Classic Hits on Red Vinyl LP!
Ronstadt's biggest selling album of her career! Originally released in 1976, this release is packed full of classics!
Linda Ronstadt's appeal crossed so many genre lines it's impossible to categorize her as anything other than a gifted vocalist. She enjoyed success on country and rock charts alike with a voice that capably handled the requirements of both styles. There was a commanding roughness to her you-did-me-wrong classic, "You're No Good," that mixed both soul and R&B stylings into her vocals. In a similar vein, she handled the Motown standard, "Heat Wave," like a pro, this time giving it the slightest hint of a country twang.
She even rose to the occasion of covering Buddy Holly's "That'll Be the Day." Rondstadt had some of her best moments with material that had a more emotional element, regardless of genre. "Love Is a Rose" and "Tracks of My Tears" are good examples of the disparate styles she could navigate with equal aplomb. Greatest Hits doesn't chronicle Rondstadt's hits past the mid-1970s, but is still worth owning, not only for the songs themselves, but as a point of reference in her career.
"...an excellent overview of her peak years." -Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com
Features:
Red Vinyl LP
Gatefold Jacket
Selections:
1. You're No Good
2. Silver Threads And Golden Needles
3. Desperado
4. Love Is A Rose
5. That'll Be The Day
6. Long, Long Time
7. Different Drum
8. When Will I Be Loved
9. Love Has No Pride
10. Heat Wave
11. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
12. Tracks Of My Tears
Ronstadt's biggest selling album of her career! Originally released in 1976, this release is packed full of classics!
Linda Ronstadt's appeal crossed so many genre lines it's impossible to categorize her as anything other than a gifted vocalist. She enjoyed success on country and rock charts alike with a voice that capably handled the requirements of both styles. There was a commanding roughness to her you-did-me-wrong classic, "You're No Good," that mixed both soul and R&B stylings into her vocals. In a similar vein, she handled the Motown standard, "Heat Wave," like a pro, this time giving it the slightest hint of a country twang.
She even rose to the occasion of covering Buddy Holly's "That'll Be the Day." Rondstadt had some of her best moments with material that had a more emotional element, regardless of genre. "Love Is a Rose" and "Tracks of My Tears" are good examples of the disparate styles she could navigate with equal aplomb. Greatest Hits doesn't chronicle Rondstadt's hits past the mid-1970s, but is still worth owning, not only for the songs themselves, but as a point of reference in her career.
"...an excellent overview of her peak years." -Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com
Features:
Red Vinyl LP
Gatefold Jacket
Selections:
1. You're No Good
2. Silver Threads And Golden Needles
3. Desperado
4. Love Is A Rose
5. That'll Be The Day
6. Long, Long Time
7. Different Drum
8. When Will I Be Loved
9. Love Has No Pride
10. Heat Wave
11. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
12. Tracks Of My Tears
