When Two Voices Leaned Closer: Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor’s Warm Spark on I Think It’s Gonna Work Out Fine
On a 1982 album built around closeness, trust, and carefully chosen songs, Linda Ronstadt and...
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A Perfectly Easy Spark: Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor Lifted “I Think It’s Gonna Work Out Fine” on 1982’s Get Closer
On Get Closer, Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor turn “I Think It’s Gonna Work Out...
A Hard Life, No Easy Mercy: Emmylou Harris’ ‘Millworker’ on 1981’s Evangeline
In Emmylou Harris’ hands, ‘Millworker’ becomes more than a song about labor. It becomes a...
The Magic Was in the Blend: Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor Made Get Closer One of 1982’s Warmest Duets
A bright 1982 duet on the surface, Get Closer reveals something deeper when Linda Ronstadt...
The Moment Linda Ronstadt Changed Course: How “Get Closer” With James Taylor Defined Her 1982 Pop-Rock Turn
A warm, deceptively easy duet on the surface, “Get Closer” captured Linda Ronstadt in motion—leaning...