Eight years after the demise of The Eagles, Glenn Frey had settled into a career that involved writing the occasional movie theme song, taking the occasional acting role, and, every four years, turning out another album of light soul-pop tunes written with Jack Tempchin. Soul Searchin' showed him to be more interested in body building than record making (he was also appearing in health club before-and-after ads at this time, the two photos showing him as an Eagle -- "Hard Rock" -- and today -- "Rock Hard"), and the songs here were so interchangeable with those on his first two albums he apologized for it in his note about "True Love," which became the album's sole Top 40 hit. The music was pleasant, but inconsequential, and suggested that Frey, living off his Eagles royalties, had come to think of his solo career as a hobby. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Institutional Radio Choir (Choir, Chorus), Bill Bergman (Saxophone), Ralph MacDonald (Percussion), Max Carl (Vocals), Max Carl (Vocals (Background)), Barry Beckett (Synthesizer), Barry Beckett (Piano), Barry Beckett (Keyboards), Barry Beckett (Producer), William Bergman (Saxophone), Ray Blair (Engineer), Robbie Buchanan (Keyboards), Duncan Cameron (Guitar), Duncan Cameron (Vocals (Background)), Dave Chamberlain (Bass), Steve Forman (Percussion), Glenn Frey (Synthesizer), Glenn Frey (Bass), Glenn Frey (Guitar), Glenn Frey (Percussion), Glenn Frey (Piano), Glenn Frey (Drums), Glenn Frey (Keyboards), Glenn Frey (Vocals), Glenn Frey (Vocals (Background)), Glenn Frey (Producer), Glenn Frey (Main Performer), Bruce Gaitsch (Guitar), Roy Galloway (Vocals), Roy Galloway (Vocals (Background)), Dan Garcia (Engineer), Al Garth (Saxophone), Roger Hawkins (Drums), Alec Head (Engineer), Heart Attack Horns (Horn), David Hood (Bass), Paul Jackson, Jr. (Guitar), Russ Kunkel (Drums), Michael Landau (Guitar), Christiaan Mostert (Saxophone), Steve Nathan (Keyboards), Prairie Prince (Drums), Jack Joseph Puig (Engineer), John "J.R." Robinson (Drums), Julia Tillman Waters (Vocals), Elliot Scheiner (Producer), Elliot Scheiner (Engineer), Timothy B. Schmit (Vocals), Timothy B. Schmit (Vocals (Background)), Ron Skies (Keyboards), Neil Stubenhaus (Bass), Steve Thomas (Keyboards), Maxine Willard Waters (Vocals), Maxine Willard Waters (Vocals (Background)), Oren Waters (Vocals), Oren Waters (Vocals (Background)), David Wolinski "Hawk" (Synthesizer), David Wolinski "Hawk" (Keyboards), Chris Mostert (Saxophone), Waters, Julia (Vocals (Background)), Vickie Lancaster (Assistant Engineer), Glen Holguin (Engineer)
