Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits is the first solo greatest hits compilation album by American singer Don Henley, released on November 21, 1995 by Geffen Records. The album was the first compilation album released by Henley and it covered hits from all three of his solo albums throughout the 1980s. The album features three new songs, "The Garden of Allah", "You Don't Know Me at All", and Henley's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows". The collection peaked at No. 48 on the charts and reached platinum status. "The Garden of Allah" reached No. 16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Album cover The photograph on the cover half-jokingly depicts Henley as a cigar-smoking used car salesman, which Henley himself was asked about by David Letterman following a 1995 performance on The Late Show. Henley explained that the picture and album title was a subtle satire of the record industry.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians and Vocals (Tracks 11–13) Don Henley John Corey (11, 12) Sheryl Crow (11) Danny Kortchmar (11) Stan Lynch (11, 12) Benmont Tench (13) Scott Plunkett (13) Frank Simes (12) Jimmy Rip (13) Neil Stubenhaus Timothy B. Schmit (12) Vinnie Colaiuta (11, 12) Scott Crago (13) Carmen Twillie (13) Julia Waters (11, 13) Maxine Waters (11, 13) Mindy Stein (12)
Production (Tracks 11–13) Don Henley – producer Stan Lynch – producer John Corey – producer (11, 12) Rob Jacobs – mixing, engineer (11, 12), recording (13) Roger Sommers – additional engineer (11, 12) Bill Dooley – additional engineer (13) Jim Labinski – assistant engineer (11) Chad Munsey – assistant engineer (11, 13) Krish Sharma – assistant engineer (12) John Aguto – assistant engineer (13) Michael W. Douglass – assistant engineer (13) Barry Goldberg – assistant engineer (13) Dave Collins – mastering at A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California) Julie Larson – production coordinator (13) Frank W. Ockenfels 3 – photography Janet Wolsborn – art direction Robin Sloane – creative direction
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1995–1996) PeakpositionJapanese Albums (Oricon) 85
Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Billboard 200 139
Certifications
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