The End of the Innocence is the third solo studio album by Don Henley, the co-lead vocalist and drummer for the Eagles.

The album featured three Top 40 singles "The End of the Innocence", "The Heart of the Matter", and "The Last Worthless Evening".

Rolling Stone magazine wrote of the album at the time, "Returning to the theme of 'Desperado,' the former Eagle hitched some of his finest melodies (especially on the gentle title track) to sharply focused lyrical studies of men in troubled transition – from youth to adulthood, innocence to responsibility.

Although he manages to duplicate much of the magic of his previous album, Henley has backed off of the synthesizers and expanded his musical palette."

They also add that "Throughout the album, he manages to balance being cynical yet hopeful, and his great melodies allow his poignant lyrics to penetrate.