<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Redneck Friend" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Take It Easy" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Walking Slow" (1974) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Redneck Friend" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Take It Easy" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Walking Slow" (1974) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Take It Easy" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, and recorded by the Eagles with Frey singing lead vocals . It was the band's first single, released on May 1, 1972 . It peaked at No. 12 on the July 22, 1972 Billboard Hot 100 chart . It also was the opening track on the band's debut album Eagles and it has become one of their signature songs, included on all of their live and compilation albums . It is listed as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll . </P> <P> Jackson Browne later recorded the song as the lead track on his second album, For Everyman (1973), and released it as a single as well, although it did not chart . Travis Tritt also covered the song for the 1993 Eagles' tribute album Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles; the video for Tritt's version is notable for the appearance of all five members of the Eagles together the first time in 13 years after their break - up, and it led to the reunion of the band a few months later . </P>

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