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.
"He Took Advantage" was subtitled "Blues for Ronald Reagan," but it came more than three years after Reagan's retirement, and Frey's 1984 song "Better in the U.S.A." could have served as Reagan's campaign song.
On "I've Got Mine," Frey sang about how people in limousines don't care about "us," but when was the last time he was on the outside of a limousine looking in? Frey was out of his league going for the kind of philosophical/political territory better handled by his old partner Don Henley.
So, although Strange Weather signaled a new commitment by Frey to his career, it missed the charts entirely.
(The album concludes with "Part of Me, Part of You," an Eagles-like tune used in the 1991 film Thelma and Louise.).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Hot SummerGlenn Frey, Jack Tempchin, Hank Wolinski | Glenn Frey | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | Strange WeatherGlenn Frey, Jay Oliver, Jack Tempchin | Glenn Frey | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Love in the 21st CenturyGlenn Frey, Danny Kortchmar, Jack Tempchin | Glenn Frey | Play | 06:12 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 4 | He Took Advantage (Blues for Ronald Reagan)Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin | Glenn Frey | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | River of DreamsGlenn Frey, Jack Tempchin | Glenn Frey | Play | 06:07 | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| 6 | I've Got MineGlenn Frey, Jack Tempchin | Glenn Frey | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 7 | Brave New WorldGlenn Frey, Jack Tempchin | Glenn Frey | Play | 06:20 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 8 | DeliciousGlenn Frey, Jack Tempchin | Glenn Frey | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | A Walk in the DarkGlenn Frey, Jay Oliver | Glenn Frey | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | Before the Ship Goes DownGlenn Frey, Jack Tempchin | Glenn Frey | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 11 | Big LifeGlenn Frey, Jack Tempchin | Glenn Frey | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 12 | Part of Me, Part of YouGlenn Frey, Jack Tempchin | Glenn Frey | Play | 05:58 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 13 | Silent Spring (Instrumental Prelude) | Glenn Frey | Play | 00:40 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 14 | Aqua Tranquillo | Glenn Frey | Play | 00:50 | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| 15 | Rising Sun (Instrumental) | Glenn Frey | Play | 00:38 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 65 mins | 149 MB | |||||
| 65 mins | 413 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Aronoff | Drums |
| 2 | Bill Bergman | Sax (Tenor) |
| 3 | John Berry, Jr. | Trumpet |
| 4 | Rosemary Butler | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Valerie Carter | Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Lenny Castro | Percussion |
| 7 | Glenn Frey | Arranger, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Instrumentation, Primary Artist, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Sarajo Frieden | Design |
| 9 | Al Garth | Saxophone |
| 10 | Mark Goldenberg | Guitar |
| 11 | Caroline Greyshock | Photography |
| 12 | Mike Harlow | Engineer, Programming |
| 13 | The Heart Attack Horns | Group, Horn |
| 14 | Ted Jensen | Digital Editing, Mastering |
| 15 | Carl S. Johansen | Cover Art, Cover Design |
| 16 | Robbie Kilgore | Keyboards |
| 17 | Danny Kortchmar | Composer |
| 18 | Bobby Martin | Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | Chris Mostert | Saxophone |
| 20 | Tim Nitz | Engineer |
| 21 | Jay Oliver | Composer, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Programming |
| 22 | Chris Rich | Engineer, Second Engineer |
| 23 | Jerry Scheff | Bass |
| 24 | Elliot Scheiner | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 25 | Ivy Skoff | Production Coordination |
| 26 | Greg Smith | Arranger, Sax (Baritone) |
| 27 | Jack Tempchin | Composer |
| 28 | Benmont Tench | Organ |
| 29 | Scott Thurston | Piano |
| 30 | Vartan | Art Direction |
| 31 | Don Was | Producer |
| 32 | Roy Wiegand | Trumpet |
| 33 | Hank Wolinski | Composer |
| 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). |