Rock Archeologia

Linda Ronstadt - Don't Cry Now (1973)

Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Album: Don't Cry Now
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Catalog#: MFSL 1-300
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered
Country: US
Released: 2008
Genre: Rock/Pop, Folk & Country, Ballad
Format: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Duration: 00:35:26

• Don’t Cry Now, her first record for Asylum, solidified Linda Ronstadt's position as one of the day's premiere female pop vocalists and interpreters. This is one of the most exceptional sounding female vocalist recordings of the 1970s. The album spent more than a year on the Billboard charts, and peaked at No. 45. Guest appereances include guitar work by both the Eagles’ Glenn Frey and super-sessionman Larry Carlton, as well as harmonica work by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Jimmy Fadden, bass and drums by Lee Sklar and Russ Kunkel, respectively. And the legendary Sneaky Pete adds tasteful pedal steel accents throughout. Remastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity's version sounds exquisite and reveals every nuance and shade of Ronstadt's voice. Don't Cry Now is part of Mobile Fidelity's effort to present this iconic singer's work as it was meant to be heard.

 • Side One:
A1. I Can Almost See It 03:50
A2. Love Has No Pride 04:10
A3. Silver Threads And Golden Needles 02:20
A4. Desperado 03:30
A5. Don't Cry Now 04:28
 • Side Two:
B1. Sail Away 03:05
B2. Colorado 03:05
B3. The Fast One 03:40
B4. Everybody Loves A Winner 03:15
B5. I Believe In You 02:50

      Co-producer – John Boylan, John Boylan, Peter Asher
      Engineer by John Haeny, Peter Granet, Ric Tarrantini
      Producer by John David Souther

Personel:
Ed Black - Steel & Electric Guitar
Michael Bowden, Mike Bowden, Chris Ethridge,  Lee Sklar, Leland Sklar - Bass
Richard Bowden, Larry Carlton - Guitars
John Boylan - Electric Piano, Producer
Craig Doerge,  Spooner Oldham - Piano
Buddy Emmons, Sneaky Pete - Steel Guitar
Jimmie Fadden - Harmonica
Glenn Frey - Composer, Electric Guitar
James Gordon,  Nino Tempo - Saxophone
Gib Guilbeau - Fiddle
Ginger Holladay, Mary Holliday, Clydie King - Vocals (Background)
Andy Johnson, Jerry McGee - Electric Guitar
Mack Johnson, Darrell Leonard - Trumpet
Sneaky Pete Kleinow - Guitar, Pedal Steel
Russ Kunkel, Mickey McGee, Dennis St. John - Drums
Gail Martin - Trombone
Sherlie Matthews, Marti McCall - Vocals (Background)
Jim Ed Norman - Horn and String Arrangements
Herb Pedersen - Guitars, Vocals (Background)
Rick Roberts - Acoustic Guitar
Linda Ronstadt - Tabla, Tambourine, Vocals
J.D. Souther - Bass, Electric & Acoustic, Vocals (Background) 

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