''Solo Collection'' is a
greatest hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
album of
Glenn Frey
Glenn Lewis Frey (; November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American singer, guitarist and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. Frey was the co-lead singer and frontman for the Eagles, roles he came to share with fellow member Don ...
's solo career, released March 28, 1995 on MCA Records.
Reception
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
reviewer
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine (; born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and senior editor for the online music database AllMusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for AllMusic, as well as a freelance writer, occ ...
gave the album four and a half stars out of five, stating "Solo Collection performs a welcome service by collecting the highlights from his decidedly uneven solo albums, including all of his biggest hits. Not only is it a perfect introduction, it's arguably the most consistent solo record Frey ever released."
The album did not chart in its initial 1995 release, but reached No. 82 on ''Billboard'' 200 in 2016 after Frey's death.
Track listing
#"This Way to Happiness" (Frey, Oliver, Tempchin) – 3:26
#"Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" (Tempchin, Whitlock) – 4:05
#"Common Ground" (Frey, Tempchin) – 4:43
#"Call on Me" (Frey, Tempchin) – 4:10
#"
The One You Love" (Frey, Tempchin) – 4:33
#"
Sexy Girl" (Frey, Tempchin) – 3:30
#"
Smuggler's Blues
"Smuggler's Blues" is a song written by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin, and performed by Frey. It was the third and final single from Frey's second studio album, '' The Allnighter'' (1984). It followed " Sexy Girl" and "The Allnighter"; of the thre ...
" (Frey, Tempchin) – 3:50
#"
The Heat Is On" (
Harold Faltermeyer
Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier (born 5 October 1952) is a German musician, composer and record producer.
Faltermeyer is best known for composing the "Axel F" theme for the feature film ''Beverly Hills Cop'', an influential synth-pop hit in the 1 ...
,
Keith Forsey
Keith Forsey (born 2 January 1948) is an English pop musician and record producer.
Early life
Forsey began his career as a percussionist in the mid-late 1960s as the drummer for The SpectrumCaptain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Vault - Chris ...
) – 3:46
#"
You Belong to the City
"You Belong to the City" is a song written by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin, and recorded by Frey during his solo career. It was written specifically for the television show ''Miami Vice'' in 1985. The song peaked at number two on the US ''Billboa ...
" (Frey, Tempchin) – 5:52
#"
True Love" (Frey, Tempchin) – 4:40
#"
Soul Searchin'" (Cameron, Frey, Tempchin) – 5:35
#"Part of Me, Part of You" (Frey, Tempchin) – 5:57
#"I've Got Mine" (Frey, Tempchin) – 5:35
#"River of Dreams" (Frey, Tempchin) – 6:08
#"Rising Sun/Brave New World" (Frey, Oliver, Scheiner, Tempchin) – 7:00
#"Strange Weather" (live) (Frey, Tempchin, Oliver) – 5:04 (only available on the import version)
Charts
References
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Glenn Frey albums
1995 greatest hits albums
MCA Records compilation albums