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Post by the Scribe on Mar 6, 2023 6:27:24 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Mar 6, 2023 6:28:56 GMT
LINDA RONSTADT’S BIGGEST HITS IN AUSTRALIA www.ilikeyouroldstuff.com/news/linda-ronstadts-biggest-hits-in-australia POSTED 2 SEP 2020 BY GAVIN SCOTT
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With a career straddling over four decades and numerous genres, Linda Ronstadt is one of the most successful and respected American female singers of all time. Although she has been retired since 2011 after it was discovered she was unable to sing due to degenerative condition progressive supranuclear palsy, Linda’s diverse and extensive back catalogue is filled with musical treasures, including her biggest singles on the Australian chart.
8. "Somewhere Out There" (with James Ingram)
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Peak: number 31
After a musical detour that saw her release of trio of jazz albums in the mid-’80s, Linda returned to the mainstream in a big way with this ballad from the soundtrack to animated film An American Tail. A million-selling number 2 hit in the US, the duet with soul singer James Ingram also won two Grammy Awards, including Song Of The Year.
7. "Poor Poor Pitiful Me"
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Peak: number 29
Although her US top 5 version of Buddy Holly and The Crickets’ “It’s So Easy” was unsuccessful in Australia, Linda’s lyrically adjusted reinterpretation of Warren Zevon’s “Poor Poor Pitiful Me”, which also appeared on the Simple Dreams album, did give her a second solo hit here. Released by Warren on his self-titled album the year previously, “Poor Poor Pitiful Me” is a dark tale of suicide and abuse, although Linda’s version removed some of the more confronting elements.
6. "How Do I Make You"
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Peak: number 19
Linda’s first single for the ’80s took her in more of a rock and new wave direction. Written by future hit-maker Billy Steinberg (who’d team up with Tom Kelly to write everything from “Like A Virgin” to “Eternal Flame”), “How Do I Make You” had been influenced by The Knack’s “My Sharona”. The song was Linda’s only song to reach the Australian top 20 during the ’80s.
5. "Back In The U.S.A."
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Peak: number 18
Written and originally recorded by Chuck Berry in 1959, “Back In The U.S.A.” served as the lead single from Linda’s ninth album, Living In The USA. Subsequent remakes released from the album, “Just One Look” (number 38) and “Ooh Baby Baby/Love Me Tender” (number 76), did not fare as well locally, although the album peaked at number 3.
4. "You’re No Good"
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Peak: number 15
Linda’s first solo hit in Australia was also her first chart-topping single in the US. Establishing a pattern of cover versions that would continue for the remainder of the decade, “You’re No Good” had already been recorded three times – originally be Dee Dee Warwick in 1963 – but it was the first to be successful in Australia. Linda had been performing the song in concert for some time before it was included as a last-minute addition to her Heart Like A Wheel album.
3. "Different Drum" (with Stone Poneys)
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Peak: number 7
Formed in the mid-’60s, folk trio Stone Poneys featured a then-teenage Linda on vocals and reached the Australian top 10 with their version of a song written by a pre-Monkees Michael Nesmith. As with “Poor Poor Pitiful Me”, the Stone Poneys’ version of “Different Drum” changed the gender of the lyrics. The year after, Linda embarked on her solo career.
2. "Blue Bayou"
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Peak: number 3
A hit for on the Billboard mainstream, country and easy listening charts, Linda's rendition of Roy Orbison’s Australian chart-topping single might have fallen two places short of the 1963 original here, but it did help Simple Dreams go to number 1 on the albums chart for five weeks in early 1978. As well as becoming one of her best known English-language songs, “Blue Bayou” was recorded by Linda in Spanish as well.
1. "Don’t Know Much” (with Aaron Neville)
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Peak: number 2
Taking off in Australia in early 1990, this duet between Linda and the Neville Brothers member finally turned a decade-old song into a hit, after recordings by Bill Medley, Bette Midler (as “All I Need To Know”), and one of its writers, Barry Mann, had all flopped, and a number of other recordings had been limited to album tracks. The Grammy-winning collaboration was one of four duets between the pair included on Linda’s Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind album.
