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Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) is the first greatest hits compilation by the American band The Eagles, released in 1976. (see 1976 in music).

This album was the first ever to be certified platinum for shipping one million copies and was later certified diamond. It has since shipped more than 29 million copies and is the best-selling album of all time in the United States. This level of success is somewhat ironic given that the album was released before, and thus does not include any material from, what is generally considered the Eagles' best album, Hotel California.

Track listing

1. "Take It Easy" (Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey) - 3:29
2. "Witchy Woman" (Don Henley, Bernie Leadon) - 4:10
3. "Lyin' Eyes" (Henley, Frey) - 6:21
4. "Already Gone" (Jack Tempchin, R. Strandlund) - 4:13
5. "Desperado" (Henley, Frey) - 3:33
6. "One of These Nights" (Henley, Frey) - 4:51
7. "Tequila Sunrise" (Henley, Frey) - 2:42
8. "Take It to the Limit" (Randy Meisner, Henley, Frey) - 4:48
9. "Peaceful Easy Feeling" (Tempchin) - 4:16
10. "Best of My Love" (Henley, Frey, J.D. Souther) - 4:35

Personnel

• Don Felder - guitar, vocals
• Glenn Frey - guitar, piano, vocals
• Don Henley - drums, vocals
• Bernie Leadon - banjo, guitar, pedal steel, vocals
• Randy Meisner - bass, vocals

Production

• Producers: Glyn Johns, Bill Szymczyk
• Engineers: Allan Blazek, Michael Braunstein, Glyn Johns, Ed Mashal, Bill Szymczyk, Michael Verdick, Don Wood
• Assistant engineers: Allan Blazek, Howard Kilgour
• Remastering: Ted Jensen
• String arrangements: Jim Ed Norman

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

• The Eagles albums
• 1976 albums
• Greatest hits albums
• Elektra Records albums