Sunset Grill (song)

"Sunset Grill" is a song by Don Henley from his 1984 album Building the Perfect Beast. The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in January 1985.^[1] Released as the fourth single from the album in August 1985, it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1985.^[2]

Patty Smyth sings harmony vocals on this song, while Pino Palladino plays fretless bass. Randy Newman arranged the synthesizer programming for the song.^[3]

The title and lyrics of the song reference the Sunset Grill, a hamburger restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.^[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
RPM Top Singles	52
RPM Adult Contemporary	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	22
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary	18
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks	7

↑ Whitburn, Joel. Rock Tracks (2002): 69
↑ Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955–1996 (1997): 274
↑ Fremer, Michael (May 1, 2009). "Don Henley Finds His Thrill at The Sunset Grill".
↑ Willman, Chris "The Sunset Grill is a Place to Sing About" Los Angeles Times January 2, 1986

Don Henley

Studio albums	I Can't Stand Still Building the Perfect Beast The End of the Innocence Inside Job Cass County

Compilation albums	Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits The Very Best of Don Henley One of These Nights: Boston 1993

Singles	"Johnny Can't Read" "Dirty Laundry" "The Boys of Summer" "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" "Not Enough Love in the World" "Sunset Grill" "The End of the Innocence" "New York Minute" "The Last Worthless Evening" "The Heart of the Matter" "The Garden of Allah" "Everybody Knows"

Guest singles	"Leather and Lace" "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" "Walkaway Joe" "Inside Out"

See also	Discography Eagles

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