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Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (1989)

Where the lyrics of Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind take you, and where it was really made.

Critics gave this album mixed reviews, yet it sold over three million copies and was certified Triple Platinum in the United States alone.

Key places

Recorded at Skywalker Ranch (1989)

Recording site Skywalker Ranch — Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California is listed as the studio for this album. George Massenburg is credited with recording and mixing. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Studio album by American singer and producer Linda Ronstadt
• Released October 2, 1989 by Elektra Records
• Produced by Peter Asher
• Twelve tracks in rock, R&B and pop genres, with a few ballads
• Several duets with Aaron Neville, two of which won Grammy Awards
• Songs written by Jimmy Webb and Karla Bonoff
• Sold over three million copies
• Certified Triple Platinum in the United States alone

Background

• Aaron Neville is known from the Neville Brothers
• The duets 'Don't Know Much' and 'All My Life' won Grammy Awards in 1990 and 1991 for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
• 'Don't Know Much' became a Gold-certified hit single
• Jimmy Webb's 'Adios' is the most notable ballad on the album, with Brian Wilson as backup singer and musical arranger
• 'Adios' was Ronstadt's fourteenth Top 10 Adult Contemporary single
• When the album reached the Billboard Top 10 in late 1989, Ronstadt became the second female recording artist to have ten Top 10 albums, after Barbra Streisand

Recording

• Peter Asher produced the album, with Steve Tyrell as co-producer on Track 5
• Backing musicians include the Skywalker Symphony, the Tower of Power horns and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
• Arrangers include Marty Paich, David Campbell, Jimmy Webb, Greg Adams and Terrance Kelly
• George Massenburg handled recording and mixing

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Born July 15, 1946 in Tucson, Arizona; American singer across rock, folk, pop, country, and soul.
• In the mid-1960s joined the folk-rock trio the Stone Poneys as lead singer, releasing three albums in 1967–68.
• Solo debut Hand Sown ... Home Grown (1969), described as the first alternative country record by a female recording artist.
• Became the first female "arena class" rock star; top-grossing concert artist of the decade.
• Voted Top Female Pop Singer of the 1970s; "You're No Good" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Worked with producer Nelson Riddle on the Great American Songbook trilogy What's New, Lush Life, and For Sentimental Reasons.
• Recorded Canciones de Mi Padre (1987), the best-selling non-English-language album in US music history.
• Retired in 2011 after losing the ability to sing; later diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014; Kennedy Center Honoree in 2019.

Formation

• At age 14 formed a folk trio with her brother Peter and sister Gretchen.
• Moved to Los Angeles in 1964 to form a band with Bobby Kimmel.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Received mixed reviews, despite its commercial success
• The Gold-certified hit single 'Don't Know Much' drove sales

Records

• Reached number seven on the US Billboard 200
• Stayed on the chart for over a year
• Certified Triple Platinum in the United States
• One of Ronstadt's three biggest selling studio albums in the United States, along with Simple Dreams and What's New
• One of her biggest sellers worldwide, especially in Australia and the United Kingdom, with over 100,000 copies sold (certified gold)
• Ronstadt earned a 1990 Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, alongside Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Gloria Estefan and Paula Abdul
• George Massenburg won the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Brian Wilson appears as backup singer and musical arranger on 'Adios', one of the album's ballads
• George Massenburg is credited with recording and mixing the album
• When the album reached the Billboard Top 10 in late 1989, Ronstadt became only the second female artist with ten Top 10 albums, after Barbra Streisand
• Steve Tyrell co-produced Track 5 with Peter Asher
• The album's arrangers included Marty Paich, David Campbell, Jimmy Webb, Greg Adams and Terrance Kelly

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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