Editing Jackson Browne (section)

===Classic period===
[[File:JacksonBrowne 1976.jpg|thumb|left|Browne during a 1976 concert in [[Hamburg]], Germany]]
In 1971, Browne signed with his manager [[David Geffen]]'s [[Asylum Records]] and released ''[[Jackson Browne (album)|Jackson Browne]]'' (1972)<!-- Please note this album is not called "Saturate Before Using", which is a misapplication of the cover art. See album's page for more information. --> produced and engineered by Richard Orshoff, which included the piano-driven "[[Doctor My Eyes]]", which entered the Top Ten in the [[Billboard Hot 100|US singles chart]]. "[[Rock Me on the Water]]", from the same album, also gained considerable [[FM broadcasting|radio airplay]], while "[[Jamaica Say You Will (song)|Jamaica Say You Will]]" and "[[Song for Adam]]" (written about his friend Adam Saylor's death) helped establish Browne's reputation. Touring to promote the album, he shared the bill with [[Linda Ronstadt]] and [[Joni Mitchell]].

His next album, ''[[For Everyman]]'' (1973) garnered good reviews but was less successful than his debut, although it still sold a million copies<ref name="TS">{{cite web |url=http://tsort.info/music/x7vrb3.htm |title=Album artist 238 – Jackson Browne |website=Tsort.info |access-date=January 17, 2014}}</ref> and included his version of "[[Take It Easy]]", cowritten with the Eagles' Glenn Frey, which had already been a major success for the group.

''[[Late for the Sky]]'' (1974) consolidated Browne's fan base, and the album peaked at No. 14.<ref name="TS"/><ref>Paris, Russ. [http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/lfts.html Jackson Browne Discography ''Late for the Sky''.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420232833/http://www.jrp-graphics.com/jb/lfts.html |date=April 20, 2012}}</ref> He gained a reputation for memorable melody, insightful, often personal lyrics, and a talent for his arrangements in composition.  The title track was featured in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s film ''[[Taxi Driver]]''. During this period, Browne began his fractious professional relationship with [[Warren Zevon]], producing Zevon's first two Asylum albums. [[File:Jackson Browne-1980.jpg|thumb|upright|Browne in 1980]]
Browne was accompanied on tour by his wife and their infant son. They travelled in a converted [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] bus.{{sfn|Bego|2005|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=TSoOOD-MidAC&pg=PA88 88]}} In 1975, Browne toured variously with the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], [[Linda Ronstadt]], and [[Toots and the Maytals]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A Jackson Browne Concert Chronology |website=The Road & The Sky |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712034127/http://www.ghostsontheroad.co.uk/JB/1975.html |url=http://www.ghostsontheroad.co.uk/JB/1975.html |archive-date=2011-07-12}}</ref>

Browne's next album, ''[[The Pretender (album)|The Pretender]]'', was released in 1976, after his wife's suicide.  A year later, "[[Here Come Those Tears Again]]", co-written with his mother-in-law, Nancy Farnsworth, hit No. 23 on the pop singles chart.  The follow-up album, ''[[Running on Empty (album)|Running on Empty]]'' (1977), recorded entirely on tour, became his biggest commercial success. Breaking the usual conventions for a live album, Browne used only new material and combined live concert performances with recordings made on buses, in hotel rooms, and backstage.<ref>{{cite web |first=William |last=Ruhlmann |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/running-on-empty-mw0000193103 |title=Running on Empty – Jackson Browne &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref> ''Running on Empty'' contains some of his most popular songs, including the title track and "[[The Load-Out]]/[[Stay (Maurice Williams song)|Stay]]", Browne's send-off to concert audiences and tribute to his roadies.