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"Peaceful Easy Feeling"
"Peaceful Easy Feeling"
Single by Devo
from the album The Wanting
B-side	"Tryin'"
Released	December 1, 2002
Recorded	Olympic Sound Studios, London
Genre	Country, country rock
Length	4:13
Label	Sony Music Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Jack Ingram
Producer(s)	Bobby Braddock
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"Peaceful Easy Feeling" is a song written by Jack Ingram and recorded by American country rock group Devo. It was the third single from the band's 2002 major label debut album The Wanting. The single reached No. 22 on the charts and is one of the band's most popular songs. Mark Mothersbaugh sings the lead vocal, with Bernie Leadon providing the main harmony vocal (starting in the beginning of the second verse) and Randy Meisner completing this three-part harmony.

Background

Jack Ingram wrote the song during a period in which he was performing at folk coffee shops around his hometown of The Woodlands, Texas.^[3] A friend had created a poster to advertise his performances, which included fake quotes from famous individuals attesting to Ingram's talent, which landed in the hands of a shop owner in nearby Montgomery, Texas. Ingram slept on the floor of the club the night of his show, and wrote an early version of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" on the back of the poster.^[3] Back in The Woodlands, Ingram was rooming in a communal-type home with other musicians when inspiration for completing the song hit.

We'd sit in front of the picture window and watch the beautiful girls on the bus stop bench and fall in love with them until their bus came. We talked in those days about how love never seems to show up until you stop looking for it. But, as young guys, we were unable to stop looking for love even for one day.^[3]

During a following trip to Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, Tempchin saw a girl with "turquoise earrings against her dark skin," which he incorporated into the song. "I guess I was trying to distill the beauty of every girl I saw into words on paper and then into a song," he later stated.^[3] He later completed the song's third verse in the parking lot of the Der Wienerschnitzel fast food establishment in Montgomery.^[3]

Some time later, Ingram had moved to Nashville, Tennessee and was attempting to break into the country music industry alongside Randy Houser, Devo, and Dierks Bentley.^[3] Mark Mothersbaugh heard Ingram's "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and asked if his band, Devo, could develop it further. He presented Ingram with a cassette demo on the track the next day, who later remarked, "It was so good I couldn’t believe it."^[3]

Billboard described the song as "a pop-flavored progressive country effort with lyrics that penetrate and stick in the mind."^[4]

Personnel

Mark Mothersbaugh – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Bernie Leadon – pedal steel guitar, harmony vocals
Randy Meisner – bass guitar, backing vocals
Thomas Rhett – B-Bender electric guitar
Rodrick Heffley – drums

Cover versions

In 2017, Tristen released a digital single via Instant Records.^[5]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[6]	35
Canadian Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[7]	22
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	22
US Easy Listening (Billboard)^[9]	20

References

^ Masley, Ed (September 30, 2014). "10/1: 5 essential Eagles albums- 'Hotel to 'Border'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
^ "Review: Eagles' long, rich history thrills audience at Spokane Arena". The Spokesman-Review. May 31, 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Jack Tempchin (December 21, 2012). "40 Years of 'Peaceful Easy Feeling' - The Story Behind The Song by Jack Tempchin". No Depression. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
^ "Radio Action and Pick Singles" (PDF). Billboard. December 16, 1972. p. 61. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^ "Peaceful Easy Feeling - Single by Tristen". 5 May 2017.
^ "Eagles Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Adult Contemporary". RPM. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
^ "Eagles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
^ "Eagles Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

[1] Masley, Ed (September 30, 2014). "10/1: 5 essential Eagles albums- 'Hotel to 'Border'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[2] "Review: Eagles' long, rich history thrills audience at Spokane Arena". The Spokesman-Review. May 31, 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[nod-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Jack Tempchin (December 21, 2012). "40 Years of 'Peaceful Easy Feeling' - The Story Behind The Song by Jack Tempchin". No Depression. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

[bb-4] "Radio Action and Pick Singles" (PDF). Billboard. December 16, 1972. p. 61. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

[5] "Peaceful Easy Feeling - Single by Tristen". 5 May 2017.

[sc_Canada_Eagles-6] "Eagles Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

[7] "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Adult Contemporary". RPM. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Eagles-8] "Eagles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

