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    11/16/1999

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    All Music Guide Review

    Linda Ronstadt's generically titled four-CD, five-hour, 86-track box set retrospective attempts with considerable success to encompass the many types of music she's sung from the mid-'60s to the late '90s. The album is divided into five unequal parts, with 31 tracks given over to an "Album Retrospective," followed by seven tracks from "The Nelson Riddle Sessions," her three albums of classic pop, then five songs "En Español," drawn from her three Spanish language albums. That takes up the first two discs, with the third disc consisting of 20 "Collaborations" and the fourth 23 "Rarities." It is significant that the first section is called "Album Retrospective," signaling to the listener that Ronstadt is not interested in presenting her hit singles as such. In fact, most of her chart hits do turn up somewhere on the set, but a whole chunk of them is missing. At the time that Ronstadt was peppering the singles charts in the late '70s, she caught flack for her covers of Motown and rock & roll standards, and she herself has disavowed her recordings of such work, so maybe it shouldn't be a surprise that she has chosen to forget "Heat Wave," "Tracks of My Tears," "That'll Be the Day," "It's So Easy," and even modern rock songs like "How Do I Make You," with "Back in the U.S.A." and "Tumbling Dice" included only in live versions. A critic can hardly object, but Ronstadt fans should note that, as a result, the box set will not allow them to throw their Greatest Hits albums away. Also, the omissions tend to make Ronstadt seem like more of a balladeer than she has been in her career. She is much more interested in emphasizing her non-rock work. The "Rarities" disc really only contains five previously unreleased songs, and they are hardly revelations, including outtakes of material written by the likes of J.D. Souther and Karla Bonoff, longtime Ronstadt favorites. But the disc does suggest the singer's range, from the art songs of Carla Bley and Philip Glass to theater songs from +The Pirates of Penzance and +Randy Newman's Faust. The Linda Ronstadt Box Set clearly had major input from the artist herself, and its contents may not be what a Ronstadt fan or chart researcher would have chosen. But it certainly makes the case for Ronstadt as a hard-working performer who constantly challenged herself by trying styles beyond the Southern California folk-rock for which she remains best known. ~ William Ruhlmann , All Music Guide

