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Ronstadt's version splits the difference between those arrangements with prettier vocals and more feeling. We carry a broad range of CDs and vinyl (7”/12” singles and LPs) and specialise in indie, alternative, rock, punk, metal plus a few other genres. This heartbreaking cheater's lament was originally done in 1967 by the great James Carr, who peaked at No. This was the first we'd heard of Linda Ronstadt, a baroque-pop ballad written by Mike Nesmith of the Monkees.

for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, and the vocal blend is country gold, especially on "It's hard to know another's lips have kissed you.Home Grown," with its oddly psychedelic fuzz-guitar lick, is closer to straight-up country, though, than country-rock. One of three hit singles from her "Mad Love" album, this one was originally done by Evie Sands but Ronstadt's version is much closer to the Hollies' 1966 recording. Greatest Hits doesn't chronicle Rondstadt's hits past the mid-1970s, but is still worth owning, not only for the songs themselves, but as a point of reference in her career. It's remarkably Motown-esque, if a shade or two more melancholy in Ronstadt's voice than Smokey Robinson's. The album was criticized by the Rolling Stone Record Guide for being "premature," as Ronstadt continued to have record-breaking mainstream successes for many years following this release.

Years before she managed to convince the suits at Asylum to sign off on her "Canciones de Mi Padre" project, Ronstadt slipped this understated Spanish-language song into the mix on "Hasten Down the Wind.The most subdued of Ronstadt's Buddy Holly covers (this one written by Paul Anka) takes its cue from the despair in Anka's lyrics, not the skip in Holly's step on the original recording. Widely considered her signature song, this melancholy ballad was co-written by Roy Orbison, who had a minor U. Pete Asher's production just toughens it up a bit to make sense on an album widely seen as Ronstadt doing what she can to navigate the New Wave waters of the day. Many artists had recorded it, from Percy Sledge to the Flying Burrito Brothers and Aretha Franklin by the time it found its way to Ronstadt's first chart-topping album, 1974's "Heart Like a Wheel.

She enjoyed success on country and rock charts alike with a voice that capably handled the requirements of both styles. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. She does add steel guitar, which lends a bit of country flavor to the mix and may explain why this one charted higher on the country charts (No. But it wasn't until 1987 that she had the industry support to do her dream project, an album titled "Canciones de Mi Padre" honoring the Mexican side of her heritage with the support of Mariachi Vargas, Mariachi Los Camperos and Mariachi Los Galleros de Pedro Rey. Ronstadt's vocal is flawless, from the understated pining of those early verses to the unadulterated show of force that kicks in when she promises, "I'm goin' back some day" and that high note on the last "bayou.

Linda Ronstadt’s Greatest Hits reissued on black 180 gram vinyl with a special textured jacket for International Women’s History Month. Ronstadt's version appeared as the opening track on "Lush Life," her second collection of jazz standards recorded with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Jimmie Haskell's tasteful string arrangement underscores the power and pathos of a vocal that stands as one of her more nuanced shows of force. After setting the tone with a finger-picking pattern on guitar and Ronstadt's wistful reading of the lyrics, it builds into a more fleshed-out arrangement with tasteful strings and Sneaky Pete Kleinow on pedal steel guitar.

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