Strange Weather (Glenn Frey album)
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Template:Music ratings Strange Weather is the fourth solo studio album by Glenn Frey, the guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles. It was released in 1992 by MCA. Though considered an improvement from Frey's previous album by most critics, it went largely unnoticed by the public. It was a commercial disappointment, failing to chart in the US, and none of its three singles reached the Top 40, a first for Frey. "Part of Me, Part of You" was earlier released as part of the Thelma and Louise soundtrack and peaked at #55.
It was his last album of original material before his death in 2016, as his next album, After Hours (2012), would consist primarily of covers.
Critical reception
Reviewing for AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann wrote of the album "With his solo career fading, Glenn Frey got serious on his fourth album, but many of the album's sentiments sounded strange coming from him."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In a review for The Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992), Mark Coleman gave the album three out of five stars and wrote that "Frey seemed determined to make a statement. "Love in the 21st Century" was a catchy but deposable rocker in the vein of his Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack hit "The Heat Is On", but both "I've Got Mine" and "He Took Advantage (Blues for Ronald Reagan)" found him stumbling around in the same rich-rock-star-as-self-righteous-angry-liberal footsteps as Henley."<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Track listing
All songs by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin, except where noted. Template:Track listing
The Japanese edition contained a bonus track, "Ain't It Love".
Personnel
- Glenn Frey – lead vocals, backing vocals, all instruments and programming (1-14), acoustic guitar (15), arrangements
- Jay Oliver – all instruments and programming (1-14), additional keyboards (15)
- Robbie Kilgore – additional keyboards (1-14)
- Mike Harlow – additional programming (1-14)
- Scott Thurston – acoustic piano (15)
- Benmont Tench – organ (15)
- Mark Goldenberg – guitars (15)
- Jerry Scheff – bass (15)
- Kenny Aronoff – drums (15)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1-14)
- Al Garth – saxophone solo (7)
- Chris Mostert – saxophone solo (8)
- The Heart Attack Horns:
- Greg Smith – baritone saxophone, arrangements
- Bill Bergman – tenor saxophone
- John Berry, Jr. – trumpet
- Roy Wiegand – trumpet
- Rosemary Butler – backing vocals
- Valerie Carter – backing vocals
- Bobby Martin – backing vocals
Production
- Producers – Glenn Frey and Elliot Scheiner; Don Was (track 15).
- Engineers – Mike Harlow and Elliot Scheiner
- Second engineers – Tim Nitz and Chris Rich
- Mixed by Elliot Scheiner at Mad Dog Ranch.
- Digitally edited and mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Production coordination – Ivy Skoff
- Art direction – Vartan Kurjian
- Design – Sarajo Frieden
- Cover art – Carl Johansen
- Photography – Caroline Greyshock
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position | |
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120 |
References
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