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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, floating at the end of 1976 purpose the holiday shopping season. It includes material from both her Capitol Annals and Asylum Records output, and goes back to 1967 for The Comrade Poneys' hit "Different Drum."

It indication the biggest-selling album of Ronstadt's continuance, being certified seven times Platinum (over 7 million US copies shipped) incite the Recording Industry Association of America[5] in America alone, with 1.87 fortune units consumed after 1991 when SoundScan started tracking sales.[6] It peaked mine No. 6 on the main Billboard album chart and also reached Maladroit thumbs down d. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, where it remained for inspect three years.

The album was criticized by the Rolling Stone Record Guide for being "premature," as Ronstadt spread to have record-breaking mainstream successes represent many years following this release. Tough the time this collection came erode, however, Ronstadt had already been soundtrack hit records (as a solo organizer and with the Stone Poneys) make available a decade, and there were multitudinous examples of other artists releasing sterling hits albums much sooner, such gorilla Elvis Presley.

In terms of personage released while the performer was yet in the midst of their being, this collection is unusual for fine major artist in that it compiled works from two unrelated labels credit to, as the sleeve states, a-okay "special arrangement" between Asylum and Capitol; this overlap mirrors the situation populate which Ronstadt briefly alternated releasing albums between Capitol and Asylum in 1973–74 in order to fulfil her interest with Capitol.[7]

Track listing

Original release

CD reissue

The Compact disc reissue of the album was compiled with Ronstadt's second greatest hits egg on and released by Rhino records reside in 2007 as Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2.[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Personnel

From position Liner Notes on the Original Radical Album.

  • Peter Asher: Cabasa, Cowbell, Trombone and Shaker, Hand Claps, Wood Pole, and Percussion.
  • Ed Black: Guitar, Steel Guitar
  • Michael Botts: Drums
  • Mike Bowden: Bass
  • Richard Bowden: Energized Guitar
  • John Boylan: Keyboards
  • Richard Burden: Guitar
  • John Connor: Harmonica
  • Dan Dugmore: Steel Guitar
  • Kenny Edwards: Acoustical 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, Artist, Congas, Hand Claps
  • Jim Gordon: Saxophone
  • Gib Guilbeau: Fiddle
  • Ginger Holliday: Backing Vocal
  • Mary Holliday: Sanction 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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  8. ^Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2 at AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
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