The Long Run is the sixth studio album by the American rock group the Eagles, it was released in 1979, on Asylum. Contains "I Can't Tell You Why," "Heartache Tonight," "Those Shoes" and more. The Long Run is the sixth studio album by the American rock group the Eagles, it was released in 1979, on Asylum in the United States and in the United Kingdom. This was the first Eagles album not to feature their founding member, Randy Meisner who was replaced by Timothy B. Schmit. This was the last studio album until 2007's Long Road Out of Eden (though four studio tracks were included on 1994's Hell Freezes Over) and the final studio album for Asylum Records.