Editing Building the Perfect Beast (section)

{{Infobox album
| name       = Building the Perfect Beast
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Don Henley]]
| cover      = Don Henley - Building the Perfect Beast.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|1984|11|19}}
| recorded   = 1983–1984
| studio     = * [[Record One]] (Sherman Oaks)
* [[Bill Schnee]] (Universal City)
* The Villa (North Hollywood)
| genre      = * [[Synth-rock]]
* [[pop rock]]
* [[New wave music|new wave]]
| length     = {{duration|m=47|s=08}} (CD and Cassette version)
| label      = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| producer   = * Don Henley
* [[Danny Kortchmar]]
* [[Greg Ladanyi]]
* [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]]
| prev_title = [[I Can't Stand Still]]
| prev_year  = 1982
| next_title = [[The End of the Innocence (album)|The End of the Innocence]]
| next_year  = 1989
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Building the Perfect Beast
 | type        = Studio album
 | single1     = [[The Boys of Summer (song)|The Boys of Summer]]
 | single1date = October 1984
 | single2     = [[All She Wants to Do Is Dance]]
 | single2date = February 1985
 | single3     = [[Not Enough Love in the World]]
 | single3date = May 1985
 | single4     = [[Sunset Grill (song)|Sunset Grill]]
 | single4date = August 1985
}}
}}
'''''Building the Perfect Beast''''' is the second solo studio album by American rock singer [[Don Henley]], released on November 19, 1984, by [[Geffen Records]]. A commercial and critical success, it is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Henley's solo work.

For the album, Henley collaborated primarily with guitarist [[Danny Kortchmar]], along with members of the then line-up of [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], who contributed to the writing of the songs: guitarist [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]], keyboardist [[Benmont Tench]] and drummer [[Stan Lynch]], the last of whom would later collaborate with Henley in composing the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]' song "Learn to Be Still", which was released on their live album ''[[Hell Freezes Over]]'' (1994). The album also features contributions from [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s guitarist, [[Lindsey Buckingham]], [[the Go-Go's]] lead vocalist [[Belinda Carlisle]], and features contributions from [[Randy Newman]], [[Jim Keltner]], [[Waddy Wachtel]], [[Pino Palladino]], [[Steve Porcaro]], and [[Ian Wallace (drummer)|Ian Wallace]].

The album reached #13 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name=AllMusic>{{cite web|title=Don Henley Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/don-henley-mn0000184091/awards|website=allmusic.com|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2 October 2014}}</ref> and was certified 3× Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name=RIAA/> The album spawned four singles which all reached the top forty on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], including "[[The Boys of Summer (song)|The Boys of Summer]]", which would become one of Henley's most popular songs and win him numerous awards, including a [[Grammy Award]] and four [[MTV Video Music Awards]].