No Fun Aloud
No Fun Aloud is the debut solo studio album by Glenn Frey.[5] It was released in 1982 on Asylum.[6]
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| Released | May 28, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Early Fall, 1981 – Spring, 1982 | |||
| Studio | Wilder Bros. Studios and Rudy Records, Los Angeles, Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama, Bayshore Recording Studio, Miami | |||
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| Length | 39:21 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The album reached #32 on the charts and contained two top 40 singles, "The One You Love" and "I Found Somebody".[7] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA, selling over 500,000 (half a million) copies in the United States.[8]
Critical reception
AllMusic critic Mike DeGagne wrote that "it's Frey's perfectly guided vocals and impeccable talent for crafting laid-back love songs that make[s] the album noteworthy ... With Frey's own production assistance, No Fun Aloud stands up as a modest debut album."[1] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called No Fun Aloud "a predictably slick solo debut in [Frey's] old band's party-boy mode."[4] The Globe and Mail called it "remarkably uninspired and joyless," writing that "by and large, the songs are of the John David Souther school of no-melody dirge—the type of thing that gives California music a bad name."[9] The New York Times deemed it "an agreeable, well-crafted little record."[10]
Track listing
All songs by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Found Somebody" | 4:05 | |
| 2. | "The One You Love" | 4:34 | |
| 3. | "Partytown" | 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 "Piano" Smith, Johnny 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" | 3:11 | |
| 10. | "Don't Give Up" | 4:48 | |
| Total length: | 39:21 | ||
Personnel
- Glenn Frey – lead vocals, organ (1), lead guitar (1, 3, 4, 8), electric piano (2, 5, 7, 8), guitar (2, 5, 10), bass (2, 9), drum machine programming (2, 9), acoustic piano (3), backing vocals (4, 10), all other instruments (9), clavinet (10), synthesizers (10)
- David "Hawk" Wolinski – synthesizers (1, 10), organ (4, 6, 7, 8)
- Clayton Ivey – acoustic piano (6)
- Allan Blazek – additional keyboards (10)
- Josh Leo – guitar (1, 3)
- Danny Kortchmar – guitar (4)
- Duncan Cameron – electric guitar (6, 7, 8)
- Wayne Perkins – acoustic guitar (7)
- Bryan Garofalo – bass (1)
- Bob Glaub – bass (3, 5, 10)
- Roberto Piñón – bass (4)
- David Hood – bass (6, 7, 8)
- Michael Huey – drums (1, 3, 4, 10)
- John Robinson – drums (5)
- Roger Hawkins – drums (6, 7, 8), bells (7, 8)
- Steve Forman – percussion (5, 9)
- Al Garth – tenor saxophone (1)
- Jim Horn – tenor saxophone (2)
- Ernie Watts – saxophone (2)
- The Heart Attack Horns (5):
- Greg Smith – baritone saxophone
- Bill Bergman – tenor saxophone
- Jim Coile – alto saxophone
- John Berry, Jr. – trumpet
- Lee Thornburg – trumpet, horn arrangements
- Ronnie Eades – saxophone (6)
- Harvey Thompson – saxophone (6)
- Jim Ed Norman – string arrangements (2, 7), horn arrangements (5)
- The Monstertones – backing vocals (3)
- Marcy Levy – backing vocals (4)
- Bill Champlin – backing vocals (4)
- Tom Kelly – backing vocals (4)
- Julia Waters – backing vocals (8, 10)
- Maxine Waters – backing vocals (8, 10)
- Oren Waters – backing vocals (8, 10)
Production
- Producers – Glenn Frey, Allan Blazek and Jim Ed Norman.
- Recorded by The Wlider Brothers
- Engineers – Allan Blazek and Steve Melton
- Assistant Engineers – Ray Blair, Glenn Frey, George Gomez, Ben King, Mary Beth McLemore and Jay Parti.
- Mixed by Allan Blazek at Bayshore Recording Studios (Coconut Grove, FL).
- Art Direction and Design – Jeff Adamoff
- Photography – Jim Shea
- Direction – Irving Azoff
Charts
Album – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Pop Albums | 32 |
Singles – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Don't Give Up" | Mainstream Rock | 25 |
| 1982 | "I Found Somebody" | Adult Contemporary | 27 |
| 1982 | "I Found Somebody" | Mainstream Rock | 57 |
| 1982 | "I Found Somebody" | Pop Singles | 31 |
| 1982 | "Partytown" | Mainstream Rock | 5 |
| 1982 | "The One You Love" | Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| 1982 | "The One You Love" | Pop Singles | 15 |
| 1983 | "All Those Lies" | Adult Contemporary | 28 |
| 1983 | "All Those Lies" | Pop Singles | 41 |
References
- "No Fun Aloud - Glenn Frey | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 610.
- MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 372.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 265.
- Kornhaber, Spencer (January 19, 2016). "An Appreciation of Glenn Frey's Glorious '80s Songs". The Atlantic.
- "Glenn Frey | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "Glenn Frey". Billboard.
- Berry, Walter (14 July 1985). "FORMER EAGLE GLENN FREY PREPARING FOR NEW TOUR". Orlando Sentinel: Calendar 6.
- Niester, Alan (19 June 1982). "INSIDE THE SLEEVE POP No Fun Aloud Glenn Frey". The Globe and Mail: F6.
- Holden, Stephen (13 June 1982). "GIVING A LIFT TO LOS ANGELES ROCK". The New York Times: A33.