Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
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| Studio album by Linda Ronstadt | ||
| Released | 1989 | |
| Recorded | March – August, 1989 at Skywalker Ranch, Marin County | |
| Genre | Adult Contemporary, Pop | |
| Length | 42:57 | |
| Label | Asylum | |
| Producer(s) | Peter Asher | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Linda Ronstadt chronology | ||
| Canciones de Mi Padre (1987) |
Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (1989) |
Mas Canciones (1990) |
Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind is a 1989 album by American singer Linda Ronstadt featuring soul singer Aaron Neville.
The album is a collection of adult contemporary tracks which was in marked contrast to the outright pop that Ronstadt had recorded for most of her career. The album is notable for the four duets with Aaron Neville, of Neville Brothers fame, the inclusion of tracks by well known songwriter Jimmy Webb, and the appearance of Brian Wilson, albeit in a backing capacity only, on "Adios".
The album put Ronstadt back at top of the charts. This resurgence was led by the hit "Don't Know Much", one of the duets with Neville. "Don't Know Much" and "All My Life", another of the duets with Neville, won the 1990 and 1991, respectively, Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
[edit] Track listing
- "Still Within the Sound of My Voice" – 4:32 (Jimmy Webb)
- "Cry Like a Rainstorm" – 3:36 (Eric Kaz)
- "All My Life"* – 3:36 (Karla Bonoff)
- "I Need You*" – 2:52 (Paul Carrack, Nick Lowe, Martin Belmont)
- "Don't Know Much*"^ – 3:35 (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Tom Snow)
- "Adios" – 3:36 (Webb)
- "Trouble Again" – 3:19 (Bonoff, Kenny Edwards)
- "I Keep it Hid" – 3:58 (Webb)
- "So Right, So Wrong" – 3:28 (Carrack, Lowe, Belmont, J. E. Ceiling, J. Eller)
- "Shattered" – 2:54 (Webb)
- "When Something is Wrong With My Baby*" – 3:52 (Isaac Hayes, David Porter)
- "Goodbye My Friend" – 3:44 (Bonoff)
* indicates duet with Aaron Neville.
^ Co-produced by Steve Tyrell.
[edit] Credits
- Linda Ronstadt - Main performer, Vocals, Background vocals
- Aaron Neville - Vocals
- Greg Adams - Arrangement
- Peter Asher - Percussion
- Robbie Buchanan - Keyboard, Organ
- Rosemary Butler - Background vocals
- David Campbell - Orchestral arranging & conducting
- Mike Fisher - Percussion
- Andrew Gold - Electric guitar, 12 string guitar
- Don Grolnik - Piano
- David Hungate - Bass
- Jon Joyce - Background vocals
- Terrance Kelly - Orchestral arrangement & conducting
- Russ Kunkel - Drums
- Mike Landau - Electric guitar
- George Massenburg - Rcording & mixing
- Arnold McCuller - Background vocals
- Marty Paich - Orchestral arranging & conducting
- Dean Parks - Electric guitar
- Lee Sklar - Bass
- Ivy Skoff - Production Co-ordination
- William Smith - Organ, Keyboard
- Carlos Vega - Drums
- Jimmy Webb - Piano, Orchestral arrangement
- Brian Wilson - Arrangement, Background vocals
- Skywalker Symphony Orchestra
- Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
- Tower of Power
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1989 | Billboard 200 | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Don't Know Much" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1989 | "Don't Know Much" | Billboard Top 100 | 2 |
| 1990 | "Adios" | Adult Contemporary | 9 |
| 1990 | "All My Life" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1990 | "All My Life" | Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
| 1990 | "When Something is Wrong With My Baby" | Adult Contemporary | 5 |
| 1990 | "When Something is Wrong With My Baby" | Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
