Soul Searchin' (Glenn Frey song)

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"Soul Searchin'"
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Single by Glenn Frey
from the album Soul Searchin'
B-side "It's Cold in Here"
Released1989
Genre Soft rock
Length5:38
Label MCA - 53497
Songwriter(s) Glenn Frey, Jack Tempchin, Duncan Cameron
Producer(s) Elliot Scheiner, Glenn Frey
Glenn Frey singles chronology
"True Love"
(1988)
"Soul Searchin'"
(1989)
"Livin' Right"
(1989)

"Soul Searchin'" is a song by American musician and singer-songwriter Glenn Frey, a member of the Eagles. It was released as a single from his third solo studio album of the same name in 1989. [1] The single features the non-album track, "It's Cold in Here" as the B-side, which was also released as a bonus track on compact disc release of the album.

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Unlike the album, the single was a success peaking at No. 5 on the Adult Contemporary chart, but failed to peak on any other chart.

Background

In the liner notes to the original album Glenn Frey wrote of the song "Here's the message, folks. You can't change the world but you can change yourself. Coach John Wooden said you shouldn't concern yourself with people's perception of you but rather concern yourself with your character which is the true measure of who and what you are. I buy that."

Personnel

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References

  1. "Glenn Frey's Discography". Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.