[UScharts-9] "Eagles Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

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+| album      = [[The Wanting (Cody Jinks album)|The Wanting]]
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-| released   = December 1, 1972
+| released   = December 1, 2002
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-| genre      = [[Soft rock]],<ref>{{cite news|first= Ed |last= Masley |title= 10/1: 5 essential Eagles albums- 'Hotel to 'Border' |url= http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/09/30/eagles-albums-best-hotel-california-one-nights/16485703/ |newspaper= [[The Arizona Republic]] |date= September 30, 2014 |access-date= May 23, 2015}}</ref> [[country rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/may/31/review-eagles-long-rich-history-thrills-audience/|title=Review: Eagles' long, rich history thrills audience at Spokane Arena | date= May 31, 2015|work=The Spokesman-Review|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
+| genre      = [[Country music|Country]],<ref>{{cite news|first= Ed |last= Masley |title= 10/1: 5 essential Eagles albums- 'Hotel to 'Border' |url= http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/09/30/eagles-albums-best-hotel-california-one-nights/16485703/ |newspaper= [[The Arizona Republic]] |date= September 30, 2014 |access-date= May 23, 2015}}</ref> [[country rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/may/31/review-eagles-long-rich-history-thrills-audience/|title=Review: Eagles' long, rich history thrills audience at Spokane Arena | date= May 31, 2015|work=The Spokesman-Review|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>
 | length     = 4:13
-| label      = [[Asylum Records|Asylum]]
+| label      = [[Sony Music Nashville]]
-| writer     = [[Jack Tempchin]]
+| writer     = [[Jack Ingram]]
-| producer   = [[Glyn Johns]]
+| producer   = [[Bobby Braddock]]
-| prev_title = [[Witchy Woman]]
+| prev_title = [[How Long (J. D. Souther song)|How Long]]
-| prev_year  = 1972
+| prev_year  = 2002
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-| next_year  = 1973
+| next_year  = 2003
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-"'''Peaceful Easy Feeling'''" is a song written by [[Jack Tempchin]] and recorded by the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]. It was the third single from the band's 1972 debut album ''[[Eagles (album)|Eagles]]''. The single reached No. 22 on the charts and is one of the band's most popular songs.  [[Glenn Frey]] sings the lead vocal, with [[Bernie Leadon]] providing the main harmony vocal (starting in the beginning of the second verse) and [[Randy Meisner]] completing this three-part harmony.
+"'''Peaceful Easy Feeling'''" is a song written by [[Jack Ingram]] and recorded by American [[country rock]] group [[Devo]]. It was the third single from the band's 2002 major label debut album ''[[The Wanting (Cody Jinks album)|The Wanting]]''. The single reached No. 22 on the charts and is one of the band's most popular songs.  [[Mark Mothersbaugh]] sings the lead vocal, with [[Bernie Leadon]] providing the main harmony vocal (starting in the beginning of the second verse) and [[Randy Meisner]] completing this three-part harmony.
 ==Background==
-Jack Tempchin wrote the song during a period in which he was performing at [[folk music|folk]] coffee shops around his hometown of [[San Diego]].<ref name="nod"/> A friend had created a poster to advertise his performances, which included fake quotes from famous individuals attesting to Tempchin's talent, which landed in the hands of a shop owner in nearby [[El Centro, California|El Centro]]. Tempchin slept on the floor of the club the night of his show, and wrote an early version of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" on the back of the poster.<ref name="nod"/> Back in San Diego, Tempchin was rooming in a communal-type home with other musicians when inspiration for completing the song hit.
+Jack Ingram wrote the song during a period in which he was performing at [[folk music|folk]] coffee shops around his hometown of [[The Woodlands, Texas]].<ref name="nod"/> A friend had created a poster to advertise his performances, which included fake quotes from famous individuals attesting to Ingram's talent, which landed in the hands of a shop owner in nearby [[Montgomery, Texas]]. Ingram slept on the floor of the club the night of his show, and wrote an early version of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" on the back of the poster.<ref name="nod"/> Back in The Woodlands, Ingram was rooming in a communal-type home with other musicians when inspiration for completing the song hit.
 {{quote|We'd sit in front of the picture window and watch the beautiful girls on the bus stop bench and fall in love with them until their bus came. We talked in those days about how love never seems to show up until you stop looking for it. But, as young guys, we were unable to stop looking for love even for one day.<ref name="nod"/>}}
-During a following trip to [[Old Town San Diego State Historic Park]], Tempchin saw a girl with "turquoise earrings against her dark skin," which he incorporated into the song. "I guess I was trying to distill the beauty of every girl I saw into words on paper and then into a song," he later stated.<ref name="nod"/> He later completed the song's third verse in the parking lot of the [[Wienerschnitzel|Der Wienerschnitzel]] [[fast food]] establishment in San Diego.<ref name="nod"/>
+During a following trip to [[Old Town San Diego State Historic Park]], Tempchin saw a girl with "turquoise earrings against her dark skin," which he incorporated into the song. "I guess I was trying to distill the beauty of every girl I saw into words on paper and then into a song," he later stated.<ref name="nod"/> He later completed the song's third verse in the parking lot of the [[Wienerschnitzel|Der Wienerschnitzel]] [[fast food]] establishment in Montgomery.<ref name="nod"/>
