Live in Hollywood

by Linda Ronstadt

Overview

Billed as Linda Ronstadt's first-ever live album, 2019's Live in Hollywood captures highlights from an April 24, 1980 concert previously aired on HBO in 1980. Live in Hollywood doesn't match the set list of the HBO special. Instead, Ronstadt selected 12 performances from the 20-song concert, nine of which didn't make the air back in 1980. Generally, the songs selected for Live in Hollywood avoid the new wave elements that characterized Mad Love, the 1980 album Ronstadt was promoting at the time -- the propulsive "How Do I Make You" and "I Can't Let Go" made the cut, but the title track and Elvis Costello cover "Party Girl" were left behind -- but there are certainly elements that date the performance to 1980, particularly the synth drum pinging in the background. Set such period accoutrements aside, and the album glides by with the skill and ease of seasoned SoCal professionals, and Ronstadt stands at the center of it all as a compelling presence. These 12 tracks casually illustrate her facility with both soft rock and old-time rock & roll, and if the set list leans heavily on oldies, the combination of guts and polish makes her renditions memorable. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2019
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0603497855469

Tracks

1. I Can't Let Go
2. It's So Easy
3. Willin'
4. Just One Look
5. Blue Bayou
6. Faithless Love
7. Hurt So Bad
8. Poor Poor Pitiful Me
9. You're No Good
10. How Do I Make You
11. Back in the U.S.A.
12. Desperado
13. Band (Intro)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Linda Ronstadt   Primary Artist
Peter Asher   Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Dan Dugmore   Guitar,Pedal Steel
Danny Kortchmar   Guitar
Wendy Waldman   Vocals (Background)
Bob Glaub   Bass,Drums
Kenny Edwards   Banjo,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Billy Payne   Keyboards
Russ Kunkel   Drums

Technical Credits

Kristal Diaz Lautalo   Product Manager
Val Garay   Mixing,Engineer
Peter Asher   Executive Producer
Rob Jacobs   Compilation Engineer
Norman Petty   Composer
Al Gorgoni   Composer
Buddy Holly   Composer
Tim Jaquette   Compilation Engineer
Glenn Frey   Composer
Lowell T. George   Composer
Chip Taylor   Composer
John Srebalus   Project Assistant
Doris Payne   Composer
John Boylan   Liner Notes,Reissue Producer,Compilation Engineer
Warren Zevon   Composer
Lowell George   Composer
Roy Orbison   Composer
David Dieckmann   Digital Transfers
Bobby Wilding   Composer
Shannon Ward   Project Assistant
Jim Shea   Cover Photo
Craig Anderson   Digital Transfers
Gregory Carroll   Composer
Rory Wilson   Project Assistant
Teddy Randazzo   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Billy Steinberg   Composer
Bobby Hart   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
J.D. Souther   Composer
Clint Ballard, Jr.   Composer
Joe Melson   Composer
Bobby Weinstein   Composer
John Souther   Composer
Don Henley   Composer