The Solo Career of Don Henley Trivia Quiz

Answer: Stevie Nicks

The 1981 duet "Leather and Lace" by Stevie Nicks and Don Henley was the second single released from Nicks' album "Bella Donna". The song hit the top twenty in the United States and Canada.

Answer: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

The 1982 movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" followed the lives of several students at the fictional Ridgemont High School in California over the course of an academic year. The movie's soundtrack included such artist as Jackson Browne, Sammy Hagar, Timothy B. Schmit, the Ravyns, Joe Walsh and Jimmy Buffet. Don Henley contributed the song "Love Rules" to the movie's soundtrack.

Answer: Dirty Laundry

The 1982 song "Dirty Laundry" was recorded for Don Henley's debut album "I Can't Stand Still". The song hit the top ten in Austria, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. The song was inspired by the sensationalist television coverage of the deaths of John Belushi and Natalie Wood.

Answer: The Boys of Summer

The 1984 song "The Boys of Summer" was the first single released from Don Henley's 1984 album "Building the Perfect Beast". The song hit the top twenty in six different countries. The song won four MTV Video Music Awards in 1985 including Video of the Year.

Answer: All She Wants to Do Is Dance

The commentary song "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" was the second single released from Don Henley's 1984 album "Building the Perfect Beast". The song hit the top twenty in the United States in Canada. This was Don Henley's first single to hit the top ten on the United State Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

Answer: Bruce Hornsby

Bruce Hornsby and Don Henley wrote and performed on the title track to Henley's 1989 album "The End of the Innocence". Don Henley sang the vocals on the song while Bruce Hornsby played piano and Wayne Shorter played the saxophone. The song hit the top ten in Canada and the United States.

Answer: Sunset Grill

Don Henley released the single "Sunset Grill" in 1985. The song was recorded for Henley's 1984 "Building the Perfect Beast" album. The single peaked at number eighteen on the United States Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Don Henley's 1989 album "The End of the Innocence" contained the singles "The Last Worthless Evening", "The Heart of the Matter" and "New York Minute". All three singles charted on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and hit the top ten on the United States Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Answer: "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" and "No Mistakes"

The songs "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" and "No Mistakes" were duets recorded by Don Henley and Patty Smyth for Smyth's 1992 self titled album. Both songs hit the top five on the United States Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Patty Smyth was a member of the group Scandal from 1981 through 1985.

Answer: The Garden of Allah

Don Henley recorded the single "The Garden of Allah" for his 1995 greatest hits album titled "Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits". The song was a top forty hit single in Canada. This song was about the devil visiting the visiting the Garden of Allah resort in West Hollywood, California to learn that mankind didn't need his assistance to learn how to be evil.

Answer: Inside Job

Don Henley released the album "Inside Job" on May 23, 2000. The album charted in ten different countries. The album's single "Taking You Home" became Don Henley's first number one single on the United States Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.