<P> The album went to No. 1 on the Billboard album chart upon its release where it stayed for two weeks . The album has sold over 9 million copies in the United States . </P> <P> Hell Freezes Over was also released in video form on VHS, LaserDisc and DVD . Before the album was released, the Eagles also started a tour, which would last from 1994 to 1996 and became one of the most successful tours in music history . </P> <P> The album name is in reference to a quote by Don Henley after the band's breakup in 1980; he commented that the band would play together again "when Hell freezes over". Henley said in 1982 on the break - up: "I just rule out the possibility of putting the Eagles back together for a Lost Youth and Greed tour". In 1993, an Eagles tribute album, Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles, was recorded by several country artists . Travis Tritt, who covered "Take It Easy" in the album, asked the band to appear in his video for the song . The former Eagles band members agreed, and it would be the first time the group had appeared together in 13 years . Two months later, Frey and Henley had lunch with their management and decided to reunite . </P> <P> The band members performed live for the first time in April 1994 at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California for an MTV special . The recording sessions produced 11 tracks for the Hell Freezes Over album, including a new arrangement of "Hotel California" that features an extended acoustic guitar and percussion opening . At the beginning of the concert, Glenn Frey joked to the audience: "For the record, we never broke up; we just took a 14 - year vacation". The tour began in May 27 and the Hell Freezes Over album was released on November 8, 1994 . The album is the band's second live album, behind their live album in 1980 . </P>

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