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The Linda Ronstadt Box Set

Linda Ronstadt - The Linda Ronstadt Box Set Audio CD

A fair review of the Linda Ronstadt "The Linda Ronstadt Box Set" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Linda Ronstadt reviews here, or go back to the Linda Ronstadt tabs.

Band: Linda Ronstadt
Title: The Linda Ronstadt Box Set
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Release Date: 1999-11-16
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: When We Ran 2: Ruler of My Heart 3: Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry 4: We Will Rock You 5: Winter Light 6: Anyone Who Had a Heart 7: I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself 8: Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) 9: Do What You Gotta Do 10: Heartbeats Accelerating 11: Goodbye My Friend 12: Adios 13: Cry Like a Rainstorm 14: Trouble Again 15: Easy for You to Say 16: Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 17: Get Closer 18: Hurt So Bad 19: I Can't Let Go 20: Ooo Baby Baby 21: Just One Look 22: Poor, Poor Pitiful Me 23: Blue Bayou 24: Try Me Again 25: (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave 26: Heart Like a Wheel 27: It Doesn't Matter Anymore 28: You're No Good 29: When Will I Be Loved? 30: Long, Long Time 31: Different Drum 32: Little Girl Blue 33: I Get Along Without You Very Well 34: My Funny Valentine 35: When You Wish Upon a Star 36: It Never Entered My Mind 37: Skylark 38: What's New? 39: Quiereme Mucho 40: Frenesi 41: Mentira Salome 42: Mariquita (Lady Bug) 43: Crucifijo de Piedra (The Crucifix of Stone) 44: High Sierra - Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt 45: Lover's Return - Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt 46: Blue Train - Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt 47: Feels Like Home - Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt 48: Gentle Annie - Anna McGarrigle, Kate McGarrigle, Linda Ronstadt 49: Please Remember Me - Aaron Neville, Linda Ronstadt 50: After the Gold Rush - Valerie Carter, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt 51: Moonlight in Vermont - Linda Ronstadt, Frank Sinatra 52: Camino (The Road) - Linda Ronstadt, Michael Ronstadt, Peter Ronstadt 53: All My Life - Aaron Neville, Linda Ronstadt 54: Don't Know Much - Aaron Neville, Linda Ronstadt 55: Back in the U.S.A. - Chuck Berry, Linda Ronstadt 56: Sol Que Tu Eres - Linda Ronstadt, Danny Valdez 57: Telling Me Lies - Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt 58: Somewhere Out There - James Ingram, Linda Ronstadt 59: I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor 60: I Never Will Marry - Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt 61: Prisoner in Disguise - Linda Ronstadt, J.D. Souther 62: Faithless Love - Linda Ronstadt, J.D. Souther 63: I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You) - Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt 64: Gainesville 65: Sandman's Coming 66: My Hero 67: All I Have to Do Is Dream 68: Dreams to Dream 69: Blacksmith 70: Bandit & A Heart Breaker [#] 71: Keep Me from Blowing Away - Linda Ronstadt, The Seldom Scene 72: Sweetest Gift - Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, The Seldom Scene 73: Freezing - Philip Glass, Linda Ronstadt 74: Poor Wandering One 75: Sorry Her Lot 76: I Want a Horse - Linda Ronstadt, Wendy Waldman 77: All That You Dream - Little Feat, Linda Ronstadt 78: Hearts Against the Wind - Linda Ronstadt, J.D. Souther 79: Tumbling Dice 80: Border Town [#] 81: Falling Star [#] 82: Honky Tonk Blues [#] - Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt 83: Lightning Bar Blues [#] 84: Why 85: I'd Like to Know 86: Everybody Has Their Own Ideas - Stone Poneys

Great Overview
The day mine arrrived in the mail, I loaded the four discs into my car's CD player for at trip. This box fills out my collection of "all things Rondstadt," so I was not the least bit disappointed in the selection of material. It met my expectations. I purchased the UK important version, hoping the sound quality would be superior, and I was not disappointed. "It's Easy for You to Say" is one of my favorite Ronstadt recordings (which is like saying that you love one of your children more than others) and the sound quality difference between the track within the box set and the "Get Closer" CD is like night and day. This is a presentation of a substantial body of work, so I expected there would be a handful of tracks that I could live without. That was the case. At around $50, you will want to make sure you know what you are getting into, so for individuals wanting merely an introduction to Ronstadt, I recommend going with one or two of her several greatest hits compilations. However, if you are really a Ronstadt fan and want to enjoy a fine overview of her wonderful career, indredible voice, knack for picking solid songs, and commitment to perfection in the recording studio, this box set will bring lots of enjoyment to you. .

Excellent Overview of Ronstadt's Tremendous Talent
It focuses on ALL of Ronstadt's musical genres, not just on rock. This box set contains many rarities and unreleased tracks, as well as a great overview of her solo albums and collaborations with others. Hence, it is missing some of her (rock) hits, so it would help to get (or keep) her 2 Greatest Hits albums for a complete hits collection. But you won't feel cheated by this box. It covers rock, pop, country, folk, Mexican canciones, Latin pop, Early Americana, lullabies, operetta, and standards from the Great American Songbook. And the rarities disc alone is worth the price. Ronstadt possesses one of the greatest voices of our generation, and her incredible work gathered in this box is all the proof anyone needs.

Nice compilation for the real Ronstadt fans
It's a fairly comprehensive presentation of Ronstadt's material except the the sound in most cases is much better than on the original CD releases. If you don't buy this collection for any other reason buy it for the excellent sound quality. Also included is a disc of unreleased rare material that makes this boxed set a must for any Ronstadt fan. The only negative thing is that there are no selections from the incredible Don't Cry Now album and not enough material from the #1 album Heart Like A Wheel, but well worth the price for anyone who loves Linda Ronstadt's voice.

What a set! Linda Ronstadt totally rocks!
I only knew two or three songs before I got this set, and I now I know about 10 or 20! Here are some songs I would recommend you to hear. I love Linda Ronstadt so much! She has an amazing voice, and is one of my favorite singers.

Winter Light (from her album "Winter Light" and from the Secret Garden, 1993)
Don't Know Much (with Aaron Neville)
Somewhere Out There (with James Ingram and on the An American Tail Soundtrack)
Blue Bayou
High Sierra (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris
I Never Will Marry (with Dolly Parton)
All I Have to Do is Dream (with Kermit the Frog)
Dreams to Dream (from the An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Soundtrack)
When You Wish Upon A Star
My Funny Valentine
Telling Me Lies (with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris)

This is a great set! Buy it today!.

DON'T BUY THIS CD
So I would never buy any of her CDs again (And I was a 30 year Ronstadt (Country and rock fan)). Linda is a very arrogant performer, who kicks her fans down (Or at least those of us who are Republicans and (Or) Christian Conservatives), because she thinks we are inferior. As for this CD, not putting "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" on it, is enough of a reason not to purchase it in the first place. Throw in her Mexican material (That is not on the level of Thalia or Jennifer Pena (Let alone Selena)), and the boring Nelson Riddle material that became passe when ELVIS came out. I would sooner listen to Hilliary Duff, Brittney Spears and argggggggggg Paulia Rubio, before I would listen to this CD (Let alone buy it), if I could give it ZERO stars I would. It is simply the worst boxed set I ever heard (And I know most of the material on it).

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