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Linda Ronstadt began performing "You're No Good" to close her live shows in early 1973, after her band member Kenny Edwards suggested it. She first included it in her setlist while opening for Neil Young. Ronstadt gave an early televised performance of "You're No Good" on an episode of The Midnight Special, broadcast December 21, 1973.
Heart Like a Wheel is the fifth solo studio album by Linda Ronstadt, released in November 1974.It was Ronstadt's last album to be released by Capitol Records.At the time of its recording, Ronstadt had already moved to Asylum Records and released her first album there; due to contractual obligations, though, Heart Like a Wheel was released by Capitol.
Here are Linda Ronstadt's best songs ever, ranked. Yes, "Blue Bayou" and "When Will I Be Loved" are included. See what else made our list.
Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer who has performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music. Ronstadt has earned 11 Grammy Awards, [3] three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award.
Ronstadt's first pair of solo singles were released by Capitol Records in 1969. The 1970 release " Long, Long Time " was her first solo charting single. Her 1974 single " You're No Good " topped the US Hot 100 , reached number seven in Canada and number 15 in Australia.
Linda Ronstadt reached her commercial breakthrough after embedding a country rock formula into her recordings. Her 1974 album Heart Like a Wheel spawned the popular singles "You're No Good" and "When Will I Be Loved". The success and musical style was repeated on both 1975's Prisoner in Disguise and 1976's Hasten Down the Wind. [2]
The Complete Trio Collection is compilation album by American singer-songwriters Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt.It brings together newly remastered versions of their two award-winning albums, 1987's Trio and 1999's Trio II, with a third disc compiling 20 alternate takes and unreleased material.
Simple Dreams is the eighth studio album by the American singer Linda Ronstadt, released in 1977 by Asylum Records.It includes several of her best-known songs, including her cover of the Rolling Stones song "Tumbling Dice" (featured in the film FM) and her version of the Roy Orbison song "Blue Bayou", which earned her a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year.