Linda Ronstadt - Don`t Cry Now - 180g LP

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Linda Ronstadt - Don`t Cry Now - 180g LP
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AAA 100% Analogue This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head

Mobile Fidelity - MFSL 1-300 - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl 

Numbered Limited Edition -   Pressed at RTI  

Half Speed  Mastered on the Mobile Fidelity The Gain 2 Ultra Analog System

After her breakthrough on Capitol Records with The Stone Poneys (Different Drum) plus some acclaimed solo releases, Linda Ronstadt jumped to David Geffens bourgeoning Asylum roster, joining The Eagles and Jackson Browne to form the genesis of the California Country-Rock sound.

Dont Cry Now, her first for Asylum was released in 1973 and would help solidify Ronstadt as one of the premiere female pop vocalists for the next two decades. This is one of the most exceptional sounding female vocalist recordings of the 1970's.

Various tracks were produced by John Boylan, J. D. Souther; and, for the first time in what would be a long and highly successful relationship, British musician (Peter & Gordon) Peter Asher. The album spent more than a year on the Billboard chart and peaked at No. 45. Featured hit singles are the Eagles' Desperado, Bonnie Raitts Love Has No Pride, Randy Newmans sly observation on slavery and southern culture Sail Away plus a nod to both Dusty Springfield and the Grand Ole Opry with Silver Threads and Golden Needles.

Guest appereances include guitar work by both the Eagles Glenn Frey and super-sessionman Larry Carlton, plus harmonica by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Bands Jimmy Fadden, bass and drums by L.A.A-teamers Lee Sklar and Russ Kunkel respectively, plus last but certainly not least, the legendary Sneeky Pete adding his tasteful pedal steel throughout.

Don't Cry Now, produced by J.D. Souther, is the Ronstadt album for which we've been waiting. Her first for Asylum, it surpasses in almost every respect her excellent Capitol album of last year, revealing Linda's supreme vocal abilities in a fine production setting. Of the album's ten songs, five are familiar: Eric Kaz and Libby Titus' "Love Has No Pride," The Eagles' "Desperado," Randy Newman's "Sail Away," Rick Roberts' "Colorado" and Neil Young's "I Believe in You." Excepting "Sail Away," Linda's warm soulful renditions of these songs are definitive musical expositions. Her natural vocal equipment is second to none. Combined with perfect pitch, impeccable phrasing and control, her singing carries a throb that hurts and soothes at the same time, and her feeling for the melodic construction of any given song is always proportionate to its structure.

An example of her ability to elevate a good song to exceptional status is her treatment of "I Believe in You." While Linda's version is far less personal than Young's, she manages to render the song whole. The same holds for her "Desperado." Here the straightforward yet heartfelt reading lends it a stature that does not require a conceptual context in order for it to work.

The other five cuts include three songs by Souther — "I Can Almost See It," "Don't Cry Now" and "The Fast One" — plus Bill Williams' and Booker T. Jones' "Everybody Loves a Winner" and Rhodes-Reynolds' out-and-out country swinger, "Silver Threads and Golden Needles." While Souther's songs do not have quite the eloquence of the album's well-known material, they hold up well, and Linda's interpretations are as sympathetic as any author could ask.

Don't Cry Now bears some comparison with Joan Baez' Blessed Are, in that both albums attempt classic re-creations of familiar songs. Based on this premise, Blessed Are is a qualified success and Don't Cry Now a triumph. Whereas Baez delivers competent run-throughs, Linda Ronstadt enhances the musical-emotional authenticity of the material. This is the most we can demand of any interpretive artist, and Linda fulfills all expectations. While the production values are rich, they are neither coldly streamlined nor overly mushy. Among the many fine musicians providing support are Spooner Oldham, J.D. himself and Sneaky Pete. All are used to maximum advantage.

• Numbered, Limited Edition • 

• Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab • Specially Plated and Pressed on 180 grams of High Definition Vinyl
• Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve • Heavy Duty Protective Packaging
• Mastered from the Original Master Tapes • Pressed at RTI

Track Listing:


1. I Can Almost See It
2. Love Has No Pride
3. Silver Threads And Golden Needles
4. Desperado
5. Don't Cry Now
6. Sail Away
7. Colorado
8. The Fast One
9. Everybody Loves A Winner
10. I Believe In You

Linda Ronstadt - Don`t Cry Now - 180g LP

 

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