I Wish You Peace

Writer: 
Bernie Leadon/Patti Davis
Year: 
1975
Voices: 
Women's four part
Ranges: 

Tenor: E flat 4 - E flat 5
Lead: B flat 4 - C5
Bari: B flat 4 - C5
Bass: E flat 3 - G4

This ballad by the Eagles is both very much of its time, and utterly timeless. It asks for a flexible, conversational delivery, letting the melody breathe, and the harmonies colour the emotional shape.

Here it is in its contest premiere: