Eagles的歌大都出自于Don Henley、Glenn Frey之手，他们两人是乐队的核心人物，也是自始至终唯一坚守自己岗位的老成员。Don Henley曾是Shiloh的一员，1970年发行了一张同名专辑，为他们制作唱片的正是大名鼎鼎的Kenny Rogers。来自底特律的Glen Frey是为了追求J.D.Souther的妹妹，才来到加州闯天下的。1968年他于Souther组成了一个二重唱，此时关系于他们很接近的还有Jackson Browne，因为这层情谊的关系，所以我们可以发现不少Eagles的作品，有J.D. Souther和Jackson Browne名字出现。

　　在为琳达朗丝黛(Linda Ronstadt)担任专属乐团后，受到Asylum唱片公司总裁David Geffen的提拔，安排其于科罗拉多Aspen一家俱乐部中担任一晚四场的演出达一个月。

       1972年4月和Asylum唱片签约，The Eagles飞往英国伦敦奥林匹克录音室进行第一章唱片录制工作。在七月份的时候，Take It Easy成为他们第一首进榜单曲。而收录该曲的专辑The Eagles获第二十二名。选自专辑中的另一首歌Witchy Woman晋升到第九名。乐团的成员或多或少有了些改变，但是老鹰合唱团一直在发展中。1973年乐队所属的唱片公司被华纳公司收购，华纳公司是当今国际五大唱片集团之一，也是全球最具实力的影视制作公司，他在八十年代时曾有意与宝利金（Polygram)公司合并，但由于美国反托拉斯法的制约而未能成功。老鹰乐队由于有如此强大的宣传后盾，乐队的成功也接踵而至，各地的巡回演出搞得风风火火。

on a dark desert highway,行驶在昏黑的荒漠公路上,
cool wind in my hair.凉风吹过我的头发.
warm smell of colitas,温馨的大麻香,
rising up through the air.弥漫在空气中.
up ahead in the distance,抬头遥望远方,
i saw a shimmering light.我看到微弱的灯光.
my head grew heavy my sight grew dim.我的头越来越沉,视线也变得模糊.
i had 2 stop 4 the night.我不得不停下来过夜.
there she stood in the doorway;她站在门口那儿招呼我
i heard the mission bell.我听到远处教堂的钟声.
and i was thinking 2 myself,我在心里对自己说
"this could b heaven or this could b hell".这里可能是天堂也可能是地狱.
then she lit up a candle,然后她点燃了蜡烛,
and she showed me the way.给我引路.
there were voices down the corridor.沿着走廊传来阵阵说话声.
i thought i heard them say...我想我听到他们在说……
welcome to the hotel california!欢迎来到加州旅馆!
such a lovely place!如此美丽的地方!
such a lovely face!多么可爱的的面容!!
plenty of room at the hotel california!加州旅馆有充足的房间!
any time of year,u can find it here!一年的任何时候,你都能在这找到房间.
her mind is tiffany-twisted,她的心为珠宝所扭曲,
she got the mercedes bends.她拥有豪华奔驰车.
she got a lot of pretty,pretty boys.她有许多漂亮的小伙子.
that she calls friends.她称之为朋友.
how they dance in the courtyard,他们在庭院里翩翩起舞,
sweet summer sweat.夏日的香汗伶俐.
some dance to remember!有些舞是为了回忆!
some dance to forget!而有些舞是为了忘却!
so i called up the captain,于是我叫来领班,
"please bring me my wine."请给我来些酒.
he said"we haven't had that spirit here,他说我们这不供应列酒 since nineteen sixty nine."从1969年起.
and still those voices are calling from far away.远处仍然传来他们的话语.
wake u up in the middle of the night.在半夜把你吵醒.
just 2 hear them say...只听到他们在说……
welcome to the hotel california!欢迎到加州旅馆来!
such a lovely place!如此美丽的地方!
such a lovely face!多么可爱的的面容!
they livin' it up at the hotel california.他们在加州旅馆尽情狂欢.
what a nice surprise,好得令人吃惊,
bring your alibis.使你有来到这的借口.
mirrors on the ceiling,天花板上镶嵌着的镜子,
the pink champagne on ice.冰镇着的粉色香槟
and she said"we are all just prisoners here-她说我们都是这的囚徒
-of our own device".但是是我们自愿的.
and in the master's chambers.在主人的卧房里.
they gathered 4 the feast.他们为宴会聚在一起.
they stabbed it with their steely knives.他们彼此间用钢刀相互砍杀.
but they just can't kill the beast.但他们甚至不能杀死野兽!
last thing i remember,我所记得的最后一件事
i was running 4 the door.是我跑向门口.
i had 2 find the passage back,我必须找到来时的路,
to the place i was before.回到我过去的地方.
"relax",said the night man,守夜人说放宽心,
"we are programmed to receive.我们只是照常接待
u can checkout any time u like.你想什么时候结帐都可以.
but u can never leave!"但你永远无法离去!

Well, I've been running down the road我已行到路的尽头
tryin' to loosen my load.努力想卸掉心头重负
I've got seven women on my mind:我的心里有七位女人
four that wanna' hold me,四位想把我留在她们身边
two that wanna' stone me,两位恨得要扔我石头
and one says she's a friend of mine.还有一位说她是我的朋友
Take it easy....放轻松
Take it easy....放轻松
Don't let the sound of your own wheels不要让你心里回响的声音之轮
drive you crazy.使你疯狂
make you crazy.使你疯狂
Lighten up while you still can在你还可以的时候轻松应对一切吧
don't even try to understand.甚至不要去穷究追问
Just find a place to make your stand, and只需找到你的立足之地，然后
Take it easy....放轻松
Well, I was standin' on a corner我站在一个角落里
in Winslow, Arizona,在Arizona的Winslow
such a fine sight to see....在看一幅美景
It's a girl, my Lord是一个女孩，我的上帝啊
in a flatbed Ford,在一辆敞篷福特里
slowin' down to take a look at me.缓速经过看了我一眼
Come on, baby...过来呀，亲爱的
Don't say maybe...不要说也许
I gotta' know if your sweet love
is gonna' save me.我知道你甜蜜的爱情可以拯救我
We may lose and we may win,我们或聚或离
but we'll never be here again.但是永不能再邂逅此地
So, open up by climbin' in, so所以敞开心灵接受我
Take it easy....放轻松

Well, I've been running down the road,我已行到路的尽头
tryin' to loosen my load.努力想卸掉心头重负
Got a world of trouble on my mind.烦乱的世界缠绕在我的心头
I'm lookin' for a lover,我在寻找一个爱人
who won't blow my cover.她不会揭去我的遮掩
She's so hard to find.她是如此难以寻找
Oooo.....Oooo.....Oooo.....Oooo.....
Oooo.....Oooo.....Oooo.....Oooo.....
Oooo.....Oooo....
Oh, we've got it easy我们轻松应对
We ought to take it easy.我们必须放轻松

老鹰乐队 - 加州旅馆Hotel California [经典珍藏版]