Glenn Frey's first solo album plotted two Top 40 singles, with "I Found Somebody" going to number 31 in the summer of 1982 and the destitute-sounding "The One You Love" hitting number 15 two months later.
With help from Jack Tempchin, who co-wrote the Eagles' "Peaceful Easy Feeling," the album reached number 32 on the U.S.
charts, but it's Frey's perfectly guided vocals and impeccable talent for crafting laid-back love songs that make the album noteworthy.
The saxophone from "The One You Love," which tags alongside the soothing chorus, makes the song even better, and "I Found Somebody" hints at the Eagles' warm, harmonic style.
Even the average-sounding "All Those Lies" went to number 41, but efforts like "That Girl" and "She Can't Let Go" are thinned out too much, as Frey gets a little too involved with singer/songwriter colloquialisms.
Some life is regained with a spirited attempt at Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise," one of the album's real movers.
With Frey's own production assistance, No Fun Aloud stands up as a modest debut album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Found Somebody | Glenn Frey | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | The One You LoveGlenn Frey, Jack Tempchin | Glenn Frey | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Partytown | Glenn Frey | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | I Volunteer | Glenn Frey | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | I've Been Born Again | Glenn Frey | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Sea CruiseHuey "Piano" Smith | Glenn Frey | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | That Girl | Glenn Frey | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | All Those Lies | Glenn Frey | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | She Can't Let Go | Glenn Frey | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Don't Give Up | Glenn Frey | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 230 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Adamoff | Art Direction, Design |
| 2 | Urban Azoff | Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Bill Bergman | Saxophone |
| 4 | William Bergman | Saxophone |
| 5 | John Berry, Jr. | Trumpet |
| 6 | Ray Blair | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Bob Blaub | Bass |
| 8 | Allan Blazek | Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer |
| 9 | Leon Blazek | Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Freddy Buffett | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Duncan Cameron | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 12 | Bill Champlin | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Jim Coile | Saxophone |
| 14 | Ronnie Eades | Saxophone |
| 15 | Steve Forman | Percussion |
| 16 | Glenn Frey | Assistant Engineer, Bass, Clavinet, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Piano (Electric), Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Bryan Garofalo | Bass |
| 18 | Al Garth | Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 19 | Bob Glaub | Bass |
| 20 | George Gomez | Assistant Engineer |
| 21 | Hugh Gotteny | Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Hawk | Organ, Synthesizer |
| 23 | Roger Hawkins | Bass, Drums |
| 24 | The Heart Attack Horns | Horn |
| 25 | David Hood | Bass |
| 26 | Jim Horn | Saxophone |
| 27 | Michael Huey | Drums |
| 28 | Clayton Ivey | Piano |
| 29 | Tom Kelly | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Ben King | Assistant Engineer |
| 31 | Danny Kortchmar | Guitar |
| 32 | Josh Leo | Guitar |
| 33 | Marcy Levy | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | John McEnroe | Vocals (Background) |
| 35 | Mary Beth McLemore | Assistant Engineer |
| 36 | Steve Melton | Engineer |
| 37 | The Monstertones | Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | Jim Ed Norman | Horn Arrangements, Producer, String Arrangements, Strings |
| 39 | Tommy Obnozzio | Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Jay Parti | Assistant Engineer |
| 41 | Wayne Perkins | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 42 | Roberto Pinon | Bass |
| 43 | John "J.R." Robinson | Drums |
| 44 | Jim Shea | Photography |
| 45 | Greg Smith | Baritone (Vocal), Saxophone |
| 46 | Huey "Piano" Smith | Composer |
| 47 | Floyd Tempchin | Vocals (Background) |
| 48 | Jack Tempchin | Composer |
| 49 | Harvey Thompson | Saxophone |
| 50 | Lee Thornburg | Horn Arrangements, Trumpet |
| 51 | Julia Tillman Waters | Vocals |
| 52 | Julia Waters | Vocals (Background) |
| 53 | Oren Waters | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 54 | Ernie Watts | Saxophone |
| 55 | Buckley Wideface | Vocals (Background) |
| 56 | Maxine Willard Waters | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 57 | David "Hawk" Wolinski | Synthesizer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |