Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt CD - Import

Recorded between 1967 & 1993. Includes liner notes by David Ritz.

VERY BEST OF collects all of the essential hits by the 1970s soft rock superstar Linda Ronstadt under one cover. "You're No Good," "When Will I Be Loved," and "Blue Bayou" are here.

The British issue comes with four tracks not available on the U.S. release.

Linda Ronstadt established herself as one of the primary female song stylists of '70s pop-rock. She was not a writer herself, her hits all being penned by others, reflecting the production values of the era in which they were created. Producer Peter Asher (formerly of the '60s UK singing duo Peter & Gordon) brought her to the top of the charts, with a style that helped set the template for the LA sound of the '70s.

Ronstadt imbued a wide range of songs with passion and style, singing often-definitive versions of songs by contemporaries such as Warren Zevon and Anna McGarrigle, as well as dipping into the songbooks of Smokey Robinson, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, and Phil Everly. This set culls material from 1967 to 1993, the earliest being "Different Drum," written by Mike Nesmith and recorded when she was lead singer for The Stone Poneys.

Import edition of this all encompassing compilation features two more tracks than the domestic, including four exclusive tracks, 'After The Gold Rush' (with Valerie Carter & Emmylou Harris), 'The Blue Train', 'How Do I Make You', & 'Desperado'. This is Linda's first and only career-spanning single-disc hits collection gathering tracks released on Capitol and Elektra/Asylum between 1967 and 1993. Features the #1 pop smash 'You're No Good', plus Top-10 classics 'When Will I Be Loved', 'Blue Bayou', and 'It's So Easy'. Warner.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

CD contains bonus tracks.

Compilation producers: James Austin, Gary Peterson, John Brenes.

Personnel includes: Linda Ronstadt, James Ingram, Aaron Neville (vocals); The Stone Poneys.

Producers include: Peter Asher, Nick Venet, Elliot Mazer, Steve Tyrell, Linda Ronstadt.

Rolling Stone (10/02, p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A rare combination of intelligence, feeling and sheer skill..."