Greatest Hits (Linda Ronstadt album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Linda Ronstadt
Released	December, 1976
Recorded	1967, 1970, 1973-1976
Genre	Rock, country rock, folk rock
Length	37:33
Label	Asylum
Producer	various
Linda Ronstadt chronology
Hasten Down the Wind (1976) Greatest Hits (1976) Simple Dreams (1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Greatest Hits was Linda Ronstadt's first major compilation album, released at the end of 1976 for the holiday shopping season. It included material from both her Capitol Records and Asylum Records output, and went back to 1967 for the Stone Poneys' hit "Different Drum".

It remains the biggest-selling album of Ronstadt's career, being certified seven times Platinum (over 7 million US copies sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America^[4] in America alone. It has sold nearly 20 million worldwide as of 2014. It peaked at No. 6 on the main Billboard album chart and also reached No. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, where it remained for over three years.

The album was criticized by the Rolling Stone Record Guide for being "premature", as Ronstadt continued to have record-breaking mainstream successes for many years following this release.

Track listing

Side one

1. "You're No Good" (Clint Ballard, Jr.) – 3:40
2. "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (Jack Rhodes, Dick Reynolds) – 2:20
3. "Desperado" (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) – 3:30
4. "Love is a Rose" (Neil Young) – 2:46
5. "That'll Be the Day" (Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 2:32
6. "Long, Long Time" (Gary White) – 4:21

Side two

1. "Different Drum" (with The Stone Poneys) (Mike Nesmith) – 2:45
2. "When Will I Be Loved" (Phil Everly) – 2:05
3. "Love Has No Pride" (Eric Kaz, Libby Titus) – 4:10
4. "Heat Wave" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:46
5. "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" (Paul Anka) – 3:26
6. "Tracks of My Tears" (Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Warren Moore) – 3:12

References

See also

• List of best-selling albums in the United States

Linda Ronstadt Stone Poneys albums The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt Evergreen, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III Studio albums Hand Sown ... Home Grown Silk Purse Linda Ronstadt Don't Cry Now Heart Like a Wheel Prisoner in Disguise Hasten Down the Wind Simple Dreams Living in the USA Mad Love Get Closer What's New Lush Life For Sentimental Reasons Canciones de Mi Padre Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind Mas Canciones Frenesí Winter Light Feels Like Home Dedicated to the One I Love We Ran A Merry Little Christmas Hummin' to Myself Collaborations Trio Santiago Trio 2 Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions Adieu False Heart Compilations Different Drum Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Volume 2 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas Hit singles "Different Drum" "You're No Good" "When Will I Be Loved" "Heat Wave" "Love Is a Rose" "The Tracks of My Tears" "That'll Be the Day" "Blue Bayou" "It's So Easy" "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" "Tumbling Dice" "Back in the U.S.A." "Ooh Baby Baby" "Just One Look" "Alison" "How Do I Make You" "Hurt So Bad" "I Can't Let Go" "I Knew You When" "What's New?" "Somewhere Out There "Don't Know Much" "All My Life" "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" Related topics Discography Mr. Plow Book:Linda Ronstadt