''Airborne'' is the first solo studio album by former Eagles guitarist

Don Felder Donald William Felder (born September 21, 1947) is an American musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Eagles from 1974 until his termination from the band in 2001. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 with th ...

recorded during the period that the band was broken up. It was his only solo album until 2012's ''

Road to Forever ''Road to Forever'' is the second solo studio album by Don Felder, the first since 1983. It was released on October 9, 2012. Contributors to the album include Randy Jackson, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Steve Lukather, David Paich and Steve P ...

''. It featured Carlos Vega, Joe Vitale,

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, Tris Imboden, Timothy B. Schmit,

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, Paulinho Da Costa,

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and

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. Felder's surname on the album cover stylized similar to the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation logo, showing the similarity of spelling and Don Felder's affinity for electric guitars manufactured by Fender.

Track listing

All tracks by Don Felder unless otherwise noted: Side One #"Bad Girls" – 4:48 #"Winners" – 4:39 #"Haywire" – 5:09 #"Who Tonight" – 4:57 Side Two #"Never Surrender" (Felder,

) – 4:17 #"Asphalt Jungle" – 4:11 #"Night Owl" (Felder, George "Chocolate" Perry, Joe Vitale) – 4:33 #"Still Alive" – 4:48

Personnel

*Don Felder - lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizer * George "Chocolate" Perry, George Hawkins, Nathan East - bass *

, Joe Vitale, Michael Murphy - keyboards *

, Anthony Marinelli - synthesizer *

Carlos Vega Carlos Vega (December 7, 1956 – April 7, 1998) was a Cuban-born Los Angeles-based session drummer best known for his performances with James Taylor. As a part of the L.A. studio scene from the late 1970s through the 1990s, Vega contributed to ...

, Joe Vitale,

, Tris Imboden - drums * Paulinho da Costa - percussion *

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Lee Loughnane Lee David Loughnane (pronounced LOCK-nain; born October 21, 1946) is an American trumpeter, flugelhorn player, vocalist, and songwriter, best known for being a founding member of the rock band Chicago. Early life and education Lee David Loughna ...

- horns *Joe Vitale - flute *

, Timothy B. Schmit - background vocals *

Johnny Mandel John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925June 29, 2020) was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Benn ...

- string arrangement *Jim Shea - photography

Notes

1983 debut albums Don Felder albums Albums arranged by Johnny Mandel Wounded Bird Records albums Asylum Records albums Albums recorded in a home studio {{1980s-rock-album-stub