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Linda Ronstadt is one of the best female vocalists and one of the best singer/songwriters of all time. List of the best Linda Ronstadt albums, including pictures of the album covers when available. This Linda Ronstadt discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Linda Ronstadt albums can be found at the top of the list. To make it easy for you, we haven't included Linda Ronstadt singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums. If you think the greatest Linda Ronstadt album isn't high enough on the list, then be sure to vote for it so it receives the credit it deserves. Make sure you don't just vote for critically acclaimed albums; if you have a favorite Linda Ronstadt album, then vote it up, even if it's not necessarily the most popular.
Linda Ronstadt's musical career spanned over 40 years and many genres, before her retirement in 2011. Her debut solo album, Hand Sown ... Home Grown (1969) followed the disbandment of the The Stone Poneys. Her big breakthrough hit, though, came in 1974 with Heart Like a Wheel.
If you want to know the best Linda Ronstadt album of all time, this list will answer your question. Examples include Silk Purse (1970), Spanish album Canciones de Mi Padre (1987), and Feels Like Home (1995). These popular Linda Ronstadt CDs have been voted on by music fans around the world, so the order isn't just one person's opinion.
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20627Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher
Tracks: When Will I Be Loved?, Keep Me From Blowing Away, You're No Good (mono single)
Length (mins): 00:31:45
Genres (Music): Rock music, Country, Pop music, Country rock, Classic rock
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15528Simple Dreams
1977Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher
Tracks: Blue Bayou, I Never Will Marry, Tumbling Dice
Length (mins): 00:32:12
Genres (Music): Rock music, Country, Pop music, Rock and roll, Country rock
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14929Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher
Tracks: Lo Siento Mi Vida, The Tattler, Down So Low
Length (mins): 00:41:51
Genres (Music): Rock music, Country, Pop music, Country rock, Classic rock
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11423Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher
Tracks: You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down, Love Is a Rose, Roll Um Easy
Genres (Music): Rock music, Country, Pop music, Country rock, Classic rock
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9124Don't Cry Now
1973Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher, John Boylan, J. D. Souther
Tracks: Everybody Loves a Winner, Desperado, Don't Cry Now
Genres (Music): Rock music, Country, Pop music, Country rock
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8421Artist: Linda Ronstadt, Ann Savoy, The Zozo Sisters
Producer: Steve Buckingham
Tracks: Go Away From My Window, King of Bohemia, Interlude
Genres (Music): Pop music, Folk rock, Cajun music, Acoustic music
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9836Mad Love
1980Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher
Tracks: How Do I Make You, Cost of Love, Girls Talk
Genres (Music): Rock music, Pop music, New Wave, Hard rock, Punk rock
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8122Linda Ronstadt
1972Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: John Boylan
Tracks: Ramblin' 'round, Rescue Me, I Won't Be Hangin' 'round
Genres (Music): Rock music, Country, Country rock
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6712Silk Purse
1970Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Elliot Mazer
Tracks: Are My Thoughts With You?, Long Long Time, Lovesick Blues
Length (mins): 00:29:21
Genres (Music): Rock music, Country
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8126Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher
Tracks: Alison, Blowing Away, Mohammed's Radio
Genres (Music): Rhythm and blues, Rock music, Pop music, Pop rock, Classic rock
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Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher
Tracks: When Something Is Wrong With My Baby, Adios, All My Life
Length (mins): 00:42:39
Genres (Music): Rhythm and blues, Rock music, Pop music, Adult contemporary music, Contemporary R&B
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8129Get Closer
1982Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher, Brian Ahern
Tracks: My Blue Tears, Talk to Me of Mendocino, I Knew You When
Length (mins): 00:36:45
Genres (Music): Rock music, Country, Pop music, Country rock, Classic rock
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7827What's New
1983Artist: Linda Ronstadt, Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
Producer: Peter Asher
Tracks: I've Got a Crush on You, Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be), What'll I Do?
Length (mins): 00:36:50
Genres (Music): Jazz, Traditional pop music, Big Band
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7323Trio
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5819Feels Like Home
1995Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Linda Ronstadt, George Massenburg
Tracks: The Blue Train, Lover's Return, Morning Blues
Length (mins): 00:39:32
Genres (Music): Country rock
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5518Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Chip Douglas
Tracks: Break My Mind, The Long Way Around, We Need a Whole Lot More of Jesus (and a Lot Less Rock & Roll)
Genres (Music): Rock music, Pop music, Country rock
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6125Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher, Ruben Fuentes
Tracks: Rogaciano el huapanguero, El sol que tú eres, La charreada
Length (mins): 00:40:25
Genres (Music): Pop music, Adult contemporary music, Mariachi, Latin American music, Music of Mexico
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Artist: Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
Producer: Ethan Johns, Glyn Johns
Tracks: Sweet Spot, He Was Mine, Western Wall
Length (mins): 00:50:50
Genres (Music): Country, Pop music, Adult contemporary music, Folk music, Art rock
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5522Artist: Linda Ronstadt, Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
Producer: Peter Asher
Tracks: ’Round Midnight, When You Wish Upon a Star, Am I Blue
Length (mins): 00:42:43
Genres (Music): Jazz, Traditional pop music, Big Band
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5825Winter Light
1993Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Linda Ronstadt, Peter Asher, Steve Tyrell, George Massenburg
Tracks: Do What You Gotta Do, A River for Him, You Can't Treat the Wrong Man Right
Length (mins): 00:37:14
Genres (Music): Rock music, Pop music, Art rock, New-age music, New Age
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5626Lush Life
1984Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher
Tracks: When I Fall in Love, Can't We Be Friends, Lush Life
Length (mins): 00:42:10
Genres (Music): Pop music, Jazz, Traditional pop music, Big Band
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4014Trio II
1999Artist: Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris
Tracks: Lover's Return, Feels Like Home, When We're Gone
Genres (Music): Country, Contemporary classical music
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3817We Ran
1998Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Linda Ronstadt, Peter Asher, George Massenburg, Robert Wachtel, Glyn Johns
Tracks: Icy Blue Heart, If I Should Fall Behind, Cry 'til My Tears Run Dry
Genres (Music): Rock music, Pop music, Folk rock, Classic rock
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3822Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: John Boylan
Tracks: White Christmas, Xicochi, Xicochi
Genres (Music): Christmas music
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2618Frenesi
1992Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Producer: Peter Asher, George Massenburg
Tracks: Alma Adentro, En Mi Soledad, Te Quiero Dijiste
Length (mins): 00:43:07
Genres (Music): Jazz, Mariachi, Afro-Cuban jazz, Music of Mexico
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