1982 Glenn Frey – No Fun Aloud
No Fun Aloud is the debut solo studio album by Glenn Frey, the guitarist for the Eagles. the album was released in May 1982 on Asylum in the US and the UK.
Upon release, the album was received fairly well by the majority of music critics and became a moderate commercial success. The album reached #32 on the charts and featured two top 40 singles with “The One You Love” and “I Found Somebody”. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA, selling over 500,000 (half a million) copies in the United States alone.
Tracks
1 I Found Somebody (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) 4:05
2 The One You Love (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) 4:34
3 Partytown (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) 2:57
4 I Volunteer (Jack Tempchin, Bill Bodine) 4:06
5 I’ve Been Born Again (Don Davis, James Dean) 4:36
6 Sea Cruise (Huey Smith, John Vincent) 2:36
7 That Girl (Glenn Frey, Bob Seger) 3:41
8 All Those Lies (Glenn Frey) 4:43
9 She Can’t Let Go (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) 3:11
10 Don’t Give Up (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) 4:48
Biography
Musicians
1 I Found Somebody
| Bass | Bryan Garofalo |
| Drums | Michael Huey |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Guitar | Josh Leo |
| Organ | Glenn Frey |
| Synthesizer | David Wolinski |
| Sax | Al Garth |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
2 The One You Love
| Bass | Glenn Frey |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Piano | Glenn Frey |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | Jim Horn |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
3 Partytown
| Bass | Bob Glaub |
| Drums | Michael Huey |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Guitar | Josh Leo |
| Piano | Glenn Frey |
| Background Vocals | John McEnroe |
| Background Vocals | Peter Rennert |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
4 I Volunteer
| Bass | Roberto Pinon |
| Drums | Michael Huey |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
| Organ | David Wolinski |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Marcy Levy |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
5 I’ve Been Born Again
| Bass | Bob Glaub |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Piano | Glenn Frey |
| Sax | Greg Smith (2) |
| Sax | Bill Bergman |
| Sax | Jim Coile |
| Trumpet | John Berry |
| Trumpet | Lee Thornburg |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
6 Sea Cruise
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Duncan Cameron |
| Organ | David Wolinski |
| Piano | Clayton Ivey |
| Sax | Harvey Thompson |
| Sax | Ronald Eades |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
7 That Girl
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Duncan Cameron |
| Acoustic Guitar | Wayne Perkins |
| Organ | David Wolinski |
| Piano | Glenn Frey |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
8 All Those Lies
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Guitar | Duncan Cameron |
| Piano | Glenn Frey |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
9 She Can’t Let Go
| All Instruments | Glenn Frey |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
10 Don’t Give Up
| Bass | Bob Glaub |
| Drums | Michael Huey |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Clavinet | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | Allan Blazek |
| Synthesizer | Glenn Frey |
| Synthesizer | David Wolinski |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
Liner Notes
Producer – Allan Blazek, Glenn Frey, Jim Ed Norman
Arranged By (Horns) – Jim Ed Norman, Lee Thornburg (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jim Ed Norman (Tracks 1, 7)
Engineer – Allan Blazek, Steve Melton
Engineer (Assistant) – Ben King, George Gomez, Glenn Frey, Jay Parti, Mary Beth McLemore, Ray Blair
Mixed By – Allan Blazek
Art Direction, Design – Jeff Adamoff
Photography – Jim Shea
Mixed At Bayshore Recording Studios
Recorded At Wilder Bros. Studios, Los Angeles
Recorded At Rudy Records, Los Angeles
Recorded At Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Recorded At Bayshore Recording Studios
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