Worse still, one verse of an immaculately beautiful reggae song, “Rivers of Babylon,” is ruined by being used as a prelude to “Give One Heart.” No amount of sweetening can rescue lyrics as inane as “That’s the paradox of I love you” or “If your baby loves you right/You can have skyrockets any old night.” A rock & roll bridge has been punched up, which only makes things worse by forcing a scream from Ronstadt as she tries to move up the scale. Orleans couldn’t salvage it, nor can Ronstadt. The album’s only other major mistake is John and Johanna Hall’s “Give One Heart,” one of the worst songs - reggae or otherwise - I’ve heard. When she is joined on the chorus by Don Henley (of the Eagles) the impact of the song’s touching and mystifying lyric is completely blunted by the beauty of the harmonizing. Here, strings and Andrew Gold’s impersonal piano accompaniment take the song all the way out of the danger zone, and Ronstadt’s carefully articulated, stodgy vocal belies her misunderstanding.
HASTEN DOWN THE WIND LINDA RONSTADT LYRICS PLUS
In the original version, stinging, venomous guitar lines plus ethereal guitar solos accentuated Zevon’s weary vocal. While it is certainly not in a league with her masterpiece, Heart like a Wheel (and I’m beginning to believe its perfection occurs but once in an artist’s career), Hasten down the Wind is nonetheless representative of Ronstadt redivivus, of Ronstadt, the sensitive, introspective stirring we have admired all these years.Īside from the inclusion of two innocuous songs - “Lo Siento Mi Vida” and Karla Bonoff’s “If He’s Ever Near” - the album’s problems are fairly well exemplified by the totally wrongheaded interpretation of the Warren Zevon-penned title song, which delineates the chilling tale of a lover’s indecisiveness. “This is Linda Ronstadt’s tenth album (including the three made with her first group, the Stone Poneys). Mastered by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Labġ977 Grammy Award for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance Mixed by Val Garay at The Sound Factory, Hollywood
Recorded March 1976 at The Sound Factory, Hollywood by Val Garay Peter Asher – handclaps (A2), shaker (A2, B2), tambourine, (A2-3), wood block (A4), cowbell (B2), backing vocals B2)ĭavid Campbell – string arrangements and conductor (A1-2, A6, B3, B6)Ĭharles Veal – concertmaster (A1, B3, B6), violin (A2), viola (A6) Kenny Edwards – bass guitar (A1–4, A6, B2-6), backing vocals (A1-2, A4, B1), mandolin (A2), string arrangements (A2), acoustic guitar (A5), harmony vocals (A5) Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar (A3-4, A6), acoustic guitar (A5), "reggae" lead guitar (B2) Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals (B3), choir vocals (B5)Īndrew Gold – acoustic piano (A1, A6, B3, B5-6), organ (A1, A3), ARP String Ensemble (A1, A3), acoustic guitar (A1, A3, B4), finger cymbal (A1, A3), backing vocals (A1, A2, A4, B1, B2), electric piano (A2, B2), sleigh bells (A2), handclaps (A2), electric guitar (A4, B3), bass guitar (A5), harmony vocals (A5), tambourine (A6), lead guitar (B2), rhythm guitar (B2), cowbell (B2), clavinet (B6)ĭan Dugmore – electric guitar (A1-2, B5-6), steel guitar (A5, B2-4) Pat Henderson – backing vocals (B3), choir vocals (B5)īecky Louis – backing vocals (B3), choir vocals (B5) Definitely no skips.Sleeve caveat: See grade in 'Item Specifics' for the sleeve, any specific issues will be called out in 'Condition Notes' above.Linda Ronstadt – lead vocals, backing vocals (A1-3, B2, B6), handclaps (A4)
Any specific issues will be called out in 'Condition Notes'. If most of the record plays very clean, I will assign this grade. Record will play with minimal surface noise, might have a few soft pops that can be heard at normal playing volume.
Will have a few light marks or very light scratches. Condition Notes: Follows Goldmine standards for rating assignedSome damage to Side A label - comes with original inner sleevePlease understand our grading standards listed below before making your purchase, if you have any questions, please message us.Goldmine Standard Grading: VG+Summary: Will show minor signs that it was played, otherwise handled and stored with careHow I grade: Can tell record was played but cared for.
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