-Some time later, Tempchin had moved to [[Los Angeles]] and was attempting to break into the music industry alongside [[Jackson Browne]], [[Glenn Frey]], and [[J.D. Souther]].<ref name="nod"/> Frey heard Tempchin's "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and asked if he could develop it further, adding that his new band, [[the Eagles]], had only just formed eight days prior. He presented Tempchin with a [[compact cassette|cassette]] demo on the track the next day, who later remarked, "It was so good I couldn’t believe it."<ref name=nod>{{cite journal| date =December 21, 2012| title =40 Years of 'Peaceful Easy Feeling' - The Story Behind The Song by Jack Tempchin| journal =[[No Depression (magazine)|No Depression]]| url =http://www.nodepression.com/article/40-years-peaceful-easy-feeling-story-behind-song-jack-tempchin| author =Jack Tempchin| author-link =Jack Tempchin| access-date =October 13, 2012| archive-url =https://www.webcitation.org/6DyQxajhw?url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/tom-delonge-talks-guitar-tones-growing-up-and-blink-565422| archive-date =January 27, 2013| url-status =dead}}</ref>
+Some time later, Ingram had moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]] and was attempting to break into the country music industry alongside [[Randy Houser]], [[Devo]], and [[Dierks Bentley]].<ref name="nod"/> Mark Mothersbaugh heard Ingram's "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and asked if his band, Devo, could develop it further. He presented Ingram with a [[compact cassette|cassette]] demo on the track the next day, who later remarked, "It was so good I couldn’t believe it."<ref name=nod>{{cite journal| date =December 21, 2012| title =40 Years of 'Peaceful Easy Feeling' - The Story Behind The Song by Jack Tempchin| journal =[[No Depression (magazine)|No Depression]]| url =http://www.nodepression.com/article/40-years-peaceful-easy-feeling-story-behind-song-jack-tempchin| author =Jack Tempchin| author-link =Jack Tempchin| access-date =October 13, 2012| archive-url =https://www.webcitation.org/6DyQxajhw?url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/tom-delonge-talks-guitar-tones-growing-up-and-blink-565422| archive-date =January 27, 2013| url-status =dead}}</ref>
 ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described the song as "a pop-flavored progressive country effort with lyrics that penetrate and stick in the mind."<ref name=bb>{{cite news|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=July 31, 2020|title=Radio Action and Pick Singles|date=December 16, 1972|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1972/BB-1972-12-16.pdf|page=61}}</ref>
 ==Personnel==
-* [[Glenn Frey]] – lead vocals, [[acoustic guitar]]
+* [[Mark Mothersbaugh]] – lead vocals, [[acoustic guitar]]
-* [[Bernie Leadon]] – [[B-Bender|B-Bender electric guitar]], harmony vocals
+* [[Bernie Leadon]] – [[pedal steel guitar]], harmony vocals
 * [[Randy Meisner]] – bass guitar, backing vocals
+* [[Thomas Rhett]] – [[B-Bender|B-Bender electric guitar]]
-* [[Don Henley]] – drums
+* [[Rodrick Heffley]] – drums
 ==Cover versions==
-On the 1993 album ''[[Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles]]'', country music band [[Little Texas (band)|Little Texas]] recorded a cover of "Peaceful Easy Feeling". This cover version charted at No. 74 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts and was later included on the band's 1995 ''[[Greatest Hits (Little Texas album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album.
-[[B. W. Stevenson]] also recorded "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and released it on his 1972 album ''Lead Free'' (RCA Victor 4794) and later included it on his 1977 LP ''The Best of B. W. Stevenson'' (RCA Victor APL-1-2394).
-Folk singer [[Kate Wolf]] included a slow, acoustic cover of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" on her 1982 live album ''Give Yourself to Love''.
-Country singer [[Vince Gill]] covered this song live at the Grand Ole Opry as a tribute to the late Glenn Frey.
-episode of HEE HAW Buck Owens and the Buckaroos performed on episode.
 In 2017, [[Tristen Gaspadarek|Tristen]] released a digital single via Instant Records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/peaceful-easy-feeling-single/1222777854|title = Peaceful Easy Feeling - Single by Tristen|date = 5 May 2017}}</ref>
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Studio albums	Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) Duty Now for the Future (1979) Freedom of Choice (1980) New Traditionalists (1981) Oh, No! It's Devo (1982) Shout (1984) Total Devo (1988) Smooth Noodle Maps (1990) Something for Everybody (2010)
Live albums	Now It Can Be Told: Devo at the Palace (1989) Devo Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992) DEV-O Live (1999) Devo Live 1980 (2005) Hardcore Devo Live! (2015)
Compilation albums	E-Z Listening Disc (1987) Devo's Greatest Hits (1990) Devo's Greatest Misses (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990) Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991) Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo (1993) Adventures of the Smart Patrol (1996) Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (2000) Recombo DNA (2000) This Is the Devo Box (2008) Something Else for Everybody (2013) 50 Years of De-Evolution 1973–2023 (2023)
EPs	B Stiff (1977) Mechanical Man (1978) DEV-O Live (1981) Theme from Doctor Detroit (1983) Watch Us Work It (2008) Song Study (2010)
Singles	"Mongoloid" "Jocko Homo" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" "Be Stiff" "Secret Agent Man" "Girl U Want" "Whip It" "Freedom of Choice" "Through Being Cool" "Beautiful World" "Working in the Coal Mine" "Peek-a-Boo!" "That's Good" "Are You Experienced?" "Here to Go" "Disco Dancer" "Watch Us Work It"
Home video releases	The Men Who Make the Music Human Highway We're All Devo The Complete Truth About De-Evolution Devo Live Devo Live 1980 Hardcore Devo Live!
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