The Randy Meisner “One More Song” album was Randy’s second solo album, and it was produced and engineered by Val Garay. The album was released Oct. 1980 and is on the Epic label. Jack Tempchin wrote “One More Song”, and the album also includes the hits “Deep Inside My Heart” and “Hearts On Fire”, which were both co-written by Eric Kaz and Randy Meisner. Along with the Silverados, special guests on the album were Kim Carnes, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley.
John Kosh was the album designer and art director, and he was also the designer of Randy’s 1978 solo album, 1982 solo album, and the Hotel California album.
There is an excellent interview with Dave Zimmer that appeared in BAM Magazine (Bay Area Music) and is actually a chronology of Randy’s career starting with The Poor. The article is from November 7, 1980, so it ends with Randy’s “One More Song” album. It’s worth the read.
As a special promotion with Candie’s Shoes (details below), there was a give-a-way of a record which included “Hearts On Fire”.
“Jack Tempchin penned ‘One More Song’ for Meisner which recounts the singer’s departure from the Eagles. The song also reunites Meisner with Eagles Don Henley and Glenn Frey for the first time since Meisner left the band.“
Billboard magazine – Dec. 20, 1980
“One More Song” full album and setlist
From CD insert
Randy Meisner One More Song album front and back covers
It’s really small to read, but the lower right corner states Henry Diltz, Aaron Rapoport, and Wayne Williams were the photographers.
Album sleeve front
Album sleeve back
Silverados: Don Francisco, Bryan Garofalo, Craig Hull, Craig Krampf, Sterling Smith, Wendy Waldman
Special guests: Kim Carnes, Don Henley, Glenn Frey
Original backside
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Inverted black & white for easier viewing
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Special insert with One More Song vinyl album
Wikipedia
“One More Song” lyrics by Jack Tempchin
“One More Song” from the album
“Hearts On Fire” official video with Wendy Waldman and the Silverados
The Rigors of Record Making with Val Garay, producer and engineer of the One More Song album
Val Garay in his studio
LA Times (Los Angeles, CA) – June 19, 1980
You can listen to a podcast of Val Garay talking about the ins and outs of producing a record
on the Master Your Mix podcast show.
Record World magazine – Sept. 27, 1980
Val Garay’s studio
Don Henley and Glenn Frey sang background on the title track “One More Song”
Val Garay’s studio
Randy Meisner and Don Henley
Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre, PA) – Nov. 14, 1980
Randy Meisner and Don Henley
Producer Val Garay’s website has one of Randy’s photos from the Jerry Brown Benefit as one of the rotating photos in the banner.
Record World magazine – Nov. 1, 1980
Randy at Epic’s New York office right after album was released
Record World magazine full-page ad – Oct. 25, 1980
You buy-a my album, or I break-a your face.
Loyola Greyhound
(Loyola Univ. of Maryland student newspaper) – Oct. 21, 1980
Radio and Records magazine full-page ad – Jan. 23, 1981
Radio and Records magazine half-page ad – Jan. 9, 1981
Promo photos
BAM magazine 3-page interview with Dave Zimmer – Nov. 7, 1980
This interview was shortly after the One More Song album was released.
BAM (Bay Area Music), was a free bi-weekly music magazine in the San Francisco Bay Area founded in January 1976 and continuing on for 23 years until 1999 when the printed version ended. It is now an online digital magazine.
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Randy on the poster behind Les Nessman of “WKRP in Cincinnati”
BAM cover for Nov. 7, 1980
Randy and Kim Carnes
Randy Meisner with his song-writing partners of Wendy Waldman & Eric Kaz
Wendy Waldman, Randy Meisner, and Bryan Garofalo
Wendy Waldman and Randy Meisner
Chili-eating contest in Toledo for “Hearts On Fire”
“Hearts On Fire” lyrics
written by Randy Meisner and Eric Kaz
“Hearts On Fire”
Randy with Therese Heston and the Silverados on the Fridays TV show which aired Feb. 27, 1981.
This is the show that Michael Richards (aka Kramer on Seinfeld) introduced Randy Meisner as Rick Miser. That’s why Randy, before starting the song, says “call me Randy”. Wendy Waldman, instead of Therese, sings on the album.
Bob Welch, formerly of Fleetwood Mac, released his solo album ‘Man Overboard’ in September 1980. While Randy was heavily working on his own album, he took time out to sing on two tracks of Bob’s album. Don Francisco and Wendy Waldman of the Silverados also sang on Bob Welch’s album.
Man Overboard album – “Fate Decides”
Both Randy and Wendy Waldman sing on this song
Man Overboard album – “Reason”
Both Randy and Wendy Waldman sing on this song
“The title cut–an old Jack Tempchin tune reworked by Jackson Browne–takes a mythical look at Meisner’s last night with the Eagles (you can tell it’s only half true because it’s set at a sleepy little bar in San Diego instead of Dan Tana’s).”
