<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Take It to the Limit" (1975) </Td> <Td> "New Kid in Town" (1976) </Td> <Td> "Hotel California" (1977) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Take It to the Limit" (1975) </Td> <Td> "New Kid in Town" (1976) </Td> <Td> "Hotel California" (1977) </Td> </Tr> <P> "New Kid in Town" is a song by the Eagles from their 1976 studio album Hotel California . It was written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther . Released as the first single from the album, the song became a number - one hit in the US, and number 20 in the UK . The single version has an earlier fade - out than the album version . The song features Glenn Frey singing the lead vocals, with Don Henley singing main harmony vocals . Randy Meisner plays the guitarrón mexicano, Don Felder plays electric guitars, and Joe Walsh plays the electric piano and organ parts . The song won the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices . </P> <P> J.D. Souther initially wrote the chorus for the song . According to Souther, the band thought it sounded like a hit, but he did not know what to do with it . About a year later, he, Frey and Henley gathered together for the writing of Hotel California where he played the song for them, and the three then finished the song together . </P>

Who sings lead on new kid in town