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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.
Recorded at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California from May 5 to July 3, 1978.
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).
Linda Ronstadt - Living In The U.S.A. Album Track Listing
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Song
Time
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Back In the U.S.a. (Re-Mastered) Lp Version
3:33
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When I Grow Too Old Lp Version
3:48
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Just One Look (Re-Mastered) Lp Version
3:21
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Alison Lp Version
3:28
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White Rhythm & Blues Lp Version
4:18
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All That You Dream Lp Version
3:47
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Ooh Baby Baby (Re-Mastered) Lp Version
3:24
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Mohammed's Radio Lp Version
4:22
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Blowing Away Lp Version
3:14
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Love Me Tender Lp Version
2:37
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Living In The U.S.A. Music Review
Customer Living In The U.S.A. Reviews
Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)
Consistently Good Pop Music Arguably, Linda Ronstadt's most commerically viable recording "Living In The USA" contains great session work from some of SoCal's best studio musicians. Song choice is excellent: a great blend of Broadway show tunes, singer/songwriter and early rock gems. Typical Peter Asher production: great Think of it as songs from the Great American Pop Book. Sound quality very good (for the day) but a bit on the sterile sound. Still, a great hummable record; perfect for relaxin or chilling on the deck. Submitted by josephdiniz (Port Stanley, ON) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
The best then, and still great I had this album as well as Linda's Simple Dreams album on LP when I was very much younger.
I have a computer programme which records records onto CD,and I have done this with quite a bit of my old music collection, but Linda's albums got so much usage way back then they were too worn to record properly. CD Universe was the only site of many that I looked on who offered these two albums on CD. Like I said, they were the best then, and they are still just as great. My husband and I still rock on to Linda. Submitted by vicki711 (Mount Barker, Western Australia, Australia.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Linda at her best. It's unusual to like every song on a CD, but I don't skip one of them. I had this album in high school...20 plus years ago...and I've never forgot it. It's a must for Linda fans! Submitted by Doreen (Pueblo, Colorado, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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