Simple Dreams

Linda Ronstadt

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Simple Dreams Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
It's so Easy
Buddy Holly / Norman Petty
Linda Ronstadt 02:27 SpotifyAmazon
2
Carmelita
Warren Zevon
Linda Ronstadt 03:07 SpotifyAmazon
3
Simple Man, Simple Dream
J.D. Souther
Linda Ronstadt 03:12 SpotifyAmazon
4
Sorrow Lives Here
Eric Kaz
Linda Ronstadt 02:57 SpotifyAmazon
5
I Never Will Marry
A.P. Carter / Linda Ronstadt / Traditional
Linda Ronstadt 03:12 SpotifyAmazon
6
Blue Bayou
Joe Melson / Roy Orbison
Linda Ronstadt 03:57 SpotifyAmazon
7
Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
Warren Zevon
Linda Ronstadt 03:42 SpotifyAmazon
8
Maybe I'm Right
Little Richard / Robert Wachtel
Linda Ronstadt 03:05 SpotifyAmazon
9
Tumbling Dice
Mick Jagger / Keith Richards
Linda Ronstadt 03:05 SpotifyAmazon
10
Old Paint
Linda Ronstadt / Traditional
Linda Ronstadt 03:05 SpotifyAmazon
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