Hand Sown...Home Grown/Silk Purse/Linda Ronstadt

by Linda Ronstadt

Overview

BGO's 2014 double-disc set rounds up Linda Ronstadt's first three solo albums: 1969's Hand Sown...Home Grown, 1970's Silk Purse, and 1971's Linda Ronstadt. These are the records where she finds her voice, moving from the hazily focused Laurel Canyon folk-rocker through country-rocker to the assured interpreter who became a star. None of these records was a hit, partially due to Ronstadt figuring out her style, but each is distinctive and appealing; Hand Sown is a colorful SoCal roots rock record, Silk Purse is a country-rock set made in Nashville, and Linda Ronstadt is where she pulls it all together, aided by a backing band that would later become the Eagles. This three-fer winds up being a terrific way to hear Ronstadt coming into her own. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/05/2014
Label:	Bgo
UPC:	5017261211569
Rank:	26254

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Baby You've Been on My Mind
2. Silver Threads and Golden Needles
3. Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad
4. A Number and a Name
5. The Only Mama That'll Walk the Line
6. The Long Way Around
7. Break My Mind
8. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
9. It's About Time
10. We Need a Lot More of Jesus (And a Lot Less Rock n Roll)
11. The Dolphins
12. Lovesick Blues
13. Are My Thoughts with You?
14. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
15. Nobodys
16. Louise
17. Long Long Time
18. Mental Revenge
19. I'm Leavin' It All Up to You
20. He Dark the Sun
21. Life Is Like a Mountain Railway

Disc 2

22. Rock Me on the Water
23. Crazy Arms
24. I Won't Be Hangin' Round
25. I Still Miss Someone
26. In My Reply
27. I Fall to Pieces
28. Ramblin' 'Round
29. Birds
30. Faithful
31. Rescue Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Linda Ronstadt   Primary Artist