Before he began singing his own songs, Browne wrote several songs for other artists, the most famous of which is “Take It Easy”, performed by the Eagles (credited as co-written by Browne and Glen Frey). Browne recorded “Take It Easy” for his first album in 1973, listed below. Also included below is an Eagles live performance of “Take It Easy”, with Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt joining in. As best I can tell this was in 1972: fun to see the Eagles before they were super famous, with long hair and looking like hippies.
[Minor annoyance ahead: for unfathomable reasons, the official Jackson Browne YouTube channel split “The Load-Out” and “Stay” into two videos. Normally they’re played together as one track, listed as “The Load-Out/Stay”. As a result, we have a forced intermission between the two.]
1972
Doctor, My Eyes (3:20)
1972
Rock Me on the Water (4:13)
1972
Take It Easy (5:33)
(Eagles, with Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt)
1973
Take It Easy (3:56)
1977
Here Come Those Tears Again (3:33)
1977
The Pretender (5:51)
1978
Running on Empty (5:00)
1978
The Load-Out (5:36)
1978
Stay (3:23)
1980
Boulevard (3:21)
1980
That Girl Could Sing (4:36)
1982
Somebody’s Baby (4:23)
1983
Lawyers in Love (4:20)
1983
Tender Is the Night (4:53)
