Glenn Frey - Strange Weather (1992)

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.

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. 

"He Took Advantage" was subtitled "Blues for Ronald Reagan," but it came more than three years after Reagan's 

retirement, and Frey's 1984 song "Better in the U.S.A." could have served as Reagan's campaign song. 

On "I've Got Mine," Frey sang about how people in limousines don't care about "us," but when was the last time he was on the outside of a limousine looking in? 

Frey was out of his league going for the kind of philosophical/political territory better handled by his old partner Don Henley. So, although Strange Weather signaled a new commitment by Frey to his career, it missed the charts entirely.

(The album concludes with "Part of Me, Part of You," an Eagles-like tune used in the 1991 film Thelma and Louise.) 

Track listing

1. "Silent Spring" [instrumental prelude]" (Glenn Frey, Jay Oliver) - 0:40 

2. "Long Hot Summer" (Frey, Jack Tempchin, David "Hawk" Wolinski) - 5:17 

3. "Strange Weather" (Frey, Oliver, Tempchin) - 5:03 

4. "Aqua Tranquillo" [instrumental]" (Frey) - 0:50 

5. "Love in the 21st Century" (Frey, Kortchmar, Tempchin) - 6:12 

6. "He Took Advantage (Blues for Ronald Reagan)" - 4:42 

7. "River of Dreams" - 6:07 

8. "I've Got Mine" - 5:35 

9. "Rising Sun" [instrumental]" (Frey, Oliver) - 0:38 

10."Brave New World" - 6:20 

11. "Delicious" - 3:47 

12. "A Walk in the Dark" (Frey, Oliver) - 5:18 

13. "Before the Ship Goes Down" - 4:31 

14. "Big Life" - 4:18 

15. "Part of Me, Part of You" - 5:57 

16. "Ain't it Love" - 4:04 

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 – guitar (15)
• Jerry Scheff – bass (15)
• Kenny Aronoff – drums (15)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1-14)
• Al Garth – sax solo (7)
• Chris Mostert – sax solo (8)
• The Heart Attack Horns:
  • Bill Bergman – tenor saxophone
  • Greg Smith – baritone saxophone, arrangements
  • 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 (All tracks); Don Was (Track 15).
• Engineers – Mike Harlow and Elliot Scheiner
• Second Engineers – Tim Nitz and Chris Rich
• Recorded at Bill Schnee Studios, Cherokee Studios and Soundcastle (Hollywood, CA); Mad Dog Ranch (Crawford, CO).
• 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

Notes

Released:  June 23, 1992 

Recorded:  1991 

Genre:  Soft Rock 

Length.  65:13 

Label - MCA Records