Glenn Frey Ronstadt needed a backup band for an upcoming tour, her manager John Boylan hired Frey because he needed someone who could play rhythm guitar and sing. Don Henley was approached by Frey to join Ronstadt. Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon were also hired, although as the backing band personnel changed through the tour, the four had only played once together at a gig at Disneyland. Frey and Henley decided to form a band together while on the tour, and they were joined by Meisner on bass and Leadon on guitar, banjo, steel guitar, mandolin and dobro, forming the Eagles, with
The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song) by session horn player David Woodford) and Frey's long-time drummer, Michael Huey. The recording subsequently appeared on Frey's albums "Glenn Frey Live" (1993) and "Solo Collection" (1995) as well as on some various-artists "top hits" collections. The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song) "The Heat Is On" is a song written by Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey, and recorded by Glenn Frey for the American film "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984). The song was published as a single and as the sixth track of the album "Beverly Hills Cop: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack" (1984). According to Frey, he was