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In 1977, Linda Ronstadt covered the song "Tumbling Dice" for her Simple Dreams studio album. In an interview with Hit Parader magazine, she said that her band played "Tumbling Dice" for sound checks, but nobody knew the words. Jagger thought Ronstadt should sing more rock and roll songs, suggested "Tumbling Dice", and wrote out the lyrics for ...
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.
The film also showed Ronstadt performing the songs "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me", "Love Me Tender", and "Tumbling Dice". Ronstadt was persuaded to record "Tumbling Dice" after Mick Jagger came backstage when she was at a concert and said, "You do too many ballads, you should do more rock and roll songs." [109]
In 1970, Linda Ronstadt released the song as a single and on the album Silk Purse. [1] The single spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25, [2] while reaching No. 15 on Canada's "RPM 100" (her first single there), [3] No. 8 on Canada's CHUM 30 chart, [4] and No. 20 on Billboard ' s Easy Listening chart.
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.
The same year, "I Never Will Marry" (the B-side to "Tumbling Dice") made the US country top ten. In 1980, both of Ronstadt's singles made the US top ten: " How Do I Make You " and " Hurt So Bad ". In 1982, both "Get Closer" and " I Knew You When " made the US top 40.
"Good Time Women" formed the basis of the band's later song, "Tumbling Dice", which was released as a single in 1972. Recorded at Stargroves using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio between March and May 1970, "Good Time Women" went unreleased until 2010, when it was included on the deluxe remastered release of the band's 1972 album, Exile on ...
Stone Poneys (also the Stone Poneys, Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys, and the Stone Poneys with Linda Ronstadt) were a folk rock trio formed in Los Angeles, consisting of Linda Ronstadt on vocals, Bobby Kimmel on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Kenny Edwards on lead guitar. The group featured Ronstadt showcasing an eclectic mix of songs ...