Album · 1984
Building the Perfect Beast
by Don Henley
Building the Perfect Beast is a 1984 rock album by Don Henley. It runs 11 tracks across 47 minutes on Capitol Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.8/5 from 4 ratings.
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- 3.8 /5
- 4 ratings
- 11
- Tracks
- 47 min
- Runtime
- 107 bpm
- Tempo
- C major
- Key
Ratings
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- AllMusic4.5/5
- Robert ChristgauB
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Building the Perfect Beast album cover
The Building the Perfect Beast cover was designed by Jeri McManus, photographed by Herb Ritts, and art-directed by Don Henley, Jeri McManus and Maren Jensen.
- Design
- Jeri McManus
- Photography
- Herb Ritts
- Art direction
- Don Henley, Jeri McManus, Maren Jensen
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Tracklist
11 tracks · 47 min
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Building the Perfect Beast is the second album by Don Henley, released in 1984. The album became a huge hit for Henley, forming him into a solo star. The album reached #13 on the charts and sold 3 million copies. It also released four Top 40 singles including "The Boys Of Summer" which won Henley numerous awards and became one of his most popular songs. "The Boys Of Summer", "All She Wants To Do Is Dance", "Not Enough Love In The World", and "Sunset Grill" reached #5, #9, #34, and #22 respectively. Henley won a Grammy for "The Boys Of Summer" and four MTV Video Music Awards. The album is notable for the fact that three-fifths of the then line-up of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers contribute to the writing of the songs - guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboard man Benmont Tench and drummer Stan Lynch who would later collaborate with Henley on the Eagles' song "Learn to Be Still".
In brief
- Is Building the Perfect Beast good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Building the Perfect Beast 3.8/5 from 4 ratings.
- When was Building the Perfect Beast released?
- Building the Perfect Beast was released in 1984 on Capitol Records.
- How many tracks are on Building the Perfect Beast?
- Building the Perfect Beast has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 47 minutes.
- What genre is Building the Perfect Beast?
- Building the Perfect Beast is catalogued under Rock, Pop Rock, Pop.
- What BPM is Building the Perfect Beast?
- Building the Perfect Beast runs at a median tempo of 107 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Building the Perfect Beast?
- Listeners of Building the Perfect Beast also rate Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen, Can't Hold Back by Eddie Money.
Building the Perfect Beast at a glance
- Label
- Geffen Records
- Produced by
- Greg Ladanyi
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