No Fun Aloud
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No Fun Aloud is the first solo album
by Glenn Frey
, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music
). It was fairly received by critics and became a moderate commercial success.The album reached #32 on the charts and released two top 40 singles with "The One You Love" and "I Found Somebody". The album would reach gold status, having sold half a million copies in the U.S. alone.
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Glenn Frey
Glenn Frey
Glenn Lewis Frey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Frey formed the Eagles after he met drummer Don Henley in 1970 and the two eventually joined Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her summer tour. The Eagles formed in 1971 and...
, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music
1982 in music
This is a list of notable events in music from 1982. 1982 was a big year in music with Madonna making her debut as well as the year that Michael Jackson released Thriller which became the world's best selling album and it still holds that title today....
). It was fairly received by critics and became a moderate commercial success.The album reached #32 on the charts and released two top 40 singles with "The One You Love" and "I Found Somebody". The album would reach gold status, having sold half a million copies in the U.S. alone.
Track listing
- "I Found Somebody" (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) – 4:05
- "The One You Love" (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) – 4:34
- "Partytown" (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) – 2:57
- "I Volunteer" (Jack Tempchin, Bill Bodine) – 4:06
- "I've Been Born Again" (Don Davis, James Dean) – 4:36
- "Sea Cruise" (Huey Smith, John Vincent) – 2:36
- "That Girl" (Glenn Frey, Bob SegerBob SegerRobert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s...
) – 3:41 - "All Those Lies" (Glenn Frey) – 4:43
- "She Can't Let Go" (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) – 3:11
- "Don't Give Up" (Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin) – 4:48
Personnel
- Glenn Frey - organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, electric pianoElectric pianoAn electric piano is an electric musical instrument.Electric pianos produce sounds mechanically and the sounds are turned into electrical signals by pickups. Unlike a synthesizer, the electric piano is not an electronic instrument, but electro-mechanical. The earliest electric pianos were invented...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, background vocals, clavinetClavinetA Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various... - Urban Azoff - background vocals
- William Bergman - saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- John Berry, Jr. - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Allan Blazek - keyboards
- Leon Blazek - background vocals
- Freddy Buffett - background vocals
- Duncan Cameron - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Bill ChamplinBill ChamplinWilliam Bradford "Bill" Champlin is an American singer, guitarist, keyboard player, arranger, producer, and songwriter. His performance work is principally associated with the bands Chicago and the Sons of Champlin...
- vocals, background vocals - Jim Coile - saxophone
- Ronnie Eades - saxophone
- Steve Forman - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
- Bryan Garofalo - bass
- Al Garth - tenor saxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
- Bob GlaubBob GlaubBob Glaub is an American bass player and session musician. He's played with such artists and bands as Journey, Jackson Browne, Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, Linda Ronstadt, Leo Sayer, Warren Zevon, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, Bonnie Raitt and many others....
- bass - Hugh Gotteny - background vocals
- Roger HawkinsRoger HawkinsRoger G Hawkins , is an American drummer best known for playing as part of the studio backing band known as The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama...
- bass, drums - Heart Attack Horns
- David HoodDavid HoodDavid Hood , is a bassist from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He also plays the trombone and is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame....
- bass - Jim HornJim HornJim Horn is an American saxophonist and woodwind player. He was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for five years, playing sax and flute on the road, and in the recording studio...
- saxophone - Michael Huey - drums
- Clayton Ivey - piano
- Tom Kelly - vocals, background vocals
- Danny "Kootch" KortchmarDanny KortchmarDanny "Kootch" Kortchmar is a guitarist, session musician, and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as David Crosby, Carole King, Graham Nash, Carly Simon and James Taylor helped define the signature sound of the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s...
- guitar - Josh Leo - guitar
- Marcy Levy - vocals, background vocals
- The Monstertones - background vocals
- Jim Ed Norman - strings
- Tommy Obnozzio - background vocals
- Wayne PerkinsWayne PerkinsWayne Perkins is a rock and R & B guitarist, singer, songwriter and session musician. He was the oldest of six children, a brother and four sisters. Both of his parents sang and played guitar...
- acoustic guitar - Roberto Pinon - bass
- John "J.R." Robinson - drums
- Greg Smith - saxophone, vocals (baritone)
- Floyd Tempchin - background vocals
- Harvey Thompson - saxophone
- Lee ThornburgLee ThornburgLee Thornburg is a trumpeter who has played with many artists, and also has been a member of Supertramp and Tower of Power. Thornburg also played with Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders in the 1970s.-Biography:...
- trumpet - Julia Waters - background vocals
- Maxine Waters - background vocals
- Oren Waters - vocals, background vocals
- Ernie WattsErnie WattsErnest James "Ernie" Watts is an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician. He plays saxophone and flute. He might be best known for his work with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and his Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist...
- saxophone - Buckley Wideface - background vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters - vocals
- David "Hawk" WolinskiHawk WolinskiDavid J. "Hawk" Wolinski is an American keyboardist, songwriter and record producer probably best known for his work with the funk band Rufus and their lead singer Chaka Khan....
- organ, synthesizer
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 |