| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
| Hotel California | ||
|---|---|---|
| Album by The Eagles | ||
| Released | 8 December 1976 | |
| Recorded | Criteria Studios, Miami, FL and The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, March-October 1976 | |
| Genre | Country rock | |
| Length | 43 min 30 s | |
| Record label | Elektra Records | |
| Producer | Bill Szymczyk | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| RollingStone | 4/5 | link |
| ARTISTdirect | 5/5 | link |
| The Eagles Chronology | ||
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In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Hotel California the 38th greatest album of all time.