    The Linda Ronstadt Box Set Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • When We Ran
  • 5:08
  • Sound Clip for When We Ran from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 2
  • Ruler of My Heart
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for Ruler of My Heart from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 3
  • Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry
  • 4:03
  • Sound Clip for Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 4
  • We Will Rock You
  • 1:29
  • Sound Clip for We Will Rock You from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 5
  • Winter Light
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Winter Light from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 6
  • Anyone Who Had a Heart
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Anyone Who Had a Heart from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 7
  • I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 8
  • Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 9
  • Do What You Gotta Do
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for Do What You Gotta Do from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 10
  • Heartbeats Accelerating
  • 3:50
  • Sound Clip for Heartbeats Accelerating from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 11
  • Goodbye My Friend
  • 3:49
  • Sound Clip for Goodbye My Friend from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 12
  • Adios
  • 3:37
  • Sound Clip for Adios from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 13
  • Cry Like a Rainstorm
  • 3:37
  • Sound Clip for Cry Like a Rainstorm from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 14
  • Trouble Again
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Trouble Again from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 15
  • Easy for You to Say
  • 4:04
  • Sound Clip for Easy for You to Say from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 16
  • The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 17
  • Get Closer
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Get Closer from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 18
  • Hurt So Bad
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for Hurt So Bad from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 19
  • I Can't Let Go
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for I Can't Let Go from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 20
  • Ooo Baby Baby
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for Ooo Baby Baby from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 21
  • Just One Look
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for Just One Look from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 22
  • Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
  • 3:43
  • Sound Clip for Poor, Poor Pitiful Me from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 23 (2)
  • Blue Bayou
  • 3:59
  • Sound Clip for Blue Bayou from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 24 (2)
  • Try Me Again
  • 3:57
  • Sound Clip for Try Me Again from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 25 (2)
  • (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 26 (2)
  • Heart Like a Wheel
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Heart Like a Wheel from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 27 (2)
  • It Doesn't Matter Anymore
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for It Doesn't Matter Anymore from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 28 (2)
  • You're No Good
  • 3:47
  • Sound Clip for You're No Good from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 29 (2)
  • When Will I Be Loved?
  • 2:12
  • Sound Clip for When Will I Be Loved? from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 30 (2)
  • Long, Long Time
  • 4:26
  • Sound Clip for Long, Long Time from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 31 (2)
  • Different Drum
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Different Drum from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 32 (2)
  • Little Girl Blue
  • 4:38
  • Sound Clip for Little Girl Blue from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 33 (2)
  • I Get Along Without You Very Well
  • 4:19
  • Sound Clip for I Get Along Without You Very Well from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 34 (2)
  • My Funny Valentine
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for My Funny Valentine from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 35 (2)
  • When You Wish Upon a Star
  • 3:51
  • Sound Clip for When You Wish Upon a Star from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 36 (2)
  • It Never Entered My Mind
  • 4:26
  • Sound Clip for It Never Entered My Mind from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 37 (2)
  • Skylark
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Skylark from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 38 (2)
  • What's New?
  • 3:57
  • Sound Clip for What's New? from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 39 (2)
  • Quiereme Mucho
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Quiereme Mucho from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 40 (2)
  • Frenesi
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for Frenesi from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 41 (2)
  • Mentira Salome
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Mentira Salome from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 42 (2)
  • La Mariquita (Lady Bug)
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for La Mariquita (Lady Bug) from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 43 (2)
  • El Crucifijo de Piedra (The Crucifix of Stone)
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for El Crucifijo de Piedra (The Crucifix of Stone) from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 44 (3)
  • High Sierra
  • 4:26
  • Sound Clip for High Sierra from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 45 (3)
  • Lover's Return
  • 4:02
  • Sound Clip for Lover's Return from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 46 (3)
  • The Blue Train
  • 5:01
  • Sound Clip for The Blue Train from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 47 (3)
  • Feels Like Home
  • 4:49
  • Sound Clip for Feels Like Home from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 48 (3)
  • Gentle Annie
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Gentle Annie from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 49 (3)
  • Please Remember Me
  • 3:53
  • Sound Clip for Please Remember Me from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 50 (3)
  • After the Gold Rush
  • 3:35
  • Sound Clip for After the Gold Rush from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 51 (3)
  • Moonlight in Vermont
  • 4:09
  • Sound Clip for Moonlight in Vermont from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 52 (3)
  • El Camino (The Road)
  • 3:33
  • Sound Clip for El Camino (The Road) from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 53 (3)
  • All My Life
  • 3:33
  • Sound Clip for All My Life from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 54 (3)
  • Don't Know Much
  • 3:35
  • Sound Clip for Don't Know Much from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 55 (3)
  • Back in the U.S.A.
  • 3:33
  • Sound Clip for Back in the U.S.A. from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 56 (3)
  • El Sol Que Tu Eres
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for El Sol Que Tu Eres from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 57 (3)
  • Telling Me Lies
  • 4:27
  • Sound Clip for Telling Me Lies from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 58 (3)
  • Somewhere Out There
  • 4:01
  • Sound Clip for Somewhere Out There from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 59 (3)
  • I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine
  • 4:01
  • Sound Clip for I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 60 (3)
  • I Never Will Marry
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for I Never Will Marry from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 61 (3)
  • Prisoner in Disguise
  • 3:57
  • Sound Clip for Prisoner in Disguise from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 62 (3)
  • Faithless Love
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Faithless Love from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 63 (3)
  • I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You) from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 64 (4)
  • Gainesville
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for Gainesville from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 65 (4)
  • Sandman's Coming
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Sandman's Coming from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 66 (4)
  • My Hero
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for My Hero from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 67 (4)
  • All I Have to Do Is Dream
  • 4:13
  • Sound Clip for All I Have to Do Is Dream from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 68 (4)
  • Dreams to Dream
  • 4:39
  • Sound Clip for Dreams to Dream from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 69 (4)
  • The Blacksmith
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for The Blacksmith from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 70 (4)
  • Bandit & A Heart Breaker (#)
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Bandit & A Heart Breaker (#) from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 71 (4)
  • Keep Me from Blowing Away
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Keep Me from Blowing Away from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 72 (4)
  • The Sweetest Gift
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for The Sweetest Gift from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 73 (4)
  • Freezing
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for Freezing from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 74 (4)
  • Poor Wandering One
  • 3:48
  • Sound Clip for Poor Wandering One from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 75 (4)
  • Sorry Her Lot
  • 2:02
  • Sound Clip for Sorry Her Lot from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 76 (4)
  • I Want a Horse
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for I Want a Horse from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 77 (4)
  • All That You Dream
  • 4:50
  • Sound Clip for All That You Dream from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 78 (4)
  • Hearts Against the Wind
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Hearts Against the Wind from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 79 (4)
  • Tumbling Dice
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Tumbling Dice from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 80 (4)
  • Border Town (#)
  • 3:31
  • Sound Clip for Border Town (#) from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 81 (4)
  • Falling Star (#)
  • 5:25
  • Sound Clip for Falling Star (#) from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 82 (4)
  • Honky Tonk Blues (#)
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Honky Tonk Blues (#) from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 83 (4)
  • Lightning Bar Blues (#)
  • 3:38
  • Sound Clip for Lightning Bar Blues (#) from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 84 (4)
  • Why
  • 2:19
  • Sound Clip for Why from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 85 (4)
  • I'd Like to Know
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for I'd Like to Know from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


  • 86 (4)
  • Everybody Has Their Own Ideas
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for Everybody Has Their Own Ideas from The Linda Ronstadt Box Set


    • Credits of The Linda Ronstadt Box Set

    • Bob Mann
    • Guitar, Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements, Rhythm Arrangements
    • Dean Parks
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Mandolin
    • Bill Payne
    • Piano, Piano (Electric), Fender Rhodes, String Arrangements, Wurlitzer, Keyboards, Conductor
    • J.D. Souther
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Harmony Vocals, Guitar, Vocals
    • Kosh
    • Art Direction, Design
    • Andrew Gold
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Arp String Ensemble, Guitar (Electric), Piano, Drums, Conga
    • Peter Asher
    • Percussion, Handclapping, Producer, Cowbell, Harmony Vocals, Maracas, Tambourine
    • Robbie Buchanan
    • Synthesizer, Organ (Hammond), Fender Rhodes, Piano (Electric)
    • Linda Ronstadt
    • Arranger, Vocals (Background), Producer, Orchestral Arrangements, Vocal Harmony, Main Performer, Guica, Vocals

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