"New York Minute" is a song written by Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, and Jai Winding. Henley originally recorded it for his 1989 album The End of the Innocence. The track features Pino Palladino on fretless bass, Toto members David Paich, who played piano and wrote the string arrangement, and Jeff Porcaro on drums. It also features Take 6 on background vocals.

"New York Minute"
Single by Don Henley
from the album The End of the Innocence
Released	October 1989 (UK) November 1990 (US)
Recorded	1988
Genre	Rock
Length	6:37
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, and Jai Winding
Producer(s)	Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar[1]
Don Henley singles chronology
"How Bad Do You Want It?" (1990) "New York Minute" (1989) "The Garden of Allah" (1995)

Reception

The single was a #5 hit on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart the following year,[2] although it reached only #48 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Eagles performances

"New York Minute" is one of several of Henley's solo songs to be performed by the Eagles (the others being "Dirty Laundry", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", "The Boys of Summer", "The Heart of the Matter", and "Sunset Grill") during the Hell Freezes Over tour.

Personnel

• Don Henley – lead vocals
• Danny Kortchmar – keyboards, guitars
• Jai Winding – keyboards
• David Paich – acoustic piano, string arrangements
• Pino Palladino – bass guitar
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Steve Madaio – trumpet solo
• Take 6 – backing vocals[3]

Other appearances

It is featured in The West Wing episode "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail," which was named for a line from the song. It is also featured in the Friends episode "The One with Two Parts, Part Two"[4] and at the final of the first episode (365) of Black Monday.

Charts

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