1975 Linda Ronstadt – The Tracks Of My Tears (US:#25 UK:#42)
“The Tracks of My Tears” is a song written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin. It is a multiple award-winning 1965 hit R&B song originally recorded by their group, The Miracles, on Motown’s Tamla label. In 1967, Johnny Rivers covered the song and his version was a number 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1975, Linda Ronstadt recorded a cover version of “The Tracks of My Tears” for her studio album Prisoner in Disguise that became a pop Top 40 hit in the US. The single was produced by Peter Asher and issued on Asylum Records as that album’s second single. Ronstadt’s version of the song was a success peaking at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching number 11 on the Billboard C&W chart in tandem with its B-side: the Emmylou Harris duet: “The Sweetest Gift”), and number 42 in 1976 on the UK Singles Chart.
Album
Prisoner In Disguise is Linda Ronstadt‘s sixth solo LP release and her second for the label Asylum Records, released in 1975 It followed Ronstadt’s Multi-Platinum breakthrough album, Heart Like a Wheel, which became her first of three #1 albums on the Billboard album chart in early 1975. Linda Ronstadt chose songs from friends and songwriters […]
Musicians
| Bass | Kenny Edwards |
| Drums | David Kemper |
| Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
| Steel Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
| Acoustic Guitar | Andrew Gold |
| Piano | Andrew Gold |
| Percussion | Andrew Gold |
| Percussion | Peter Asher |
| Background Vocals | Don Francisco |
| Background Vocals | Peter Asher |
| Background Vocals | Andrew Gold |
| Background Vocals | Herb Pedersen |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Edwards |
| Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
Produced By
Peter Asher
Songwriters
Warren Moore
Smokey Robinson
Marvin Tarplin
Charts
US:#25
UK:#42