"Sunset Grill" is a song by American rock musician Don Henley from his second solo studio album Building the Perfect Beast (1984). The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in January 1985.Whitburn, Joel. Rock Tracks (2002): 69 Released as the fourth single from the album in August 1985, it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1985.Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955–1996 (1997): 274
History Patty Smyth of rock band Scandal sings harmony vocals on this song, while Welsh musician Pino Palladino plays fretless bass. Randy Newman and others arranged the synthesizers for the song.
The title and lyrics of the song reference the Sunset Grill, a hamburger restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.Willman, Chris "The Sunset Grill is a Place to Sing About" Los Angeles Times January 2, 1986
Critical reception Billboard said that the "deliberate rock beat and dense synths build an effective mood of aimless discontent." Cashbox said that "this melancholy and dynamic track is orchestrated beautifully and Henley's vocals are right on."
Personnel Don Henley – lead vocals Michael Boddicker – synthesizers, E-mu Emulator Benmont Tench – synthesizers David Paich – acoustic piano solo Danny Kortchmar – guitars, guitar synthesizer solo, horns solo Pino Palladino – fretless bass Patty Smyth – harmony vocals Synthesizer arrangements by Michael Boddicker, Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Benmont Tench and Randy Newman. Horns arrangements by Jerry Hey
Chart performance Chart (1985) Peakposition Australian (Kent Music Report) 98 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 Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 26, 1985, tropicalglen.com 20
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