One of These Nights ( song ) - wikipedia One of These Nights ( song ) For other uses, see One of These Nights ( disambiguation ). `` One of These Nights '' Netherlands picture sleeve, unusually crediting `` The Eagles '' Single by Eagles from the album One of These Nights B - side `` Visions '' Released May 19, 1975 Format 7 '' Genre Soft rock, disco Length 4 : 55 ( album ) 3 : 28 ( single ) Label Asylum Songwriter ( s ) Don Henley, Glenn Frey Producer ( s ) Bill Szymczyk Eagles singles chronology `` Best of My Love '' ( 1974 ) `` One of These Nights '' ( 1975 ) `` Lyin ' Eyes '' ( 1975 ) `` Best of My Love '' ( 1974 ) `` One of These Nights '' ( 1975 ) `` Lyin ' Eyes '' ( 1975 ) `` One of These Nights '' is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded by the American rock band Eagles. The title track from their One of These Nights album, the song became their second single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart after `` Best of My Love '' and also helped propel the album to number one. The single version was shortened from the album version of the song, removing most of the song 's intro and most of its fade - out, as well. Henley is lead vocalist on the verses, while Randy Meisner sings high harmony ( not lead ) on the refrain. The song features a guitar solo by Don Felder that is `` composed of blues - based licks and sustained string bends using an unusually meaty distortion tone. '' Contents 1 Background 2 Personnel 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 References 5 External links Background The song was a conscious attempt by the band to write something different from a country - rock and ballad - type song. Don Henley said : `` We like to be a nice little country - rock band from Los Angeles... about half the time. '' He added : `` We wanted to get away from the ballad syndrome with `` One of These Nights. '' With Don Felder in the band now, we can really rock. '' Frey said that they `` wanted ' One of These Nights ' to have a lot of teeth, a lot of bite -- a nasty track with pretty vocals. '' The writing was influence by R&B music and disco ; according to Frey, he was listening to Spinners and Al Green records when he started writing the song. Frey started the writing process by composing the music, and Henley then started with the lyrics. Frey said : `` I just went over to the piano and I started playing this little minor descending progression, and he comes over and goes, ' One of these nights '. '' After that, Frey said : `` What usually happens is when we get the thing fused together, he gets involved in the music and I get involved in the lyrics. '' While they were recording the album in Miami, the band also shared a studio with the Bee Gees, and according to Henley, the `` four - on - the - floor '' bass - drum pattern is a nod to disco. In the liner notes of The Very Best Of, Frey had this to say about the song : `` We had Don Henley 's voice, which allowed us to go in a more soulful direction, which made me exceedingly happy... A lot of things came together on One Of These Nights -- our love of the studio, the dramatic improvement in Don 's and my songwriting. We made a quantum leap with `` One Of These Nights. '' It was a breakthrough song. It is my favorite Eagles record. If I ever had to pick one, it would n't be `` Hotel California '' ; it would n't be `` Take It Easy. '' For me, it would be `` One Of These Nights. '' '' Frey also said that the song is about putting things off. `` We 've all said, ' One of these nights I 'm gon na do something -- get that girl, make that money, find that house. ' We all have our dreams -- a vision we hope will come true someday. When that ' someday ' will come is up to each of us. '' On the recording, Frey said : `` We cut the basic track in Miami in December at Criteria Studios. We took it to L.A., put all the drone guitars and Felder 's solo on in L.A., and went back to Miami to put the vocals on in March. '' The B - side, `` Visions '', features lead vocals by guitarist Don Felder, the only Eagles song to do so. Personnel Don Henley -- lead vocals, drums Glenn Frey -- piano, backing vocals Don Felder -- lead guitar, rhythm guitar Randy Meisner -- bass guitar, backing vocals Bernie Leadon -- rhythm guitar, backing vocals Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position Australia KMR 33 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 8 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 13 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) 18 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 7 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 5 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 23 US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 20 Year - end charts Chart ( 1975 ) Rank Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 87 Netherlands 74 New Zealand 15 US Billboard Hot 100 9 References Jump up ^ Masley, Ed ( September 30, 2014 ). `` 10 / 1 : 5 essential Eagles albums - ' Hotel to ' Border ' ''. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 23, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Paul Gambaccini ( August 28, 1975 ). `` Eagles Fly High With Disco ' Night ' ''. Rolling Stone. Jump up ^ Prown, Pete ; Newquist, HP ( 1997 ). Legends of Rock Guitar : The Essential Reference of Rock 's Greatest Guitarists. Milwaukee, WI : Leonard. p. 119. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7935 - 4042 - 6. Jump up ^ Travis Smiley. `` Glenn Frey Tribute -- Part 1 ''. PBS. Jump up ^ Browne, David ( June 10, 2016 ). `` Eagles ' Complete Discography : Don Henley Looks Back ''. Rolling Stone. Jump up ^ The Very Best Of ( CD ). Eagles. Warner Music Group. 2003. R2 73971. Jump up ^ `` '' One of These Nights '' - The Eagles ``. Super Seventies. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Eagles -- One of These Nights '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 4019a. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Adult Contemporary : Issue 4016. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Eagles -- One of These Nights '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Eagles -- One of These Nights ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Eagles : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Eagles Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Eagles Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Item Display -- RPM -- Library and Archives Canada ''. collectionscanada.gc.ca. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1975 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2018. Jump up ^ The Official New Zealand Music Chart -- NZ End Of Year Charts 1975 Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` The Hustle '' by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony Billboard Hot 100 number - one single August 2, 1975 ( one week ) Succeeded by `` Jive Talkin ' '' by The Bee Gees Eagles Don Henley Timothy B. Schmit Joe Walsh Glenn Frey Bernie Leadon Randy Meisner Don Felder Studio albums Eagles Desperado On the Border One of These Nights Hotel California The Long Run Long Road Out of Eden Live albums Eagles Live Hell Freezes Over Farewell 1 Tour - Live from Melbourne Compilation albums Their Greatest Hits ( 1971 -- 1975 ) Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 The Very Best of the Eagles Selected Works : 1972 -- 1999 The Very Best Of Eagles Singles `` Take It Easy '' `` Witchy Woman '' `` Peaceful Easy Feeling '' `` Tequila Sunrise '' `` Outlaw Man '' `` Already Gone '' `` James Dean '' `` Best of My Love '' `` One of These Nights '' `` Lyin ' Eyes '' `` Take It to the Limit '' `` New Kid in Town '' `` Hotel California '' `` Life in the Fast Lane '' `` Please Come Home for Christmas '' `` Heartache Tonight '' `` The Long Run '' `` I Ca n't Tell You Why '' `` Seven Bridges Road '' `` Get Over It '' `` Love Will Keep Us Alive '' `` Hole in the World '' `` How Long '' `` Busy Being Fabulous '' Other songs `` Desperado '' `` Ol ' ' 55 '' `` The Last Resort '' `` In the City '' Tours Long Road Out of Eden Tour History of the Eagles Tour Related Discography Poco Linda Ronstadt Flying Burrito Brothers Common Thread : The Songs of the Eagles History of the Eagles Heaven and Hell : My Life in the Eagles ( 1974 -- 2001 ) Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=One_of_These_Nights_(song)&oldid=839902782 '' Categories : 1975 singles Disco songs Eagles ( band ) songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Songs written by Glenn Frey Songs written by Don Henley Asylum Records singles Song recordings produced by Bill Szymczyk 1975 songs Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Wikipedia semi-protected pages Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk nynorsk Português Edit links This page was last edited on 6 May 2018, at 13 : 11. 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Question: who sang lead vocal on one of these nights
Answer: Don Henley