No Fun Aloud

No Fun Aloud
Studio album by
Glenn Frey
ReleasedJune 1982
RecordedEarly Fall, 1981 – Spring, 1982
Studios
  • Wilder Bros. Studios and Rudy Records (Los Angeles, California)
  • Muscle Shoals Sound Studio (Sheffield, Alabama)
  • Bayshore Recording Studios (Coconut Grove, Florida)
Genres
Length39:21
LabelAsylum
Producers
Glenn Frey chronology
No Fun Aloud
(1982)		 The Allnighter
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStar
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStar
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStar

No Fun Aloud is the debut solo studio album by Glenn Frey. It was released in June 1982 on Asylum.

The album reached #32 on the charts and contained two top 40 singles, "The One You Love" and "I Found Somebody". The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over 500,000 copies in the United States.

Critical reception

AllMusic critic Mike DeGagne wrote that "it's Frey's perfectly guided vocals and impeccable talent for crafting laid-back love songs that make[s] the album noteworthy ... With Frey's own production assistance, No Fun Aloud stands up as a modest debut album." The Rolling Stone Album Guide called No Fun Aloud "a predictably slick solo debut in [Frey's] old band's party-boy mode." The Globe and Mail called it "remarkably uninspired and joyless," writing that "by and large, the songs are of the John David Souther school of no-melody dirge—the type of thing that gives California music a bad name." The New York Times deemed it "an agreeable, well-crafted little record."

Track listing

All songs by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Found Somebody" 4:05
2."The One You Love" 4:34
3."Partytown" 2:57
4."I Volunteer"Jack Tempchin, Bill Bodine4:06
5."I've Been Born Again"Don Davis, James Dean4:36
6."Sea Cruise"Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent2:36
7."That Girl"Glenn Frey, Bob Seger3:41
8."All Those Lies"Glenn Frey4:43
9."She Can't Let Go" 3:11
10."Don't Give Up" 4:48
Total length:39:21

Personnel

The Heart Attack Horns on "I've Been Born Again"

The Monstertones on "Partytown"

Production

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)39
US Billboard 20032

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Great Rock Discography". p. 253.
  2. 1 2 "No Fun Aloud - Glenn Frey | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 610.
  4. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 372.
  5. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 265.
  6. ↑ Kornhaber, Spencer (January 19, 2016). "An Appreciation of Glenn Frey's Glorious '80s Songs". The Atlantic.
  7. ↑ "Glenn Frey | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ "Glenn Frey". Billboard.
  9. ↑ Berry, Walter (July 14, 1985). "FORMER EAGLE GLENN FREY PREPARING FOR NEW TOUR". Orlando Sentinel: Calendar 6.
  10. ↑ Niester, Alan (June 19, 1982). "INSIDE THE SLEEVE POP No Fun Aloud Glenn Frey". The Globe and Mail: F6.
  11. ↑ Holden, Stephen (June 13, 1982). "GIVING A LIFT TO LOS ANGELES ROCK". The New York Times: A33.
  12. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Glenn Frey – No Fun Aloud" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Glenn Frey – No Fun Aloud". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Glenn Frey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  16. ↑ "American album certifications – Glenn Frey – No Fun Aloud". Recording Industry Association of America.