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1976 greatest hits album by Linda Ronstadt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greatest Hits is Linda Ronstadt's first major compilation album, released at the end of 1976 for the holiday shopping season. It includes material from both her Capitol Records and Asylum Records output, and goes back to 1967 for The Stone Poneys' hit "Different Drum."
Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | December 1, 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1967, 1970, 1973-1976 | |||
Genre | Rock, country rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 37:33 | |||
Label | Asylum | |||
Producer | various | |||
Linda Ronstadt chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Sounds | [4] |
It remains the biggest-selling album of Ronstadt's career, being certified seven times Platinum (over 7 million US copies shipped) by the Recording Industry Association of America[5] in America alone, with 1.87 million units consumed after 1991 when SoundScan started tracking sales.[6] It peaked at No. 6 on the main Billboard album chart and also reached No. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, where it remained for over three years.
The album was criticized by the Rolling Stone Record Guide for being "premature," as Ronstadt continued to have record-breaking mainstream successes for many years following this release. By the time this collection came out, however, Ronstadt had already been recording hit records (as a solo artist and with the Stone Poneys) for a decade, and there were many examples of other artists releasing greatest hits albums much sooner, such as Elvis Presley.
In terms of being released while the performer was still in the midst of their career, this collection is unusual for a major artist in that it compiled works from two unrelated labels thanks to, as the sleeve states, a "special arrangement" between Asylum and Capitol; this overlap mirrors the situation in which Ronstadt briefly alternated releasing albums between Capitol and Asylum in 1973–74 in order to fulfil her contract with Capitol.[7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You're No Good" | Clint Ballard Jr. | 3:44 |
2. | "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" | Jack Rhodes, Dick Reynolds | 2:20 |
3. | "Desperado" | Glenn Frey, Don Henley | 3:30 |
4. | "Love Is a Rose" | Neil Young | 2:46 |
5. | "That'll Be the Day" | Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty | 2:32 |
6. | "Long, Long Time" | Gary White | 4:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Different Drum" (with The Stone Poneys) | Mike Nesmith | 2:45 |
2. | "When Will I Be Loved" | Phil Everly | 2:05 |
3. | "Love Has No Pride" | Eric Kaz, Libby Titus | 4:10 |
4. | "Heat Wave" | Holland–Dozier–Holland | 2:46 |
5. | "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" | Paul Anka | 3:26 |
6. | "Tracks of My Tears" | Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore, Marv Tarplin | 3:12 |
The CD reissue of the album was compiled with Ronstadt's second greatest hits collection and released by Rhino records in 2007 as Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2.[8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You're No Good" | 3:40 |
2. | "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" | 2:20 |
3. | "Desperado" | 3:30 |
4. | "Love is a Rose" | 2:46 |
5. | "That'll Be the Day" | 2:32 |
6. | "Long, Long Time" | 4:21 |
7. | "Different Drum" | 2:45 |
8. | "When Will I Be Loved" | 2:05 |
9. | "Love Has No Pride" | 4:10 |
10. | "Heat Wave" | 2:46 |
11. | "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" | 3:26 |
12. | "Tracks of My Tears" | 3:12 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "It's So Easy" | 2:26 |
14. | "I Can't Let Go" | 2:43 |
15. | "Hurt So Bad" | 3:12 |
16. | "Blue Bayou" | 3:54 |
17. | "How Do I Make You" | 2:21 |
18. | "Back in the U.S.A." | 3:02 |
19. | "Ooo Baby Baby" | 3:18 |
20. | "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" | 3:41 |
21. | "Tumbling Dice" | 3:05 |
22. | "Just One Look" | 3:15 |
23. | "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me" | 3:58 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[17] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[19] | Gold | 10,000* |
United States (RIAA)[20] | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
From the Liner Notes on the Original Vinyl Album.
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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North America | December 1, 1976 |
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Asylum Records | [21] |
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