If there is one image of Linda Ronstadt which is indelibly etched in my mind it is the cover shot of Living In The USA <\/i>which pictures her roller skating in shorts. <\/p>\n
1978 found Linda Ronstadt moving in more of a rock direction. Her fan base followed along as the album would top the Billboard Magazine <\/i>pop charts and quickly earn a platinum record award.<\/p>\n
She used her basic concert band in the studio and was able to achieve a tight sound. Kenny Edwards on bass, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, and drummer Russell Kunkel all provide strong support. <\/p>\n
The album blasts off with a rousing version of Chuck Berry\u2019s \u201cBack In The U.S.A.\u201d Guitar, piano, and vocal all add up to Linda Ronstadt at her rocking best. If you ever want to hear an excellent live version of the song just check out her guest performance on the Keith Richards and Chuck Berry concert album Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll! She returned to Motown for the albums biggest hit. A smooth, pop version of the Smokey Robinson classic \u201cOoh Baby Baby\u201d just flows smoothly by the senses. It would reach number seven on The American pop charts during the fall of 1978. Of particular note is the sax solo by David Sanborn. <\/p>\n She delivers a stripped down rendition of Elvis\u2019 \u201cLove Me Tender.\u201d The clarity and tone of her voice is superb. A number of radio stations would combine her voice and that of Elvis into a duet. <\/p>\n There were several other rock type gems. She continued her trend of recording material by Warren Zevon with \u201cMohammed\u2019s Radio.\u201d She takes this wonderfully structured song and turns it into a pop\/rock masterpiece. \u201cJust One Look\u201d was a huge rhythm & blues hit for Doris Troy in 1963. She moves it over into her pop zone with a smooth vocal and exact phrasing. Elvis Costello\u2019s \u201cAlison\u201d is a perfect song which receives a perfect vocal. Finally \u201cWhite Rhythm & Blues\u201d by old buddy J.D. South is another of his songs she makes her own. <\/p>\n Living In The USA <\/i>may not be her overall strongest album, but it stands the test of time well and remains one of her most memorable. In the final analysis it is enjoyable, catchy and makes the listener feel good, which is not a bad legacy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":30291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[8264],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-41946","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-linda-ronstadt","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=41946"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=41946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}