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Glenn Frey

Glenn Frey is an American musician, and one of the founders of The Eagles. He was born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan.

His first professional recording experience was playing acoustic guitar and backgrounds on Bob Seger's Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1968).

-Member of Longbranch Pennywhistle (Amos Records, 1969). -Sang lead vocal on Eagles hits such as "Take It Easy," and "Lyin' Eyes."

Discography

Albums

  • 1982 No Fun Aloud #32 US
  • 1984 The Allnighter #22 US, #31 UK
  • 1988 Soul Searchin' #36 US
  • 1992 Strange Weather
  • 1993 Glenn Frey Live
  • 1995 Solo Collection (compilation)
  • 2000 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Glenn Frey (compilation)

Hit singles

  • from No Fun Aloud
    • 1982 "The One You Love" #15 US
    • 1982 "I Found Somebody" #32 US
  • from The Allnighter
    • 1984 "Sexy Girl" #20 US
    • 1985 "Smuggler's Blues" #12 US, #22 UK
  • from Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack
    • 1985 "The Heat Is On" #2 US, #12 UK
  • from Miami Vice soundtrack
    • 1985 "You Belong to the City" #2 US
  • from Soul Searchin'
    • 1988 "True Love" #13 US

His first recording as an artist was while fronting a duo with J.D. Souther, called Longbranch Pennywhistle.


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Souther, called Longbranch Pennywhistle. Grant is a longstanding member of the Gospel Music Association (GMA), who awards the Dove Awards annually and is maintainer of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. His first recording as an artist was while fronting a duo with J.D. This further outraged some fans, but the numbers were more than counterbalanced by those gained. -Sang lead vocal on Eagles hits such as "Take It Easy," and "Lyin' Eyes.". Grant remarried the next year to Vince Gill. -Member of Longbranch Pennywhistle (Amos Records, 1969). Fans were not thrilled.

His first professional recording experience was playing acoustic guitar and backgrounds on Bob Seger's Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1968). The two separated, then divorced. He was born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan. 1997's Behind the Eyes, however, struck a much darker note, and it soon became clear that Grant's longtime marriage to Gary Chapman was at an end. Glenn Frey is an American musician, and one of the founders of The Eagles. House of Love continued in the same vein. 1988 "True Love" #13 US. Heart in Motion is her best-selling album, having sold over 5 million copies.

from Soul Searchin'

    . The track "Baby Baby" (written for Grant's new-born daughter, Millie), however, became a massive hit, and Grant was established as a name in the mainstream music world. 1985 "You Belong to the City" #2 US. Nevertheless, when Heart in Motion was released three years later, many fans were shocked and outraged that the album was so clearly one of contemporary pop music. from Miami Vice soundtrack
      . An uncharacteristical upbeat song, "Saved by Love", was was a minor hit, receiving airplay on radio stations featuring newly emerging Adult Contemporary format. 1985 "The Heat Is On" #2 US, #12 UK. This album, too, contained many songs that were not obviously "Christian".

      from Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack

        . 1988's Lead Me On, released after Grant had become a mother and undergone considerable strain in her marriage, is considered her most mature album, both lyrically and musically. 1985 "Smuggler's Blues" #12 US, #22 UK. Amy Grant scored her first Billboard Number One hit with "The Next Time I Fall", a breezy duet with Chicago frontman Peter Cetera. 1984 "Sexy Girl" #20 US. "Find a Way," from Unguarded, became the first Christian song to hit Billboard's Top 40 list. from The Allnighter
          . 1985's Unguarded shocked some fans for its very mainstream sound (and Grant's leopard-print jacket, in four poses for four different covers).

          1982 "I Found Somebody" #32 US. Her goal was to become the first Christian singer-songwriter who was also successful as a contemporary pop singer, being successful in both genres. 1982 "The One You Love" #15 US. Hardly had Grant established herself as the rightful "Queen of Christian Pop", however, when she changed directions to widen her fan base (and hence her musical message). from No Fun Aloud

            . 1982's Age to Age was her first album to make critics sit up and take notice. 2000 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Glenn Frey (compilation). As an English major at Vanderbilt University, Grant quietly made a few more albums, before abandoning her college career for one in music.

            1995 Solo Collection (compilation). Signed to a record company at the age of sixteen, Grant's first, self-titled album (largely self-composed) was a runaway success in terms of the Christian music market of the time. 1993 Glenn Frey Live. To date she has 5 gold and 6 platinum albums. 1992 Strange Weather. She has won multiple Grammy and Dove awards and was elected to the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2003. 1988 Soul Searchin' #36 US. She was initially most successful in the "Christian pop" or CCM genre, and is notable for being one of the first CCM artists to have successfully crossed over into the mainstream pop music market.

            1984 The Allnighter #22 US, #31 UK. Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American singer-songwriter whose music has strong Christian themes. 1982 No Fun Aloud #32 US. Greatest Hits 1986-2004 (2004). 20th Century Masters-The Christmas Collection: The Best of Amy Grant (2003). Simple Things (2003).

            Her Greatest Inspirational Songs (2002). Legacy: Hymns and Faith (2002). A Christmas To Remember (1999). Behind the Eyes (1997).

            House of Love(1994). Home For Christmas (1992). Heart in Motion (1991). Lead Me On (1988).

            The Collection (1986). Unguarded (1985). Straight Ahead (1984). A Christmas Album (1983).

            Age to Age (1982). In Concert, Vol. 2 (1981). In Concert, Vol. 1 (1981). Never Alone (1980).

            My Father's Eyes (1979). Amy Grant (1977).