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| Sales Rank: | 2740 (lower is better) |
| Price as of: | 11/27/2008 8:10:11 PM MST |
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| Release Date: | 2002-09-24 |
| Label: | Elektra / Wea |
| UPC: | 812276109208 |
| Binding: | Audio CD |
| Published By: | Elektra / Wea |
| ASIN: | B00006J424 |
| Category: | Music |
Tracks on The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt by Elektra / Wea
- When Will I Be Loved? - Linda Ronstadt, Everly, Phil
- (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Linda Ronstadt, Holland, Brian
- You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt, Ballard, Clint Jr.
- It's So Easy - Linda Ronstadt, Holly, Buddy
- Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt, Melson, Joe
- Just One Look - Linda Ronstadt, Carrol, Gregory
- Different Drum - Linda Ronstadt, First National Band
- Poor, Poor Pitiful Me - Linda Ronstadt, Zevon, Warren
- Tracks of My Tears - Linda Ronstadt, Moore, W. Prince
- That'll Be the Day - Linda Ronstadt, Allison, Jerry
- Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt, Moore, Warren "Pete
- Long Long Time - Linda Ronstadt, White, Gary
- Back in the U.S.A. - Linda Ronstadt, Berry, Chuck
- Love Is a Rose - Linda Ronstadt, Young, Neil
- Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt, Randazzo, Teddy
- Heart Like a Wheel - Linda Ronstadt, McGarrigle, Anna
- Adios - Linda Ronstadt, Webb, Jimmy [1]
- Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt, Horner, James
- Don't Know Much - Linda Ronstadt, Mann, Barry
- All My Life - Linda Ronstadt, Bonoff, Karla
- Winter Light - Linda Ronstadt, Kaz, Eric
Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
Album Description
The very best of Linda Ronstadt packs a single CD with 21 Ronstadt classics released by Capitol and Elektra/Asylum from 1967-1993. 2002.
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Linda Ronstadt, who emerged from SoCal's vaunted early-'70s country-folk scene, became the American female rock superstar of the Me Decade. After the initial success of the Stone Poneys' Michael Nesmith-penned "Different Drum," Ronstadt expanded her horizons through interpretations of a long string of successful pop and R&B covers. Along the way she championed emerging songwriters like Warren Zevon ("Poor Poor Pitiful Me") and contemporary favorites like Neil Young ("Love Is a Rose") in the bargain. As the formula waned with the changing tastes of the '80s, she briefly turned to new wave before stepping boldly back to the pop standards of the '30s, '40s, and '50s. Unfortunately, this collection inexplicably skips over that three-album collaboration with arranger-conductor Nelson Riddle, a body of work that presaged the 1990s' lounge-pop revival by a full decade--and outclassed it by miles. It also eschews a compelling contemporary Latin chapter of her career in favor of her winning collaborations with Aaron Neville ("Don't Know Much" and "All My Life") and less successful AC fodder like "Winter Light" and "Somewhere Out There" with James Ingram. A good primer to Ronstadt's immense vocal talents and recording history, but one that's flawed by some crucial missing chapters. --Jerry McCulley
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Book Subjects
- Adult Contemporary
- Country-Pop
- Country-Rock
- Folk-Rock
- Pop
- Pop Vocals
- Pop/Rock
- Pop/Rock Music
- Popular Music
- Rock/Pop
- Soft Rock
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