No Fun Aloud
| No Fun Aloud | ||||
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| Studio album by Glenn Frey | ||||
| Released | May 28, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Early Fall, 1981 - Spring, 1982 | |||
| Studio | Wilder Bros. Studios and Rudy Records, Los Angeles, Muscle Shaols Sound, Sheffield, Alabama, Bayshore Recording Studio, Miami | |||
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| Length | 39:21 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
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| AllMusic |   link |
No Fun Aloud is the debut studio solo album by Glenn Frey, the guitarist for the Eagles. the album was released in May 1982 on Asylum in the US and the UK.
Upon release, the album was received fairly well by the majority of music critics and became a moderate commercial success. The album reached #32 on the charts and featured two top 40 singles with "The One You Love" and "I Found Somebody". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA, selling over 500,000 (half a million) copies in the United States alone.
Critical reception
Writing retrospectively for AllMusic, critic Mike DeGagne wrote of the album "it's Frey's perfectly guided vocals and impeccable talent for crafting laid-back love songs that make[s] the album noteworthy." and he also praises that "With Frey's own production assistance, No Fun Aloud stands up as a modest debut album."[1]
Track listing
All songs by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin, except where noted.
| No. | Title | 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" (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 - organ, synthesizer, bass, guitar, piano, drums, keyboards, electric piano, vocals, backing vocals, clavinet
- Wayne Perkins - acoustic guitar
- Duncan Cameron - electric guitar
- Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - lead guitar
- Josh Leo - lead guitar
- Roger Hawkins - bass, drums
- Bryan Garofalo - bass
- Bob Glaub - bass
- David Hood - bass
- Roberto Piñón - bass
- Michael Huey - drums
- John "J.R." Robinson - drums
- Allan Blazek - keyboards
- Clayton Ivey - piano
- David "Hawk" Wolinski - organ, synthesizer
- Al Garth - tenor saxophone
- Greg Smith - saxophone, backing vocals
- William Bergman - saxophone
- Harvey Thompson - saxophone
- Lee Thornburg - trumpet
- Jim Coile - saxophone
- Ronnie Eades - saxophone
- Jim Horn - saxophone
- Ernie Watts - saxophone
- John Berry, Jr. - trumpet
- Jim Ed Norman - strings
- Steve Forman - percussion
- Heart Attack Horns
- Tom Kelly - backing vocals
- Marcy Levy - backing vocals
- Bill Champlin - backing vocals
- Oren Waters - backing vocals
- Maxine Waters - backing vocals
- The Monstertones - backing vocals
- Urban Azoff - backing vocals
- Hugh Gotteny - backing vocals
- Leon Blazek - backing vocals
- Tommy Obnozzio - backing vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters - backing vocals
- Floyd Tempchin - backing vocals
- Freddy Buffett - backing vocals
- Buckley Wideface - backing vocals
- Julia Waters - backing vocals
Production
- Producers: Glenn Frey, Allan Blazek, Jim Ed Norman
- Engineers: Allan Blazek, Steve Melton
- Assistant engineers: Glenn Frey, Ray Blair, George Gomez, Ben King, Mary Beth McLemore, Jay Parti
- Mixing: Allan Blazek
- Horn arrangements: Jim Ed Norman, Lee Thornburg
- String arrangements: Jim Ed Norman
- Art Direction: Jeff Adamoff
- Design: Jeff Adamoff
- Photography: Jim Shea
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Pop Albums | 32 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| 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 |