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All rights reserved.Living in the U.S.A. - Ronstadt, Linda (CD 1990)
| Track Listing 1. Back in the U.S.A. 2. When I Grow Too Old to Dream 3. Just One Look 4. Alison 5. White Rhythm & Blues 6. All That You Dream 7. Ooh Baby Baby 8. Mohammed's Radio 9. Blowing Away 10. Love Me Tender
Album Notes Personnel: Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Dan Dugmore (electric & pedal steel guitars); Waddy Wachtel (electric guitar, background vocals); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Don Grolnick (piano); Mike Mainieri (vibraphone); Kenny Edwards (bass, background vocals); Russell Kunkel (drums); Peter Asher (cowbell, tambourine, background vocals); Andrew Gold, Pat Henderson, Sherlie Matthews, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller (background vocals). Recorded at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California from May 5 to July 3, 1978. As the '70s were drawing to a close, Linda Ronstadt began to make some slight alterations to her image and the kind of songs she sang. The cover for 1978's LIVING IN THE U.S.A. showed Ronstadt--who usually wore flowing dresses on roller skates, sporting short shorts and a satin jacket. And while she once again drew upon the work of songwriters whose work she had covered previously (J.D. Souther, Smokey Robinson), she also included songs by such bright stars of the moment as Elvis Costello (a nice reworking of "Allison") and Warren Zevon ("Mohammed's Radio.") The biggest hit on the record was the lead track, an energetic version of Chuck Berry's "Back in the U.S.A", in which Ronstadt continued her tradition of '50s covers (she had already scored big with Buddy Holly, Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison songs). She also enjoyed considerable chart success with Robinson's "Ooh Baby Baby" and her perky version of "Just One Look," which was, unfortunately, later used as a jingle in a camera commercial. | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||||
LIVING Proof Of Linda's Status As A Rock IconReview created: 05/21/05
by: ecn71270 -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Linda's spunky rock vocals; the ballads; great song choices
Linda's spunky rock vocals; the ballads; great song choices
Cons:
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LIVING IN THE U.S.A., released in September 1978, was the final album of the 1970s for the decade's premiere female rock songstress, Linda Ronstadt. Having established her credentials at reconnecting rock with its rural folk and country roots, LIVING IN THE U.S.A. found the Tucson, Arizona native consolidating her success big-time. When Asylum Records released this album, based on the unprecedented sales performance of Linda's past albums, they decided to make this the first album by ANYBODY in history to ship Double-Platinum. The decision paid off enormously, as LIVING sold in excess of 2.7..
Review ID: 10000000000231945
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