Duets

by Linda Ronstadt

Overview

By nature, Linda Ronstadt isn't a solo singer. She started her career in the Stone Poneys and during the height of her fame she was happy to harmonize on records by friends; later still, she joined Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris in the group Trio. Duets, a compilation released on the eve of her 2014 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, doesn't concentrate on this considerable legacy as a harmonizer, preferring instead to pick 14 previously released duets from throughout Ronstadt's career, adding an unreleased version of "Pretty Bird" with Laurie Lewis as mild collector bait. Much of this dates from the latter part of Linda's career: it opens with three selections from Adieu False Heart, her 2006 album with Ann Savoy, and is anchored by her hit duets with Aaron Neville ("Don't Know Much," "All My Life") and James Ingram ("Somewhere Out There"), making a sideways glance at her career as a standards singer via an OK selection from Frank Sinatra's Duets album ("Moonlight in Vermont"). The liveliest stuff comes from her golden age of the late '70s -- "Hasten Down the Wind" with Don Henley, "Prisoner in Disguise" with J.D. Souther, "I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine" with James Taylor, "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" with Emmylou Harris -- but generally, this Duets emphasizes the sweeter, softer, and slower side of Ronstadt, a move that makes for pleasant listening. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/08/2014
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227959715

Tracks

1. Adieu False Heart
2. I Can't Get Over You
3. Walk Away Renee
4. The New Partner Waltz
5. I Never Will Marry
6. Pretty Bird
7. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
8. Hasten Down the Wind
9. Prisoner in Disguise
10. I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine
11. Don't Know Much
12. All My Life
13. Somewhere Out There
14. Sisters
15. Moonlight in Vermont

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Linda Ronstadt   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Skywalker Symphony Orchestra   Primary Artist
Frank Sinatra   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals,Guest Artist
Dirk Powell   Fretless Banjo
Carlos Vega   Drums
Sam Broussard   Guitar (Acoustic)
Robbie Buchanan   Keyboards
Jim Horn   Sax (Baritone)
Ray Ellis   Conductor
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
David Campbell   Conductor
Lloyd Myers   Drums
Guy Moon   Synthesizer Pads
Gregory Rose   Strings,Conductor
Bob Warford   Guitar (Acoustic)
Derek Schnaufer   Bowed Dulcimer
Carl Jackson   Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals
Dolly Parton   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Don Henley   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Gregg Field   Drums
Waddy Wachtel   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Leland Sklar   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Ron Anthony   Guitar
Michael Fisher   Percussion
Randy Kohrs   Dobro
Randy Waldman   Piano
Michael Landau   Guitar (Electric)
Mike Auldridge   Dobro
Ann Savoy   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Adam Steffey   Mandolin
George Doering   Guitar
Aaron Neville   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Buddy Miller   Guitar (Acoustic)
Tony Creasman   Drums
Dan Dugmore   Guitar (Electric)
Andrew Gold   Piano,Ukulele,Percussion,Tambourine,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Andrea Zonn   Viola,Violin
Steve Tyrell   Conductor
Byron House   Bass (Upright)
Patrick Williams   Director,Conductor
Bette Midler   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Rick Shlosser   Drums
Bob Glaub   Bass
Kevin Grantt   Bass
Bill Miller   Piano
Kenny Edwards   Bass
Bob Mann   Guitar,Conductor
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola
Tim Lauer   Accordion
Jim VanCleve   Fiddle
Chuck Berghofer   Bass
J.D. Souther   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Laurie Lewis   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Catherine Marx   Piano
James Ingram   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Don Grolnick   Piano,Keyboards,Prophet 5
Emmylou Harris   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
James Taylor   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
David Lindley   Fiddle
John Catchings   Cello

Technical Credits

Charles Koppelman   Producer
Charlie Louvin   Composer
John Boylan   Mastering
Warren Zevon   Composer
Robbie Buchanan   Producer
Rose Marie McCoy   Composer
Ray Ellis   Arranger
Al Schmitt   Engineer
David Campbell   Arranger,String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement
Michael Brown   Composer
Eliot Weisman   Producer
Don Rubin   Producer
Hank Cattaneo   Producer
Gregory Rose   Arranger,Contractor
Tony Sansone   Composer
Eric Schilling   Mixing,Engineer
Kosh   Design,Art Direction
Fred Helierman   Composer
Dennis Cordero   Mixing,Engineer
Carl Jackson   Producer,Duet
Ed Rak   Engineer
Dolly Parton   Duet
Don Henley   Duet
Julie Brown   Composer
Peter Asher   Producer
Sean Chambers   Mixing,Engineer
Phil Ramone   Producer
Karl Suessdorf   Composer
Karla Bonoff   Composer
Ann Savoy   Duet
Mike Brown   Composer
Todd Phillips   Producer
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith   Composer
Tom Snow   Composer
Hank Williams   Composer
Aaron Neville   Duet
Hazel Dickens   Composer
Linda Ronstadt   Arranger
Traditional   Composer
Steve Buckingham   Producer
Steve Tyrell   Arranger,Producer,Associate Producer,Rhythm Arrangements
Sylvia McKinney   Composer
Billy May   Arranger
Barry Mann   Composer
Frank Sinatra   Duet
Patrick Williams   Arranger
Barry Manilow   Arranger,Producer
Ted Jensen   Engineer,Digital Mastering
Bette Midler   Duet
Bob Calilli   Composer
Bob Mann   Arranger,Rhythm Arrangements
Kristin Wilkinson   String Arrangements
Ira Louvin   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
J.D. Souther   Duet,Composer
Laurie Lewis   Duet,Arranger
James Ingram   Duet
Cynthia Weil   Composer
James Horner   Composer
Emmylou Harris   Duet
James Taylor   Duet
Charles Pollard   Musician
John Blackburn   Composer