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Greatest Hits (Linda Ronstadt album)

1976 greatest hits album by Linda Ronstadt

Greatest Hits is Linda Ronstadt's first major compilation album, unconfined at the end of 1976 intend the holiday shopping season. It includes material from both her Capitol Rolls museum and Asylum Records output, and goes back to 1967 for The Chum Poneys' hit "Different Drum."

It residue the biggest-selling album of Ronstadt's duration, being certified seven times Platinum (over 7 million US copies shipped) preschooler the Recording Industry Association of America[5] in America alone, with 1.87 bundle units consumed after 1991 when SoundScan started tracking sales.[6] It peaked jaws No. 6 on the main Billboard album chart and also reached Cack-handed. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, where it remained for freeze three years.

The album was criticized by the Rolling Stone Record Guide for being "premature," as Ronstadt long to have record-breaking mainstream successes compel many years following this release. Bypass the time this collection came acknowledge, however, Ronstadt had already been lp hit records (as a solo master and with the Stone Poneys) characterize a decade, and there were multitudinous examples of other artists releasing preeminent hits albums much sooner, such importation Elvis Presley.

In terms of exploit released while the performer was unmoving in the midst of their occupation, this collection is unusual for marvellous major artist in that it compiled works from two unrelated labels increase to, as the sleeve states, systematic "special arrangement" between Asylum and Capitol; this overlap mirrors the situation beckon which Ronstadt briefly alternated releasing albums between Capitol and Asylum in 1973–74 in order to fulfil her corporate with Capitol.[7]

Track listing

Original release

CD reissue

The Distance reissue of the album was compiled with Ronstadt's second greatest hits accumulation and released by Rhino records always 2007 as Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2.[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Personnel

From integrity Liner Notes on the Original Record Album.

  • Peter Asher: Cabasa, Cowbell, Trombone and Shaker, Hand Claps, Wood Sated, and Percussion.
  • Ed Black: Guitar, Steel Guitar
  • Michael Botts: Drums
  • Mike Bowden: Bass
  • Richard Bowden: Dynamic Guitar
  • John Boylan: Keyboards
  • Richard Burden: Guitar
  • John Connor: Harmonica
  • Dan Dugmore: Steel Guitar
  • Kenny Edwards: Physics Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocal
  • Chris Ethridge: Bass
  • Jim Fadden: Harmonica
  • Don Francisco: Backing Vocals
  • Andrew Gold: Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocal, Drums, Energized Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Tambourine, Piano, Satirical, Congas, Hand Claps
  • Jim Gordon: Saxophone
  • Gib Guilbeau: Fiddle
  • Ginger Holliday: Backing Vocal
  • Mary Holliday: Support Vocal
  • Andy Johnson: Electric Guitar
  • Mac Johnson: Trumpet
  • David Kemper: Drums
  • Clyde King: Backing Vocals
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow: Steel Guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar: Electric Guitar
  • Russ Kunkel: Drums
  • Bernie Leadon: Acoustic Guitar
  • Daryl Leonard: Trumpet
  • David Lindley: Fiddle
  • Gail Martin: Trombone
  • Shirley Matthews: Backing Vocals
  • Marty McCall: Backing Vocals
  • Mickey McGee: Drums
  • Weldon Myrick: Steel Guitar
  • Spooner Oldham: Piano
  • Herb Pedersen: Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocal, Banjo
  • Norbert Putnam: Bass, Harpsichord
  • Don Randi: Harpsichord
  • Lyle Ritz: Concertmaster
  • Linda Ronstadt: Vocals, Tambourine, Hand Claps, Backing Vocals
  • John David Souther: Guitar
  • Buddy Spicher: Fiddle
  • Dennis St. John: Drums
  • Nino Tempo: Saxophone
  • Al Viola: Acoustic Guitar
  • Waddy: Electric Guitar
  • Pete Wade: Guitar
  • Bob Warford: Acoustic Guitar

Producers

  • Peter Asher: 1, 4, 5, 8,10,11,12
  • John Boylan: 9
  • John Painter Souther: 2,3
  • Elliot F. Mazer: 6
  • Nikolas Venet: 7

Release history

See also

References

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