don Henley | ||||
| from the album The End of the Innocence | ||||
| Released | November 6, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Power ballad, hard rock, jazz | |||
| Length | 6:37 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, and Jai Winding | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar[1] | |||
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"New York Minute" is a song written by Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, and Jai Winding. Henley originally recorded it for his 1989 album The End of the Innocence. The single was a #5 hit on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart the following year, although it reached only #48 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The track features Pino Palladino on fretless bass, Toto members David Paich, who played piano and wrote the string arrangement, and Jeff Porcaro on drums. It also features Take 6 on background vocals.
Eagles performances
"New York Minute" is one of several of Henley's solo songs to be performed by Eagles (the others being "Dirty Laundry", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", "The Boys of Summer", "The Heart of the Matter", and "Sunset Grill") during the Hell Freezes Over tour. On the album and DVD aside from the tour, there is a cameo by former Loggins & Messina sideman Al Garth playing a muted trumpet solo.
Personnel
- Don Henley – lead vocals
- Danny Kortchmar – guitar, keyboards
- Pino Palladino – bass guitar
- David Paich – piano, strings
- Jai Winding – keyboards
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Steve Madaio – trumpet solo
- Take 6 – backing vocals[2]
Other appearances
It is featured in The West Wing episode "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail," which was named for a line from the song. It is also featured in the Friends episode "The One with Two Parts, Part Two"[3] and at the final of the first episode (365) of Black Monday.
References
- ^ Sleeve notes to New York Minute in Actual Miles CD of 1995.
- ^ Sleeve notes to New York Minute in Actual Miles CD of 1995.
- ^ ""Friends" The One with Two Parts: Part 2 (TV Episode 1995) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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