1988 Glenn Frey – Soul Searchin’
Soul Searchin’ is the third solo studio album by Glenn Frey, the guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles. The album was released in mid 1988 on MCA in the United States and the United Kingdom, four years after Frey’s successful album, The Allnighter and eight years after the demise of the Eagles. The album features eight original songs co-written by Frey with Jack Tempchin and the song “Two Hearts” contributed by Frey’s friend, Hawk Wolinski. The album also features contributions from fellow Eagles member Timothy B. Schmit, Max Carl, Robbie Buchanan, Michael Landau, and Bruce Gaitsch.
The album was received negatively by the majority of music critics, while other reviewers noted good points to the album. It was also not as successful as Frey’s previous albums (although one of his favorites), peaking at #36 on the Billboard 200, which marked the beginning of a downturn in Frey’s fortunes on the album charts. The album’s first and leading single, “True Love”, unlike the album, was a commercial success, peaking at #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and so was the second single, the title track (“Soul Searchin'”), which peaked at #5 also on the Adult Contemporary.
Tracks
1 Livin’ Right (Glenn Frey; Jack Tempchin) 05:02
2 Some Kind Of Blue (Glenn Frey; Jack Tempchin) 04:42
3 True Love (Glenn Frey; Jack Tempchin) 04:40
4 Can’t Put Out This Fire (Glenn Frey; Jack Tempchin) 05:08
5 I Did It For Your Love (Glenn Frey; Jack Tempchin) 04:02
6 Let’s Pretend We’re Still In Love (Glenn Frey; Jack Tempchin) 04:50
7 Working Man (Glenn Frey; Jack Tempchin) 03:33
8 Soul Searchin’ (Glenn Frey; Jack Tempchin; Duncan Cameron) 05:35
9 Two Hearts (James Newton-Howard; David Wolinski) 04:04
10 It’s Your Life (Steve Thoma) 05:00
Biography
Musicians
1 Livin’ Right
| Bass | Glenn Frey |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | David Wolinski |
| Keyboards | Glenn Frey |
| Sax | Bill Bergman |
| Horns | The Heart Attack Horns |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Percussion | Glenn Frey |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
2 Some Kind Of Blue
| Bass | Glenn Frey |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | Ron Skies |
| Sax | Al Garth |
| Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
| Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
3 True Love
| Bass | Glenn Frey |
| Drums | Glenn Frey |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Sax | Chris Mostert |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
4 Can’t Put Out This Fire
| Bass | Glenn Frey |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | Ron Skies |
| Keyboards | Steve Thoma |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
5 I Did It For Your Love
| Bass | Glenn Frey |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | David Wolinski |
| Keyboards | Ron Skies |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
6 Let’s Pretend We’re Still In Love
| Bass | Glenn Frey |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
| Background Vocals | Timothy B Schmit |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
7 Working Man
| Bass | Glenn Frey |
| Drums | Glenn Frey |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | David Wolinski |
| Keyboards | Ron Skies |
| Keyboards | Steve Thoma |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
| Background Vocals | Max Carl |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
8 Soul Searchin’
| Bass | David Hood |
| Drums | Roger Hawkins |
| Guitar | Duncan Cameron |
| Keyboards | Glenn Frey |
| Keyboards | Barry Beckett |
| Keyboards | Steve Nathan |
| Keyboards | Steve Thoma |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Duncan Cameron |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
| Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
9 Two Hearts
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Glenn Frey |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | David Wolinski |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
10 It’s Your Life
| Bass | David Chamberlain |
| Drums | Prairie Prince |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Ron Skies |
| Keyboards | Steve Thoma |
| Sax | Chris Mostert |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Glenn Frey |
Liner Notes
Producer – Glenn Frey, Elliot Scheiner
Co-producer – David Wolinski (Tracks 1, 5, 9)
Co-producer – James Newton Howard (Track 9)
Arranged By – Glenn Frey (Track 1)
Arranged By – Greg Smith (Track 1)
Arranged By – David Wolinski (Track 1)
Arranged By (Horns) – Greg Smith (Tracks 3, 4, 7)
Arranged By (Horns) – Nick DeCaro, Glenn Frey (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Nick DeCaro(Tracks 5, 8, 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Glenn Frey (Tracks 5, 8)
Coordinator – Ivy Skoff
Directed By (Backing Vocals) – Carl Williams (Track 8)
Edited By – Rhonda Schoen
Engineer – Elliot Scheiner, Alec Head, Dan Garcia, Glen Holguin, Jack Joseph Puig, Ray Blair
Engineer (Second) – Charlie Paakkari, Frank Dooken, Jim Singer, Jordan D’Alessio, Julie Last, Ken Felton, Mike Harlow, Paul Winger, Robin Laine, Ted Blaisdell, Vicki Lancaster
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Elliot Scheiner
Art Direction – Jeff Adamoff
Design – DZN, The Design Group
Photography – Dennis Keeley
Recorded At Fool On The Hill
Recorded At Studio 55
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studio,
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Cherokee Studios and Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
Recorded At The Hit Factory and Automated Sound, New York
Recorded At Muscle Shoals Sound
Recorded At Muscle Shoals, AL
Recorded At The Sandbox, CT
Mastered At Sterling Sound, New York, NY
Mixed At The Sandbox, Easton, CT
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