Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits
1995 greatest hits album by Don Henley
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Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits is the first solo greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Don Henley, released in 1995. 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 "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.[2]
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| Released | November 21, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1995 | |||
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| Length | 73:02 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
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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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Dirty Laundry" | I Can't Stand Still, 1982 | 5:36 | |
| 2. | "The Boys of Summer" |
| Building the Perfect Beast, 1984 | 4:45 |
| 3. | "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" | Kortchmar | Building the Perfect Beast | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Not Enough Love in the World" |
| Building the Perfect Beast | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Sunset Grill" |
| Building the Perfect Beast | 6:22 |
| 6. | "The End of the Innocence" |
| The End of the Innocence, 1989 | 5:14 |
| 7. | "The Last Worthless Evening" |
| The End of the Innocence | 6:05 |
| 8. | "New York Minute" |
| The End of the Innocence | 6:34 |
| 9. | "I Will Not Go Quietly" |
| The End of the Innocence | 5:41 |
| 10. | "The Heart of the Matter" |
| The End of the Innocence | 5:21 |
| 11. | "The Garden of Allah" |
| previously unreleased | 7:02 |
| 12. | "You Don't Know Me at All" |
| previously unreleased | 5:36 |
| 13. | "Everybody Knows" | Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, 1995 | 6:10 |
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
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[9] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
