LOVE WILL ABIDE
TAKE THINGS IN STRIDE
Silk Purse
is a
studio album
by
American singer
It was released by
Capitol Records
on
April 13, 1970
and was
Ronstadt's
second
solo studio album
in her career.
Silk Purse
contained a total
of ten tracks
that experimented
with country music.
It included covers
of songs by
Hank Williams
and
Mel Tillis.
Featured on the album
were two singles.
Among them was
the song
"Long Long Time",
became Ronstadt's
first charting single
in the US
and Canada.
Silk Purse
was given
positive reviews
from several publications
including
AllMusic
and
Cashbox.
It was Ronstadt's
first to make
chart positions
in Australia,
Canada
and the
US.
Background
Linda Ronstadt
had been a member
of the folk group
The Stone Poneys
and they had a
top 20 US single
with 1967's
"Different Drum".
The groups
two other members
(Kenny Edwards and Bobby Kimmel)
left the Stone Poneys
shortly afterward
for a quieter existence.
Capitol Records
wanted to still invest
in Ronstadt
which forced her
towards a
solo career.
Because Ronstadt
was used to
having Kimmel
songs to record,
Ronstadt needed
songs to record.
She chose to draw
from the catalog
of country music
which she heard
as a child.
Country would be
the musical focus
for her first
two solo albums
at Capitol:
Hand Sown ... Home Grown
(1969)
and
Silk Purse.
Linda Ronstadt
is a
studio album
by American singer
It was originally released
on
January 17, 1972
via
Capitol Records.
It was the
third
studio album
in Ronstadt's
solo
recording career
and featured
ten tracks.
The album
mixed
original material
from new
singer-songwriters,
along with covers
of country,
folk
and
R&B songs.
Two singles
were spawned
from the album
including the
charting song
"Rock Me on the Water".
Background and Recording
By 1972,
Linda Ronstadt
had recorded
two studio albums
as a solo artist:
Hand Sown ... Home Grown
(1969)
and
Silk Purse
(1970).
Both discs
were inspired
from the
country genre.
Her 1972
self-titled
studio album
would further dive
into the genre
while also embedding
more of a
country rock sound.
The album was recorded
at several studios,
beginning with
Quadrafonic
Sound Studios
in Nashville, Tennessee.
However,
the majority of
the sessions
were held at
the Muscle Shoals
Sound Studio
in
Sheffield, Alabama
and
United Western Recorders
in Hollywood, California.
Three album tracks
were recorded in a
live format
at The Troubadour,
a venue located
in Hollywood as well.
The album was
produced by
John Boylan
and featured
session work
from
Glenn Frey
and
Don Henley.
Both musicians
had joined
Ronstadt's band
before forming
The Eagles.
consisted of ten tracks.
Its opening track
was the
Jackson Browne-penned
"Rock Me on the Water".
Ronstadt's version
appeared a
few months prior
to Browne's
own version.
Other new recordings
included
"In My Reply",
which was penned
by
James Taylor's brother.
Additional songs
that were
new releases
included
"I Won't Be Hangin' Round"
and
"I Ain't Always Been Faithful".
The album also
featured covers
of country standards:
"Crazy Arms"
(first a single for Ray Price),
Johnny Cash's
"I Still Miss Someone"
and
Patsy Cline's
"I Fall to Pieces".
The album
also included
a cover of
Fontella Bass'
R&B single
"Rescue Me"
and the
folk song
"Ramblin' Round".
Eight of the tracks
were cut in
recording studios,
while
"Rescue Me",
"I Fall to Pieces"
and
"Birds"
were cut
live
at
The Troubadour.
TRACKLIST
Lovesick Blues
Are My Thoughts With You?
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Nobodys
Louise
Long ,Long Time
Mental Revenge
I'm Leavin' It All Up To You
He Dark The Sun
Life Is Like A Mountain Railway
Rock Me On The Water
Crazy Arms
I Won't Be Hangin' Round
I Still Miss Someone
In My Reply
Ramblin' Round
I Ain't Always Been Faithful
I Fall To Pieces
(Live)
Birds
(Live)
Rescue Me
(Live)
Desperado
(Vocal Mix) [*]
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