Greatest Hits, Volume 2

~ Release by Linda Ronstadt (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

See editing comments for copious remarks.

Tracklist

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1It’s So Easy
recording engineer:
Val Garay (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
assistant engineer:
Mark Howlett
producer:
Peter Asher
mixer:
Val Garay
acoustic guitar:
Dan Dugmore (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
bass guitar [bass]:
Kenny Edwards (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
clavinet:
Don Grolnick (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
background vocals:
Peter Asher (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22), Kenny Edwards (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22), Linda Ronstadt (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22) and Waddy Wachtel (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lead vocals:
Linda Ronstadt (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1977, in 2017) and WEA International Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 90)
cover recording of:
It’s So Easy (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
writer:
Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc., Wren Music Co. and MPL Communications Inc. (in 1958)
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2I Can’t Let Go
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
bass:
Bob Glaub (in 1979-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russell Kunkel (in 1979-11)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore (in 1979-11) and Mark Goldenberg (in 1979-11)
keyboard:
Bill Payne (in 1979-11)
solo electric guitar:
Mark Goldenberg (in 1979-11)
tambourine:
Peter Asher (in 1979-11)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979-11)
cover recording of:
I Can't Let Go (in 1979-11)
writer:
Al Gorgoni and Chip Taylor
publisher:
April Music AB, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., M. Carey Songs, Sony Songs Inc., Wallyworld Music and WB Music Corp.
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3Hurt So Bad
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
bass:
Bob Glaub (in 1979-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russell Kunkel (in 1979-11)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore (in 1979-11) and Danny Kortchmar (in 1979-11)
keyboard:
Bill Payne (in 1979-11)
solo electric guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (in 1979-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Records (in 1980), Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1980) and WEA International Inc. (in 1980)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979-11)
cover recording of:
Hurt So Bad (in 1979-11)
writer:
Bobby Wilding, Bobby Hart and Teddy Randazzo
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Songs of Universal, Inc., Teddy Randazzo Music and Vogue Music
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4Blue Bayou
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
assistant engineer:
Mark Howlett
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
Waddy Wachtel (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
bass guitar [bass] and mandolin:
Kenny Edwards (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
cowbell, drums (drum set) and electronic drum set [syn-drums]:
Rick Marotta (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
electric piano:
Don Grolnick (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
marimba:
Steve Forman (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
background vocals:
Kenny Edwards (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22) and Don Henley (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lead vocals:
Linda Ronstadt (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (in 1977), WEA International Inc. (in 1978) and Elektra/Asylum Records (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sound Factory, LA in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 61)
cover recording of:
Blue Bayou (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1963) and Roy Orbison (in 1963)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (in 1961)
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5How Do I Make You
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
bass:
Bob Glaub (in 1979-11)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russell Kunkel (in 1979-11)
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore (in 1979-11) and Mark Goldenberg (in 1979-11)
keyboard:
Bill Payne (in 1979-11)
solo electric guitar:
Mark Goldenberg (in 1979-11)
background vocals:
Mark Goldenberg (in 1979-11) and Nicolette Larson (in 1979-11)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979-11)
recording of:
How Do I Make You (in 1979-11)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Steinberg
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6Back in the U.S.A.
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
bass:
Kenny Edwards
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russell Kunkel
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore and Waddy Wachtel
piano:
Don Grolnick
background vocals:
Peter Asher, Kenny Edwards and Waddy Wachtel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment (in 1978) and Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1978)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-05)
cover recording of:
Back in the U.S.A.
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music and Arc Music Corp.
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7Ooh Baby Baby
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
David Sanborn
bass:
Kenny Edwards
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russell Kunkel
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore
piano:
Don Grolnick
background vocals:
Jim Gilstrap and John Lehman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1978)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-05)
cover recording of:
Ooo Baby Baby
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore and Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
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8Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
assistant engineer:
Mark Howlett
producer:
Peter Asher
acoustic guitar:
Dan Dugmore
bass guitar [bass]:
Kenny Edwards
clavinet:
Don Grolnick
drums (drum set) and electronic drum set [syn-drums]:
Rick Marotta
electric guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
maracas and tambourine:
Peter Asher
background vocals:
Kenny Edwards and Larry Hagler
lead vocals:
Linda Ronstadt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1977, in 2017) and WEA International Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
cover recording of:
Poor Poor Pitiful Me (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
lyricist and composer:
Warren Zevon
publisher:
Zevon Music Inc., Darkroom Music (in 1973) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (in 1973)
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9Tumbling Dice
recording engineer and mixer:
Val Garay
assistant engineer:
Mark Howlett
producer:
Peter Asher
bass guitar [bass]:
Kenny Edwards
drums (drum set):
Rick Marotta
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore and Waddy Wachtel
piano:
Don Grolnick
solo slide guitar:
Waddy Wachtel
background vocals:
Kenny Edwards and Waddy Wachtel
lead vocals:
Linda Ronstadt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1977, in 2017) and WEA International Inc. (in 2017)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
cover recording of:
Tumbling Dice (from 1977-05-23 until 1977-07-22)
written in:
France
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Promopub. B.V. and Schaltone B.V. (in 1977)
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10Just One Look
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
bass:
Kenny Edwards
cowbell and tambourine:
Peter Asher
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Russell Kunkel
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore and Waddy Wachtel
piano:
Don Grolnick
background vocals:
Pat Henderson, Sherlie Matthews and Linda Ronstadt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1978)
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-05)
cover recording of:
Just One Look
writer:
Gregory Carroll and Doris Payne
publisher:
Leosong Copyright Service Ltd., T.S. Music Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3:15
11Someone to Lay Down Beside Me
recording engineer:
Val Garay
producer:
Peter Asher
bass:
Kenny Edwards
cello:
Dennis Karmazyn
clavinet and piano:
Andrew Gold
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Michael Botts
electric guitar:
Dan Dugmore
background vocals:
Karla Bonoff, Linda Ronstadt and Wendy Waldman
conductor:
David Campbell
strings arranger:
David Campbell
concertmaster:
Charles Veal
recorded at:
Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-03)
edit of:
Someone to Lay Down Beside Me by Linda Ronstadt
recording of:
Someone to Lay Down Beside Me
lyricist and composer:
Karla Bonoff
publisher:
Sky Harbor Music and 大洋音楽
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