Linda Ronstadt’s “Skylark” on Lush Life: A 1984 Standard Sung with Quiet Daring
In 1984, Linda Ronstadt met “Skylark” not as nostalgia, but as a question carried on...
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When Linda Ronstadt Held Back: What’s New and the Nelson Riddle Gamble
On What’s New, Linda Ronstadt found drama not by overpowering Nelson Riddle’s orchestra, but by...
A Rock Voice Walked Into Candlelight: Linda Ronstadt’s I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You on What’s New
On What’s New, Linda Ronstadt did not simply borrow the old standards songbook; she stepped...
Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Crazy He Calls Me’ on What’s New Turned Nelson Riddle’s Grandeur Into Confession
On Crazy He Calls Me, Linda Ronstadt did not try to outshine a classic standard;...
The Risk Was in the Restraint: Linda Ronstadt’s Someone to Watch Over Me with Nelson Riddle on What’s New
On Someone to Watch Over Me, Linda Ronstadt stepped away from pop force and found...
Linda Ronstadt Made “Crazy He Calls Me” Feel Dangerous Again on 1983’s What’s New
On “Crazy He Calls Me”, Linda Ronstadt did not imitate the old torch singers; she...
The Hurt She Wouldn’t Oversing: Linda Ronstadt’s “Am I Blue” with Nelson Riddle in 1986
With Nelson Riddle’s orchestra behind her, Linda Ronstadt turns “Am I Blue?” into a study...
Linda Ronstadt’s Am I Blue Found Its ache in Nelson Riddle’s 1986 Farewell Glow
On Am I Blue, Linda Ronstadt did not simply visit the old songbook; she let...
When Linda Ronstadt Chose Restraint: Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry on What’s New with Nelson Riddle
On What’s New, Linda Ronstadt stepped into the standards era without disguise, letting one torch...
Restraint Cut Deep in Linda Ronstadt’s “Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” on What’s New with Nelson Riddle
On What’s New, Linda Ronstadt turned a torch song into an act of restraint, letting...
The Restraint That Reframed Linda Ronstadt’s Lover Man on What’s New with Nelson Riddle
On What’s New, Linda Ronstadt sang “Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)” as if...
A Swing-Era Spark Reborn: Linda Ronstadt’s “Straighten Up and Fly Right” with Nelson Riddle on For Sentimental Reasons
On For Sentimental Reasons, Linda Ronstadt turned a Nat King Cole swing classic into a...
A Pop Voice Walked Into the Shadows: Linda Ronstadt’s 1984 “Lush Life” With the Nelson Riddle Orchestra
On “Lush Life,” Linda Ronstadt did not simply visit the Great American Songbook; she stepped...
Behind That Velvet Calm, Linda Ronstadt Reimagined Duke Ellington’s “Sophisticated Lady” on 1984’s Lush Life with Nelson Riddle
In Linda Ronstadt’s hands, Duke Ellington’s “Sophisticated Lady” became less a costume of glamour than...
The Moment Linda Ronstadt Changed the Room: “Falling in Love Again” With Nelson Riddle on 1984’s Lush Life
On Lush Life, Linda Ronstadt meets “Falling in Love Again” at the border of cabaret...
She Made Swing Breathe Again: Linda Ronstadt’s “Straighten Up and Fly Right” With Nelson Riddle on For Sentimental Reasons
On For Sentimental Reasons, Linda Ronstadt does something rarer than revival. With “Straighten Up and...
The Brave Reinvention: Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Falling in Love Again’ on 1984’s Lush Life with Nelson Riddle
On Lush Life, Linda Ronstadt took a song steeped in old-world allure and made it...
When Linda Ronstadt and Nelson Riddle Turned “Someone to Watch Over Me” Into the Quiet Heart of What’s New
On What’s New, Linda Ronstadt and Nelson Riddle treat “Someone to Watch Over Me” not...
Few Expected This: Linda Ronstadt’s “Skylark” With Nelson Riddle Turned Lush Life Into a Quiet Revelation
On Skylark, Linda Ronstadt does not overpower a classic; with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, she...
When Linda Ronstadt Slowed Everything Down: “I’ve Got a Crush on You,” Nelson Riddle, and the 1983 Gamble of What’s New
When Linda Ronstadt stepped into “I’ve Got a Crush on You” on What’s New, she...
So Tender It Almost Hurts: Linda Ronstadt’s My Funny Valentine With Nelson Riddle on For Sentimental Reasons
On For Sentimental Reasons, Linda Ronstadt turns My Funny Valentine into something hushed, elegant, and...
The Song That Proved Everything: Linda Ronstadt’s ‘Skylark’ on 1984’s Lush Life
Linda Ronstadt’s “Skylark” is not just a beautiful standard on Lush Life—it is a lesson...
She Left Rock Behind: Linda Ronstadt’s ‘What’s New’ Was the 1983 Risk That Changed Everything
With ‘What’s New’, Linda Ronstadt did not simply record an old standard in 1983. She...
Softer Than Heartbreak, Linda Ronstadt’s I Love You For Sentimental Reasons on 1986’s ’Round Midnight Feels Like Her Signature Standard
In Linda Ronstadt’s 1986 ’Round Midnight era, I Love You for Sentimental Reasons becomes a...
When the Room Went Silent: Linda Ronstadt’s I’m a Fool to Want You on ‘Round Midnight, 1986
On ‘Round Midnight in 1986, Linda Ronstadt sang I’m a Fool to Want You with...
The Bold Turn in 1983: Why Linda Ronstadt’s What’s New Changed Everything With Nelson Riddle
With What’s New, Linda Ronstadt did far more than record a beloved standard in 1983....