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Post by the Scribe on Mar 6, 2023 6:30:48 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Mar 6, 2023 6:32:35 GMT
Linda Ronstadt 1979 February 16, 1979 jpjaudio.com.au/1979/02/16/linda-ronstadt-1979/
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The Living in the U.S.A. Tour included concerts played in the U.S. as well as Australia and Japan. Jands Concert Productions supplied the sound, lighting and stage roof for the Australian leg of the tour.
Dates: 16 February 1979 Sydney Showground 24 February 1979 Melbourne Cricket Grounds
Band: Linda Ronstadt – Vocals Waddy Wachtel – Guitar, Background Vocals Don Grolnick – Keyboards Kenny Edwards – Bass, Background Vocals Dan Dugmore – Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar Russ Kunkel – Drums
Set List: Lose Again That’ll Be The Day Blue Bayou When Will I Be In Loved It Doesn’t Matter Anymore Willin’ Alison All That You Dream Love Me Tender Just One Look Desperado Mohammed’s Radio It’s So Easy Someone To Lay Down Beside Me My Blue Tears / Poor Poor Pitiful Me Tumbling Dice You’re No Good Sorrow Lives Here Back In The U.S.A.
7 responses to “Linda Ronstadt 1979” andre d ximmermann says: May 21, 2014 at 2:37 pm Wow!!!!: I just enjoyed Linda listening to her takes me back to my days with my mates from Tooheys the brewery (we work in the laboratories) in Sydney being mexican myself I was the one at the time, I have watched her singing Pitiful Me on Youtube today what a voice.
I pity myself never did go to see her concerts when she came down to Aussie I was young and me mates were my life at the time now older I reminisced those beautiful days also at that year came Rodriguez another Mexican-American I was popular because of these 2 beautiful people. I’m almost 70 now and last year I went to see Sugar Man at Newtown with my wife it was heaven tho I would have love to see Linda, Rodriguez and the master to all of them Bob Dylan so many memories guys.
thanx for the pics..Andrew (my aussie name)
MAX says: May 9, 2015 at 12:41 am Hey, they also played Adelaide on that tour… at the beautiful Adelaide Oval on a magic February evening.
I got a job setting up chairs for the concert and massively taping them up together.. to prevent the hostile Adelaide audiences from flinging them at Linda …
Linda, Waddy Wachtel and the band set up late in the afternoon for a sound check and belted out a MEMORABLE Tumblin Dice… to a select audience of about 40…I’ll never forget it,just fantastic…
Peter says: October 19, 2015 at 8:40 pm This was my first major concert, and have been hooked ever since 🙂 She had a friend of hers dress up, almost like a drag queen, and come onto the stage during the performance which was a laugh… hot band… hot Linda… great vocals!!!!!! And the sound was supreme 🙂
peter digwood says: December 13, 2019 at 7:13 pm I was at the Sydney gig, and in the second row. I was 17 and sent away for tickets as soon as I saw the ad in the Sunday paper. I was stunned when I turned up at the Showground and was advised by the ticket collector that I needed to make my way to the usher who was right at the front of the stage. I didn’t move from my seat once I sat down!
Rob Richardson says: September 20, 2020 at 11:10 pm My then girlfriend and I were in the front row for this great concert. When Linda sang ‘Alison’ she said (about the pants she was wearing) “I’m dedicating these gold pants to Elvis” At that time I hadn’t heard of Elvis Costello so assumed she meant Elvis Presley! It was a balmy Sydney summer’s night, and a wonderful concert. Her band were incredible.
Rob De Visser says: May 27, 2021 at 10:30 am Remember witches britches… gangrene of the knees… what a terrific concert!! By chance, is a copy of either of those concerts, preferable video but audio at least, still available.
Warren Lloyd says: September 12, 2022 at 11:37 am The voice of an angel and the looks of a super-model. I was lucky enough to see her in Sydney in ’79 – what a show! Such a shame for her to struck down with such a shit illness. I once heard a renowned Australian opera singer being interviewed and asked who she admired most – she said she’d love to be able to sing like Linda Ronstadt.
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 14, 2023 19:19:54 GMT
Linda Ronstadt -Top 10 Biggest Hits
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40,735 views Oct 13, 2020 #LindaRonstadt #BiggestHits #ILYOS Remind yourself of the greatness of Linda Ronstadt. Counting down her Top 10 biggest hits in Australia! Nostalgia guaranteed.
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