Soul Searchin' | ||||
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Released | 15 August 1988 | |||
Recorded | May 1986–May 1988 | |||
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Length | 46:24 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [1] |
Soul Searchin' is the third solo studio album by Glenn Frey, the guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles. The album was released on August 15, 1988 on MCA in the United States and the United Kingdom, four years after Frey's successful album, The Allnighter and eight years after the demise of the Eagles. The album features eight original songs co-written by Frey with Jack Tempchin and the song "Two Hearts" contributed by Frey's friend, Hawk Wolinski. The album also features contributions from fellow Eagles member Timothy B. Schmit, Max Carl, Robbie Buchanan, Michael Landau, and Bruce Gaitsch.
The album was received negatively by the majority of music critics, while other reviewers noted good points to the album. It was also not as successful as Frey's previous albums (although one of his favorites),[2] peaking at #36 on the Billboard 200, which marked the beginning of a downturn in Frey's fortunes on the album charts. The album's first and leading single, "True Love", unlike the album, was a commercial success, peaking at #13 on Billboard's Hot 100 and #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and so was the second single, the title track which peaked at #5 also on the same chart, while next single "Livin' Right" was #90 on Billboard's Hot 100.