The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt

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Album: The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt
#	Song Title	Time
1)	You're No Good
2)	It's So Easy
3)	Blue Bayou
4)	Don't Know Much (Ft Aaron Neville)
5)	Somewhere Out There (Ft James Ingram)
6)	When Will I Be Loved
7)	Heat Wave
8)	Different Drum (The Stone Poneys)
9)	Poor Poor Pitiful Me
10)	Tracks of My Tears
11)	After the Goldrush (Ft Valerie Carter & Emmylou Harris)
12)	Long Long Time
13)	Just One Look
14)	Heart Is Like a Wheel
15)	Back in the U.S.A.
16)	That'll Be the Day
17)	Hurt So Bad
18)	All My Life (Ft Aaron Neville)
19)	Ooh Baby Baby
20)	Love Has No Pride
21)	How Do I Make You
22)	Desperado
23)	Winter Light

Album: The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt
#	Song Title	Time
1)	You're No Good
2)	It's So Easy
3)	Blue Bayou
4)	Don't Know Much (Ft Aaron Neville)
5)	Somewhere Out There (Ft James Ingram)
6)	When Will I Be Loved
7)	Heat Wave
8)	Different Drum (The Stone Poneys)
9)	Poor Poor Pitiful Me
10)	Tracks of My Tears
11)	After the Goldrush (Ft Valerie Carter & Emmylou Harris)
12)	Long Long Time
13)	Just One Look
14)	Heart Is Like a Wheel
15)	Back in the U.S.A.
16)	That'll Be the Day
17)	Hurt So Bad
18)	All My Life (Ft Aaron Neville)
19)	Ooh Baby Baby
20)	Love Has No Pride
21)	How Do I Make You
22)	Desperado
23)	Winter Light

Tracks

1. You're No Good

2. It's So Easy

3. Blue Bayou

4. Don't Know Much - With Aaron Neville

5. Somewhere Out There - With James Ingram

6. When Will I Be Loved

7. Heat Wave

8. Different Drum - The Stone Poneys

9. Poor Poor Pitful Me

10. Tracks Of My Tears

11. After The Goldrush - With Valerie Carter And Emmylou Harris

12. Long Long Time

13. Just One Look

14. Heart Is Like A Wheel

15. Back In The U.S.A.

16. That'll Be The Day

17. Hurt So Bad

18. All My Life - Aaron Neville

19. Ooh Baby Baby

20. Love Has No Pride

21. How Do I Make You

22. Desperado

23. Winter Light

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Linda Ronstadt, James Ingram, Aaron Neville (vocals); The Stone Poneys.
Producers include: Peter Asher, Nick Venet, Elliot Mazer, Steve Tyrell, Linda Ronstadt.
Compilation producers: James Austin, Gary Peterson, John Brenes.
Recorded between 1967 & 1993. Includes liner notes by David Ritz.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
VERY BEST OF collects all of the essential hits by the 1970s soft rock superstar Linda Ronstadt under one cover. "You're No Good," "When Will I Be Loved," and "Blue Bayou" are here.
The British issue comes with four tracks not available on the U.S. release.
CD contains bonus tracks.
Linda Ronstadt established herself as one of the primary female song stylists of '70s pop-rock. She was not a writer herself, her hits all being penned by others, reflecting the production values of the era in which they were created. Producer Peter Asher (formerly of the '60s UK singing duo Peter & Gordon) brought her to the top of the charts, with a style that helped set the template for the LA sound of the '70s.
Ronstadt imbued a wide range of songs with passion and style, singing often-definitive versions of songs by contemporaries such as Warren Zevon and Anna McGarrigle, as well as dipping into the songbooks of Smokey Robinson, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, and Phil Everly. This set culls material from 1967 to 1993, the earliest being "Different Drum," written by Mike Nesmith and recorded when she was lead singer for The Stone Poneys.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (10/02, p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A rare combination of intelligence, feeling and sheer skill..."