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
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[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 2015. 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, however by the time this collection came out Ronstadt had already been recording hit records (as a solo artist and with the Stone Poneys) for a decade and there were many examples of other artists releasing greatest hits albums much sooner, such as Elvis Presley.

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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

CD reissue

The CD reissue of the album was compiled with Ronstadt's second greatest hits collection and released by Rhino records in 2007 as Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2.[5]

No. Title Length
1. "You're No Good"   3:40
2. "Silver Threads and Golden Needles"   2:20
3. "Desperado"   3:30
4. "Love is a Rose"   2:46
5. "That'll Be the Day"   2:32
6. "Long, Long Time"   4:21
7. "Different Drum"   2:45
8. "When Will I Be Loved"   2:05
9. "Love Has No Pride"   4:10
10. "Heat Wave"   2:46
11. "It Doesn't Matter Anymore"   3:26
12. "Tracks of My Tears"   3:12
No. Title Length
13. "It's So Easy"   2:26
14. "I Can't Let Go"   2:43
15. "Hurt So Bad"   3:12
16. "Blue Bayou"   3:54
17. "How Do I Make You"   2:21
18. "Back in the U.S.A."   3:02
19. "Ooo Baby Baby"   3:18
20. "Poor Poor Pitiful Me"   3:41
21. "Tumbling Dice"   3:05
22. "Just One Look"   3:15
23. "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me"   3:58

Personnel

[6] Peter Asher: Cabasa, Cowbell, Trombone and Shaker, Hand Claps, Wood Block, and Percussion.
Ed Black: Guitar, Steel Guitar
Michael Botts: Drums
Mike Bowden: Bass
Richard Bowden: Electric Guitar
John Boylan: Keyboards
Richard Burden: Guitar
John Connor: Harmonica
Dan Dugmore: Steel Guitar
Kenny Edwards: Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocal
Chris Ethridge: Bass
Jim Fadden: Harmonica
Don Francisco: Backing Vocals
Andrew Gold: Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocal, Drums, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Tambourine, Piano, Arp, Congas, Hand Claps
Jim Gordon: Saxophone
Gib Guilbeau: Fiddle
Ginger Holliday: Backing Vocal
Mary Holliday: Backing Vocal
Andy Johnson: Electric Guitar
Mac Johnson: Trumpet
David Kemper: Drums
Clyde King: Backing Vocals
Sneaky Pete Kleinow: Steel Guitar
Danny Kortchmar: Electric Guitar
Russ Kunkel: Drums
Bernie Leadon: Acoustic Guitar
Daryl Leonard: Trumpet
David Lindley: Fiddle
Gail Martin: Trombone
Shirley Matthews: Backing Vocals
Marty McCall: Backing Vocals
Mickey McGee: Drums
Weldon Myrick: Steel Guitar
Spooner Oldham: Piano
Herb Pedersen: Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocal, Banjo
Norbert Putnam: Bass, Harpsichord
Don Randi: Harpsichord
Lyle Ritz:
Linda Ronstadt: Vocals, Tambourine, Hand Claps, Backing Vocals
John David Souther: Guitar
Buddy Spicher: Fiddle
Dennis St. John: Drums
Nino Tempo: Saxophone
Al Viola: Acoustic Guitar
Waddy: Electric Guitar
Pete Wade: Guitar
Bob Warford: Acoustic Guitar

Producers Peter Asher: 1,4,5,8,10,11,12
John Boylan: 9
John David Souther: 2,3
Elliot F. Mazer: 6
Nikolas Venet: 7

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 701. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ↑ "Searchable Database - Search: Linda Ronstadt". RIAA. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  5. ↑ Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2 at AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ From the Liner Notes on the Original Vinyl Album.

See also

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