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Linda Ronstadt - Linda Ronstadt: Greatest Hits, Volume Two Audio CD

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Title: Linda Ronstadt: Greatest Hits, Volume Two
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: It's So Easy 2: I Can't Let Go 3: Hurt So Bad 4: Blue Bayou 5: How Do I Make You 6: Back in the U.S.A. 7: Ooo Baby Baby 8: Poor, Poor Pitiful Me 9: Tumbling Dice 10: Just One Look 11: Someone to Lay Down Beside Me

For Devoted Fans Only
Frankly, some of the interpretations on this disk (e. For Linda Ronstadt fans, the release of this disk in such an impeccably mastered edition will be cause for celebration; for the rest of us, the crystal-clear sound will only serve to remind us how truly marginal her singing ability and general level of musicianship really are. g. , "Hurt So Bad") are truly awful, at least to these ears. For devoted fans only.


Linda Ronstant
She can sing anything. I love her music. I have her old albums (remember LPs?). The CDs are even better.


songs of our youth
Remember Linda Ronstadt and her ex-paramour ex-California Governor Jerry Brown. Remember Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Ponies. No matter. These songs and the earlier Volume I Greatest Hits are what you want to remember about Linda Ronstadt. No exactly a torch singer, not exactly a classic rocker, not exactly a country or folk singer. But comfortable in all those genres. The songs, for the most part, travel well over time as does her rendition of them. Stand outs here include the lengendary Roy Oberson's Blue Bayou and my favorite the Chuck Berry classic Back in the U. S. A. Hey, the Stone's Tumbling Dice is well done, as well.


Long time memories
I enjoy it very much especially the 4th track. This is what I have been looking for,for the long time.
The product was very well handled.
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Linda at her peak
Greatest Hits Vol. the first Greatest Hits (1976) for Linda Ronstadt caught her as she was still a rising star in the California sound. 2 (1980) is the culmination of the peak years of Linda's popularity, 1977-1980.

When "Greatest Hits" was released, Linda was still pushing Hasten Down The Wind (also 1976). In early 1977, she had a surprise hit single with "Someone To Lay Down Beside Me", which is included here. The song was not one of Linda's biggest, but it's a powerful, memorable track.

In the fall of 1977, Linda released her biggest album ever, "Simple Dreams". The album contained no less than four major hit singles, two of which ("It's So Easy" and "Blue Bayou") were on Billboard's top 5 at the same time in late 1977. "Blue Bayou" showcases Linda at her best Patsy Cline vocal moment, "It's So Easy" is a classic country-rocker, "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" was a great and sarcastic Warren Zevon number, and her version of The Stone's "Tumbling Dice" shows just what a great female rocker Linda is.

The next year, Linda topped the charts again with "Living In The U. S. A. ", in which three hits are culled. "Back In The U. S. A. " is sadly one of the weakest hits of her catalog. The Chuck Berry version is classic, but Linda's version is rather aimless. However, all is made up by Linda's smash top 10 jazzy version of "Ooh Baby Baby". Another classic Ronstadt-style track is "Just One Look".

Even though "Living In The U. S. A. " was another #1 platinum smash for Linda, it became obvious her formula was getting stale. So Linda decided to shake things up and returned in early 1980 with "Mad Love". Guarenteed to show the Benatar's and Harry's that she is still a force to be reckoned with, "Mad Love" became another huge hit, even if it missed #1. The hard-rocking "How Do I Make You" was the first single and it quickly went top 10, then Linda released a breathtaking remake of "Hurt So Bad" that became an even bigger hit. The third single culled from the album, "I Can't Let Go" harkens back to her Stone Poneys days, but updated to sound 80's.

"Greatest Hits Vol. 2" was released in late 1980 and was the culmination of this stellar hitmaking period in Ronstadt's career. One more rock album (1982's Get Closer) after this and then Linda settled into the world of standards, Adult Contemporary and Spanish music, all genres she has done well at too.


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