The group's self-titled debut album was quickly recorded and released in June 1972. A blend of rock and country, it went straight to number 3 in the Top 40 with its first single, "Take It Easy," written by Glenn Frey and his friend Jackson Browne. Browne had written the first and third verses and the chorus, but work on the song stalled on "I'm standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona." Frey added, "It's a little girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford." Browne finished the song, which later reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and propelled the Eagles to stardom. The second single from the album was "Witchy Woman," and the third, the soft country ballad "Peaceful Easy Feeling," which peaked at numbers 9 and 22, respectively. The Eagles debuted by reviving the Southern sound, blending it with a guitar riff and a soft rock edge, with hints of country and western.