Linda Ronstadt - Simple Dreams (1977, 1984 Japan 1st Press) torrent

Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock
Disk Country: Japan
Disc release year: 1984 (rec. 1977)
Publisher (label): Asylum-Japan
Part Number: 6E-104-2
Audio Codec: WavPack (*.wv)
Rip type: image+.cue
Audio bitrate: lossless
Duration: 32:09

Featuring a broader array of styles than any previous Linda Ronstadt record, Simple Dreams reconfirms her substantial talents as an interpretive singer. Ronstadt sings Dolly Parton ("I Never Will Marry") with the same conviction as the Rolling Stones ("Tumbling Dice"), and she manages to update Roy Orbison ("Blue Bayou") and direct attention to the caustic, fledgling singer/songwriter Warren Zevon ("Poor Poor Pitiful Me" and "Carmelita"). The consistently adventurous material and Ronstadt's powerful performance makes the record rival Heart Like a Wheel in sheer overall quality.

Tracklist:
01. It's So Easy (To Fall in Love)
02. Carmelita
03. Simple Man, Simple Dream
04. Sorrow Lives Here
05. I Never Will Marry
06. Blue Bayou
07. Poor Poor Pitiful Me
08. Maybe I'm Right
09. Tumbling Dice
10. Old Paint

Personnel:
Linda Ronstadt - vocals, acoustic guitar
Dan Dugmore - acoustic guitar, steel guitar
Waddy Wachtel - acoustic, electric & slide guitars, background vocals
Mike Auldridge - dobro
Charles Veal - violin
David Campbell - viola
Dennis Karmazin - cello
Don Grolnick - organ, Clavinet, electric piano
Steve Forman - marimba
Richard Feves - acoustic bass
Kenny Edwards - bass
Rick Marotta - drums, percussion
Peter Asher - percussion, background vocals
Herb Pederson, Larry Hagler - background vocals