Solo Collection

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Solo Collection
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 28, 1995
Recorded1982–1994
Genre Rock
Length65:13
Label MCA
Producer Various
Glenn Frey chronology
Glenn Frey Live
(1993)
Solo Collection
(1995)
After Hours
(2012)

Solo Collection is a greatest hits album of American musician Glenn Frey's solo career, released March 28, 1995 on MCA Records.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four and a half stars out of five, stating "Solo Collection performs a welcome service by collecting the highlights from his decidedly uneven solo albums, including all of his biggest hits. Not only is it a perfect introduction, it's arguably the most consistent solo record Frey ever released." [1]

The album did not chart in its initial 1995 release, but reached number 82 on the U.S. Billboard 200 in 2016 after Frey's death. [2]

Track listing

  1. "This Way to Happiness" (Frey, Oliver, Tempchin) – 3:26
  2. "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" (Tempchin, Whitlock) – 4:05
  3. "Common Ground" (Frey, Tempchin) – 4:43
  4. "Call on Me" (Frey, Tempchin) – 4:10
  5. "The One You Love" (Frey, Tempchin) – 4:33
  6. "Sexy Girl" (Frey, Tempchin) – 3:30
  7. "Smuggler's Blues" (Frey, Tempchin) – 3:50
  8. "The Heat Is On" (Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey) – 3:46
  9. "You Belong to the City" (Frey, Tempchin) – 5:52
  10. "True Love" (Frey, Tempchin) – 4:40
  11. "Soul Searchin'" (Cameron, Frey, Tempchin) – 5:35
  12. "Part of Me, Part of You" (Frey, Tempchin) – 5:57
  13. "I've Got Mine" (Frey, Tempchin) – 5:35
  14. "River of Dreams" (Frey, Tempchin) – 6:08
  15. "Rising Sun/Brave New World" (Frey, Oliver, Scheiner, Tempchin) – 7:00
  16. "Strange Weather" (live) (Frey, Tempchin, Oliver) – 5:04 (only available on the import version)

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 82

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References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Solo Collection at AllMusic
  2. "Billboard 200: February 6, 2011". Billboard.
  3. "Glenn Frey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2016.