''Strange Weather'' is the fourth solo studio album by
Glenn Frey, the guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the
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. It was released in
1992
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by
MCA
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. 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.
It was his last full album of original material before his death in 2016, as his next album, ''
After Hours'' (2012), would consist primarily of covers.
Critical reception
Reviewing for
AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann wrote of the album "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." In a review for ''
The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' (1992), Mark Coleman gave the album three out of five stars and wrote that "Frey seemed determined to make a statement. "Love in the 21st Century" was a catchy but deposable rocker in the vein of his ''
Beverly Hills Cop'' soundtrack hit "
The Heat Is On", but both "I've Got Mine" and "He Took Advantage (Blues for Ronald Reagan)" found him stumbling around in the same rich-rock-star-as-self-righteous-angry-liberal footsteps as
Henley
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Track listing
All songs by Glenn Frey and
Jack Tempchin, except where noted.
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
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(15)
*
Mark Goldenberg – guitar (15)
*
Jerry Scheff – bass (15)
*
Kenny Aronoff – drums (15)
*
Lenny Castro
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– percussion (1-14)
* Al Garth – saxophone solo (7)
*
Chris Mostert
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– saxophone solo (8)
* The Heart Attack Horns:
** Bill Bergman –
tenor saxophone
**
Greg Smith –
baritone saxophone
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, arrangements
** John Berry, Jr. –
trumpet
** Roy Wiegand – trumpet
*
Rosemary Butler – backing vocals
*
Valerie Carter – backing vocals
*
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– 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
Charts
Singles
References
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Glenn Frey albums
1992 albums
Albums produced by Don Was
MCA Records albums