LA Times (Los Angeles, CA) – Oct. 12, 1980
“One More Song is an album of hope, and of a new beginning. Val Garay’s excellent production and great songs from Jack Tempchin (writer of the early Eagles hit ‘Peaceful Easy Feeling’), and Meisner himself have resulted in a refreshing version of the country-rock made famous by the Eagles.”
Loyola Greyhound (Loyola Univ. of Maryland student newspaper) – Oct. 21, 1980
One More Song is Randy’s second solo album.
“It features producer Val Garay and writer Eric Kaz who cowrote songs with Meisner. Helping out Meisner are the Silverados: Don Francisco, percussion; Bryan Garofalo, bass; Craig Hull, guitars, pedal steel; Craig Krampf, drums and Sterling Smith, keyboards.”
Billboard magazine – Oct. 25, 1980
“As a writing duo, Meisner and Kaz hit it off from the start. The two Meisner-Kaz tunes–‘Deep Inside My Heart’ and the rollicking ‘Hearts On Fire,’ with Wendy Waldman on harmonies–are album standouts.”
Citizens’ Voice (Wilkes-Barre, PA) – Nov. 14, 1980
“But the sleepers of the album are ‘Gotta Get Away’ and ‘Trouble Ahead,’ two of four songs Meisner co-composed with Eric Kaz and Wendy Waldman for the album.”
Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, IN) – Nov. 16, 1980
“The Meisner name may not be familiar to everyone, but the music should be. ‘One More Song’ should be one more hit.”
The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA) – Nov. 22, 1980
“In the spring of 1979, he signed with a different record company, Epic, rented a home in Studio City and began working with producer Val Garay and an all-star song-writing team–Eric Kaz, Wendy Waldman, Jack Tempchin, and fellow Poco member Richie Furay.”
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) – Dec. 5, 1980
“Despite help on that single from Kim Carnes and the further assistance by Wendy Waldman and Eagles Henley and Frey, the album is totally Meisner.”
“Jack Tempchin penned ‘One More Song’ for Meisner which recounts the singer’s departure from the Eagles. The song also reunites Meisner with Eagles Don Henley and Glenn Frey for the first time since Meisner left the band.“
Billboard magazine – Dec. 20, 1980
Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) – Jan. 3, 1981
People Magazine – Jan. 12, 1981
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Randy and the Silverados
“But Randy’s fine new follow-up LP, One More Song, is climbing up the charts. ‘He’s one of the nicest guys in the business and he deserves it,’ says friend James Taylor.”
“The title song of his new album is a mythical tale of Randy’s last night as an Eagle.”
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) – Jan. 14, 1981
“‘When I went back to Nebraska the last time, he says, I realized I couldn’t live that life. I realized I had to be here. My music is what I do.’ Following that realization, he set to work on One More Song.”
Teen Magazine – Feb. 1981
“Meisner includes Poco-cohort Richie Furay’s ‘Anyway, Bye, Bye’ and Jack Tempchin’s humorous ‘White Shoes’ on the new collection.”
Cash Box – Mar. 7, 1981
Randy was on the cover of this issue of Cash Box.
“I’d been singing mostly background my whole life, he explains. And I figured I was missing something by not singing out more.”
Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) – Mar. 13, 1981
“Meisner is comfortable enough these days to recount his final hours as an Eagle on the title track, originally written by Jack Tempchin, and tailored for Randy by Jackson Browne, who took the lyrics and turned them into a mythical account of Meisner’s final bow.”
“Meisner had informed the band of his decision to leave after a show in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was, he emphasizes, no quick decision. ‘I’d been thinking about leaving for a year; we were doing a lot of touring, and it was just really getting to me’.”
Circus Magazine – Mar. 31, 1981
Philip Bashe is also the author of “Teenage Idol Travelin’ Man: The Complete Biography of Rick Nelson”.
“Meisner complimented the Eagles, too, particularly Frey who indirectly inspired him to take a chance on a solo career. ‘I was there in the background trying to figure out if I could make it on my own. I looked at the way Glenn had improved over the years. At first he didn’t sing in tune a lot of the time, but he developed into a good singer–now he’s always on the money. I looked at the way he developed and I figured I could, too’.”
LA Times (Los Angeles, CA) – Apr. 5, 1981
Randy won the Cashbox “Top New Male Vocalist of the Year” Award for 1981
Cashbox – 1981
Candie’s Shoes Promotion
Cashbox – Apr. 25, 1981
Promotional record free with the purchase of a pair of Candie’s shoes at any store
7″ vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm, approx. 7-8 minutes of music per side of record
“Hearts on Fire” is on the promotional record, and the Candie’s Shoes ad ran in newspapers during April 1981.
Discogs: Promotional record free with the purchase of a pair of Candie’s shoes
Advertisements for a free record with purchase of Candie’s shoes appeared in newspapers across the country during April 1981
Central Michigan Life (Central Michigan University student newspaper) – Apr. 8, 1981
St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, MO) – Apr. 2, 1981
Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA) – Apr. 9, 1981
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