With his solo career fading, Glenn Frey got serious on his fourth album, but many of the album's sentiments sounded strange coming from him. "He Took Advantage" was subtitled "Blues for Ronald Reagan," but it came more than three years after Reagan's retirement, and Frey's 1984 song "Better in the U.S.A." could have served as Reagan's campaign song. On "I've Got Mine," Frey sang about how people in limousines don't care about "us," but when was the last time he was on the outside of a limousine looking in? Frey was out of his league going for the kind of philosophical/political territory better handled by his old partner Don Henley. So, although Strange Weather signaled a new commitment by Frey to his career, it missed the charts entirely. (The album concludes with "Part of Me, Part of You," an Eagles-like tune used in the 1991 film Thelma and Louise.) ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Bobby Martin (Vocals (Background)), Bill Bergman (Sax (Tenor)), Valerie Carter (Vocals (Background)), Kenny Aronoff (Drums), Benmont Tench (Organ), Rosemary Butler (Vocals (Background)), Lenny Castro (Percussion), Glenn Frey (Guitar (Acoustic)), Glenn Frey (Arranger), Glenn Frey (Programming), Glenn Frey (Vocals (Background)), Glenn Frey (Producer), Glenn Frey (Main Performer), Glenn Frey (Instrumentation), Al Garth (Saxophone), Mark Goldenberg (Guitar), Heart Attack Horns (Horn), Heart Attack Horns (Group), Ted Jensen (Digital Editing), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Robbie Kilgore (Keyboards), Jay Oliver (Keyboards), Jay Oliver (Programming), Jay Oliver (Multi Instruments), Jay Oliver (Instrumentation), Jerry Scheff (Bass), Elliot Scheiner (Producer), Elliot Scheiner (Engineer), Elliot Scheiner (Mixing), Greg Smith (Arranger), Greg Smith (Sax (Baritone)), Scott Thurston (Piano), Don Was (Producer), Roy Wiegand (Trumpet), Chris Mostert (Saxophone), Carl S. Johansen (Cover Design), Carl S. Johansen (Cover Art), John Berry, Jr. (Trumpet), Vartan (Art Direction), Caroline Greyshock (Photography), Ivy Skoff (Production Coordination), Mike Harlow (Programming), Mike Harlow (Engineer), Sarajo Frieden (Design), Tim Nitz (Engineer), Tim Nitz (?), Chris Rich (Engineer), Chris Rich (Second Engineer)
