Lyin ' Eyes - wikipedia Lyin ' Eyes This article is about the Eagles song. For the Europe song, see Lyin ' Eyes ( Europe song ). `` Lyin ' Eyes '' Single by Eagles from the album One of These Nights B - side `` Too Many Hands '' Released September 1975 Format 7 - inch single Recorded January 1975 Hollywood, California Genre Country rock, soft rock Length 4 : 14 ( single edit ) 6 : 22 ( album version ) Label Asylum Songwriter ( s ) Don Henley, Glenn Frey Producer ( s ) Bill Szymczyk Eagles singles chronology `` One of These Nights '' ( 1975 ) `` Lyin ' Eyes '' ( 1975 ) `` Take It to the Limit '' ( 1975 ) `` One of These Nights '' ( 1975 ) `` Lyin ' Eyes '' ( 1975 ) `` Take It to the Limit '' ( 1975 ) `` Lyin ' Eyes '' is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded in 1975 by the American rock band the Eagles, with Frey singing lead vocals. It was the second single from their album One of These Nights, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Country chart. It remained their only top 40 country hit until `` How Long '' in 2007 -- 2008. The Eagles received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Group for `` Lyin ' Eyes '', and were nominated for Record of the Year. Contents 1 Background 2 Covers 3 Personnel 4 Chart performance 5 References 6 External links Background The title and idea for the song came when Glenn Frey and Don Henley were in their favorite LA restaurant / bar Dan Tana 's which was frequented by many beautiful women, and they started talking about beautiful women who were cheating on their husbands. They saw a beautiful young woman with a fat and much older wealthy man, and Frey said : `` She ca n't even hide those lyin ' eyes. '' According to Henley, Frey was the main writer of the song, although he had some input with the verses and the music. The song was written when Frey and Henley were sharing a house in Trousdale, Beverly Hills. Frey said of the writing of the song : ``... the story had always been there. I do n't want to say it wrote itself, but once we started working on it, there were no sticking points. Lyrics just kept coming out, and that 's not always the way songs get written. '' During the Eagles 2013 concert tour, Frey stated it was written in just two evenings. The song was released as the second single from One of These Nights, and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single also crossed over to the Country chart where it reached No. 8, their first on that chart and a feat few rock bands could have achieved at that time. The single version of the song is shortened considerably from the album version, removing the entire second verse, the second chorus and four lines in the middle of the third verse. Covers Among the many covers of `` Lyin ' Eyes '' are Lynn Anderson 's 1976 recording and Kenny Rankin 's 1980 version on his After The Roses album. Diamond Rio also covered the song on the 1993 compilation Common Thread : The Songs of the Eagles. Dolly Parton has long cited the song as a personal favorite ; she performed it on her 1976 variety show Dolly ! `` Lyin ' Eyes '' is included on the Urban Cowboy soundtrack. It plays in the background in the diner scene when Sissy ( Debra Winger ) gets angry at Bud ( John Travolta ) for saying `` Hello '' to Jerry Hall 's character. Personnel Glenn Frey : Lead vocals, acoustic guitar Don Henley : Drums, percussion, harmony and backing vocals Bernie Leadon : Lead guitar, mandolin, backing vocals Don Felder : Acoustic guitar Randy Meisner : Bass guitar, backing vocals Jim Ed Norman : Piano Chart performance Chart ( 1975 ) Peak position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 19 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 20 Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 23 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 7 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 23 US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 8 References Jump up ^ Eagles - Hell Freezes Over CD liner notes by Sal Manna Jump up ^ William Ruhlmann ( 1975 - 06 - 10 ). `` One of These Nights - Eagles Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Glenn Frey : 20 Essential Songs ''. Rolling Stone. Jump up ^ Martin Chilton ( January 19, 2016 ). `` 10 best Glenn Frey and Eagles songs ''. Daily Telegraph. Jump up ^ Cameron Crowe ( August 2003 ). `` Conversations With Don Henley and Glenn Frey ''. The Uncool. Jump up ^ Eliot, Marc ( 2004 ). To the Limit : The Untold Story of the Eagles. Da Capo Press. p. 118. ISBN 978 - 0 - 3068 - 1398 - 6. Jump up ^ Wadhams, Wayne ( June 2001 ). Inside the Hits. Omnibus Press. p. 376. ISBN 978 - 0634014307. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 4036a. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Adult Contemporary : Issue 6483. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 4052. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Lyin Eyes ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Eagles -- Lyin ' Eyes '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Eagles -- Lyin ' Eyes ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Eagles : Artist Chart History '' Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Eagles -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Eagles. Jump up ^ `` Eagles -- Chart history '' Billboard Adult Contemporary for Eagles. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Eagles Glenn Frey Don Henley Bernie Leadon Randy Meisner Don Felder Joe Walsh Timothy B. Schmit 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=Lyin%27_Eyes&oldid=799638695 '' Categories : 1975 singles 1993 singles Eagles ( band ) songs Diamond Rio songs Rock ballads Pop ballads Songs written by Don Henley Songs written by Glenn Frey Asylum Records singles Song recordings produced by Bill Szymczyk 1975 songs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Canadacountry Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano 日本 語 Norsk nynorsk Português Svenska Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 8 September 2017, at 23 : 08. 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Question: who sang you can't hide your lyin eyes
Answer: the Eagles