Don Henley-The Heart Of The Matter(Extended Version)from the album "The End of the Innocence" (1989)

"The Heart of the Matter" is a song recorded by American rock singer Don Henley from his third solo studio album, The End of the Innocence (1989). The song was actually recorded in 1988. Written by Henley, Mike Campbell, and JD Souther and produced by Henley, Campbell, and Danny Kortchmar, the song was released as the album's third single, reaching No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks in early 1990. In 1994 Henley, along with the Eagles, played an acoustic version of the song at their reunion concert; the performance was omitted from the Hell Freezes Over live CD, but was included in the concert DVD. In a November 2003 interview with Songfacts, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist and songwriter Mike Campbell explained the song's origins: I cut the track at home and played it for him (Don Henley). He wrote some words, I think he got some help from JD Souther on some of the lyrics. He changed the key to fit his voice, then we went in and basically recreated the demo. I know he was especially proud of that one. He told me that lyric was something he had been trying to write for a long time and it finally came out the way he liked it, something he really wanted to sing. A lot of people like that song. A lot of girls like it. Don Henley – lead vocals Mike Campbell – keyboards, guitars Larry Klein – bass Stan Lynch – drums, percussion Carmen Twillie – backing vocals Julia Waters – backing vocals Maxine Waters – backing vocals Please like & subscribe to my channel. It helps with the YouTube algorithms so that more people can find my channel to listen to the music & help the channel grow. Thank You. Disclaimer! I make absolutely no monetary gain from any music that I post on my channel. They are uploaded here for entertainment (listening) purposes only & for discussion in the comments section. Please enjoy! All credit goes out to the rightful owners. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.”