Linda Ronstadt GREATEST HITS 1

Personnel includes: Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Ed Black (guitar, steel guitar); Kenny Edwards (guitar, bass); Danny Kortchmar, Richard Bowden, Pete Wade, Al Viola (guitar); David Lindley (fiddle); Jim Fadden (harmonica); Jim Gordon, Nino Tempo (saxophone); Mac Johnson, Darrel Leonard (trumpet); Spooner Oldham (piano); John Boylen (electric piano); Kenny Anderson, Mike Bowden (bass); Micky McGee, Dennis St. John, Andrew Gold, David Kemper (drums); Andrew Gold, John David Souther, Chris Ethridge, Waddy Wachtel, Bernie Leadon, Sneaky Pete, Russ Kunkel, Clydie King, Herb Pedersen (background vocals).
Producers: Peter Asher, John David Souther, John Boylan, Elliot F. Mazer, Nikolas Venet.
Engineers include: Val Garay, John Haeny, Elliot F. Mazer.
Remastered by Steve Hoffman (July 1993).
Personnel includes: Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Ed Black (guitar, steel guitar); Kenny Edwards (guitar, bass); Danny Kortchmar, Richard Bowden, Pete Wade, Al Viola (guitar); David Lindley (fiddle); Jim Fadden (harmonica); Jim Gordon, Nino Tempo (saxophone); Mac Johnson, Darrel Leonard (trumpet); Spooner Oldham (piano); John Boylen (electric piano); Kenny Anderson, Mike Bowden (bass); Micky McGee, Dennis St. John, Andrew Gold, David Kemper (drums); Andrew Gold, John David Souther, Chris Ethridge, Waddy Wachtel, Bernie Leadon, Sneaky Pete, Russ Kunkel, Clydie King, Herb Pedersen (background vocals).
Producers: Peter Asher, John David Souther, John Boylan, Elliot F. Mazer, Nikolas Venet.
Engineers: Val Garray, John Haeny, Elliot F. Mazer, Lee Hazin, John Krause, Peter Abbot.
Remastered by Steve Hoffman (July, 1993).
Personnel: Linda Ronstadt (vocals, tambourine, hand claps, background vocals); Andrew Gold (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, electric piano, ARP synthesizer, drums, congas, tambourine, hand claps, percussion, background vocals); Pete Wade (guitar); Herb Pedersen (acoustic guitar, banjo, hand claps, background vocals); Kenny Edwards (acoustic guitar, hand claps, background vocals); Bob Warford, Al Viola, Bernie Leadon (acoustic guitar); Ed Black (electric guitar, steel guitar); Danny Kortchmar, Andy Johnson, J.D. Souther, Richard Bowden, Waddy Wachtel (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Weldon Myrick (steel guitar); David Lindley, Gib Guilbeau, Buddy Spicher (fiddle); Jimmie Fadden, Jim Connor (harmonica); Jim Gordon (saxophone, drums); James Gordon, Nino Tempo (saxophone); Darrell Leonard, Mack Johnson (trumpet); Gail Martin (trombone); Spooner Oldham (piano); John Boylan (electric piano); Don Randi, Norbert Putnam (harpsichord); Dennis St. John, Mickey McGee, David Kemper, Jimmy Gordon, Mike Botts, Russ Kunkel (drums); Peter Asher (cowbells, shaker, tambourine, wood block, hand claps, percussion); Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews, Ginger Holladay, Don Francisco, Mary Holliday, Wendy Waldman , Marti McCall (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Al Schmitt.
Recording information: Capitol Studio B (05/1967-04/1976); Sound Factory, L.A (05/1967-04/1976); Sound Factory, LA (05/1967-04/1976); Sunset sound (05/1967-04/1976); Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN (05/1967-04/1976).
Ensemble: Andrew Gold.
Photographers: David Alexander ; Andy Kent.
Unknown Contributor Role: Greg Ladanyi.
Arrangers: David Campbell ; Elliot Mazer; Gregory Rose ; Jim Ed Norman; Jimmie Haskell; Norbert Putnam.
Unlike the crop of West Coast artists with whom she was associated (e.g., the Eagles, Jackson Browne), Linda Ronstadt is a singer, pure and simple. Her extraordinary, clarion voice enabled her to distinguish herself as an interpreter of other people's songs in an era that prized the singer/songwriter. Whether she sang country, straight-ahead pop, '50s rockers, or even soul, the results were contagious. This package provides the essentials from the Golden Age of Ronstadt, the early- to mid-'70s, when she ruled the radio.
All her major chart hits are here, from "Different Drum" with her pre-solo-career group, the Stone Poneys, to the country-rock of "Desperado" to her sprightly renditions of hits by Buddy Holly (That'll Be the Day") and the Everly Brothers ("When Will I Be Loved.") She belts her way through the soul classic "Heat Wave," and turns in an aching cover of Smoky Robinson's "Tracks of My Tears" that does ample justice to that poignant ballad. "You're No Good," perhaps her signature song of the era, captures all of the things that characterize her work: a strong melody, imaginative arrangement and crisp production, all carried by that inimitable voice.

• RSD Release Date: n/a
• Released: 10/25/1990
• Genre: Pop
• Format: CD