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Don't Cry Now (1973)
Where the lyrics of Don't Cry Now take you, and where it was really made.
This was Ronstadt's first album on Asylum Records, the label that began a long association with her, yet her contract obligations meant her next album was released on Capitol.
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Overview
- Don't Cry Now: fourth solo studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt
- Released by Asylum Records on October 1, 1973
- Ten tracks; some new material, but many songs were cover versions
- Explores country folk, country rock and pop rock
- Ronstadt's first album on the Asylum label and first to feature producer Peter Asher
- Reached chart positions in several countries and was a commercial success
Background
- Ronstadt recorded for Capitol Records early in her career
- After the Stone Poneys broke up, she recorded as a solo artist
- Her single "Long, Long Time" had some chart success in 1970
- She obtained an early release from her Capitol contract to sign with David Geffen's Asylum Records
- Because of contractual obligations, her next album, Heart Like a Wheel, was released on Capitol
Recording
- Recording began in 1972 and took a year to finish
- The album reportedly cost over $150,000 to make
- It was first produced by John Boylan and JD Souther
- Recording kept getting delayed, mainly because Ronstadt toured with Neil Young
- James Taylor knew her music, and his family introduced her to producer Peter Asher
- Asher helped Ronstadt finish the album in 1973
Cover
- Cover design credited to Glenn Ross
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | I Can Almost See It | 3:51 |
| 2 | Love Has No Pride | 4:12 |
| 3 | Silver Threads and Golden Needles | 2:28 |
| 4 | Desperado | 3:34 |
| 5 | Don’t Cry Now | 4:30 |
| 6 | Sail Away | 3:08 |
| 7 | Colorado | 4:20 |
| 8 | The Fast One | 3:41 |
| 9 | Everybody Loves a Winner | 3:20 |
| 10 | I Believe in You | 2:51 |
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 generally favorable reviews from several music publications
- Billboard described it as both "fresh and reflective" and found Ronstadt's vocals "confident"
- Billboard said her vocals evoke qualities similar to those of Joan Baez
- Rolling Stone also drew comparisons to Baez, notably to her album Blessed Are....
- Writer Stephen Holden praised her vocal performance
- AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album three out of five stars
Records
- Entered the US Billboard 200 in October 1973 and spent 56 weeks there
- Peaked at number 45 on the Billboard 200 in March 1974
- Number 57 on Canada's RPM all-genre chart
- Number 46 on Australia's Kent Music Report chart
- Three singles: "Love Has No Pride" (US Hot 100 number 51), "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (US Hot 100 number 67), and "Colorado"
- Certified gold in the United States for selling over 500,000 copies
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The album reportedly cost over $150,000 to make.
- It was Ronstadt's first Asylum album and the first to feature producer Peter Asher.
- Asher and Ronstadt would eventually record 13 albums together.
- Her next album, Heart Like a Wheel, was released on Capitol because of contractual obligations.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org