1973 Linda Ronstadt – Don’t Cry Now
Don’t Cry Now (1973) is Linda Ronstadt’s Gold-certified fourth solo LP and the first of her studio releases for Asylum Records, following six albums recorded for and released on Capitol Records.
It was reissued on Rhino’s Flashback Records in 2009 and has never been out of print. It has sold approximately 800,000 copies in the United States alone.
The tracks on Don’t Cry Now were produced individually, some by John Boylan, who produced Ronstadt’s preceding eponymous album; some by singer/songwriter J. D. Souther; and, for the first time in what would ultimately be a long and highly successful professional relationship, by British musician Peter Asher, former member of the ’60s rock duo Peter & Gordon. Asher was the head of A&R for Apple Records prior to his move to USA.
This album contains three songs composed by Souther (Souther and Linda would become romantically involved and he would write several songs for her) one by Randy Newman, a cover of a Neil Young ballad, one originally from the Flying Burrito Brothers, and a version of the Eagles’ “Desperado,” which the band had released earlier that year.
Tracks
1 I Can Almost See It (John David Souther) 3:51
2 Love Has No Pride (Eric Kaz, Libby Titus) 4:13
3 Silver Threads And Golden Needles (Dick Reynolds, Jack Rhodes) 2:25
4 Desperado (Don Henley, Glenn Frey) 3:32
5 Don’t Cry Now (John David Souther) 4:29
6 Sail Away (Randy Newman) 3:08
7 Colorado (Rick Roberts) 4:19
8 The Fast One (John David Souther) 3:41
9 Everybody Loves A Winner (Bill Williams, Booker T Jones, William Bell) 3:19
10 I Believe In You (Neil Young) 2:50
Musicians
1 I Can Almost See It
Bass | John David Souther |
Drums | Dennis St. John |
Guitar | Jerry McGee |
Acoustic Guitar | John David Souther |
Steel Guitar | Pete Kleinow |
Piano | Spooner Oldham |
Harmonica | Jimmie Fadden |
Background Vocals | Ginger Holliday |
Background Vocals | Mary Holliday |
2 Love Has No Pride
Bass | Mike Bowden |
Drums | Micky McGee |
Guitar | Andy Johnson |
Guitar | Richard Bowden |
Steel Guitar | Pete Kleinow |
Piano | John Boylan |
Background Vocals | Ginger Holliday |
Background Vocals | Mary Holliday |
3 Silver Threads And Golden Needles
Bass | Mike Bowden |
Drums | Micky McGee |
Guitar | Richard Bowden |
Acoustic Guitar | Herb Pedersen |
Steel Guitar | Ed Black |
Percussion | Linda Ronstadt |
Fiddle | Gib Guilbeau |
Background Vocals | Herb Pedersen |
4 Desperado
Bass | Chris Etheridge |
Drums | Dennis St. John |
Guitar | John David Souther |
Piano | Spooner Oldham |
Sax | James Gordon |
Sax | Nino Tempo |
Trombone | Gail Martin |
Trumpet | Darryl Leonard |
Trumpet | Mac Johnson |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Marty McCall |
Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
5 Don’t Cry Now
Bass | Chris Etheridge |
Drums | Dennis St. John |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Steel Guitar | Buddy Emmons |
Piano | Spooner Oldham |
Background Vocals | Wendy Waldman |
6 Sail Away
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Steel Guitar | Pete Kleinow |
Piano | Craig Doerge |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Marty McCall |
Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
7 Colorado
Bass | Mike Bowden |
Drums | Micky McGee |
Guitar | Ed Black |
Guitar | Richard Bowden |
Acoustic Guitar | Rick Roberts |
Steel Guitar | Pete Kleinow |
Background Vocals | Ginger Holliday |
Background Vocals | Mary Holliday |
8 The Fast One
Bass | Chris Etheridge |
Drums | Dennis St. John |
Guitar | Glenn Frey |
Acoustic Guitar | John David Souther |
Steel Guitar | Ed Black |
Background Vocals | John David Souther |
9 Everybody Loves A Winner
Bass | Mike Bowden |
Drums | Micky McGee |
Guitar | Richard Bowden |
Steel Guitar | Glenn Frey |
Sax | James Gordon |
Sax | Nino Tempo |
Trombone | Gail Martin |
Trumpet | Darryl Leonard |
Trumpet | Mac Johnson |
Background Vocals | Herb Pedersen |
10 I Believe In You
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Richard Bowden |
Steel Guitar | Ed Black |
Piano | Craig Doerge |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Marty McCall |
Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
Liner Notes
Co-producer – John Boylan (Tracks 2, 7)
Co-producer – John Boylan John Boylan (Tracks 3, 9)
Co-producer – Peter Asher (Tracks 6, 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jimmie Haskell (Tracks 2, 7, 10)
Arranged By (Horns And Strings) – Jim Ed Norman (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jim Ed Norman (Track 9)
Engineer – John Haeny, Peter Granet, Ric Tarantini
Engineer (Remix) – Al Schmitt, John David Souther
Design – Cathy Deeter, Glenn Ross
Photography – Ed Caraeff, Terry Wright
Phonographic Copyright Asylum Records
Copyright Asylum Records
April 9, 2016 @ 00:15
Linda was my inspiration as a budding, young teen singer in the mid seventies. She always had the best musicians play on her recordings, and Leland Sklar is one of them. Wish we could still see her in concert today.
Sending her well wishes and many blessings. ❤?❤