Linda Ronstadt, The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt - 1h 16m 32s

Tracks & Durations

1. You're No Good	3:44
2. It's So Easy	2:28
3. Blue Bayou	3:55
4. Don't Know Much (with Aaron Neville)	3:34
5. Somewhere Out There (with James Ingram)	3:59
6. When Will I Be Loved	2:08
7. Heat Wave	2:44
8. Different Drum (The Stone Poneys)	2:38
9. Poor Poor Pitiful Me	3:42
10. Tracks Of My Tears	3:13
11. After The Gold Rush (with Valerie Carter & Emmylou Harris)	3:33
12. Long Long Time	4:21
13. Just One Look	3:17
14. Heart Like A Wheel	3:10
15. Back In The U.S.A.	3:01
16. That'll Be The Day	2:33
17. Hurt So Bad	3:16
18. All My Life (with Aaron Neville)	3:31
19. Ooh Baby Baby	3:19
20. The Blue Train	5:03
21. How Do I Make You	2:24
22. Desperado	3:30
23. Winter Light	3:16

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Review

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 McCulleyThe 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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The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt

Tracks: 23, Disk length: 1h 16m 32s

The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt

Tracks: 21 (-2 tracks), Disk length: 1h 8m 25s (-9m 53s)

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