The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt

The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt
Greatest hits album by Linda Ronstadt
Released	September, 2002
Recorded	1967–1995
Length	68:15
Label	Rhino / Warner Strategic Marketing (2002), (2003)
Producer	Peter Asher, John David Souther, John Boylan, Elliot F. Mazer, Nikolas Venet, Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt chronology
A Merry Little Christmas (2000) The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt (2002) Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt is a hits compilation by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt. The album was released by Rhino Records in 2002.

It peaked at #19 on Billboard's Country Albums chart - where it lasted for well over a year - and crossed over to #165 on Billboard's main album chart. In 2003, a European edition was released with additional and alternate tracks.

This album was ranked #164 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Track listing

American version

No.	Title	Year	Length
1.	"When Will I Be Loved"	1974	2:09
2.	"Heat Wave"	1975	2:45
3.	"You're No Good"	1974	3:44
4.	"It's So Easy"	1977	2:28
5.	"Blue Bayou"	1977	3:56
6.	"Just One Look"	1978	3:17
7.	"Different Drum" (with The Stone Poneys)	1967	2:38
8.	"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"	1977	3:42
9.	"Tracks of My Tears"	1975	3:14
10.	"That'll Be the Day"	1976	2:34
11.	"Ooh Baby Baby"	1978	3:19
12.	"Long, Long Time"	1970	4:22
13.	"Back in the U.S.A."	1978	3:01
14.	"Love Is a Rose"	1975	2:46
15.	"Hurt So Bad"	1980	3:16
16.	"Heart Like a Wheel"	1974	3:09
17.	"Adios"	1989	3:37
18.	"Somewhere Out There" (with James Ingram)	1986	3:59
19.	"Don't Know Much" (with Aaron Neville)	1989	3:33
20.	"All My Life" (with Aaron Neville)	1989	3:30
21.	"Winter Light"	1993	3:16

International version

No.	Title	Year	Length
1.	"You're No Good"	1974	3:44
2.	"It's So Easy"	1977	2:28
3.	"Blue Bayou"	1977	3:56
4.	"Don't Know Much" (with Aaron Neville)	1989	3:33
5.	"Somewhere Out There" (with James Ingram)	1986	3:59
6.	"When Will I Be Loved"	1974	2:09
7.	"Heat Wave"	1975	2:45
8.	"Different Drum" (with The Stone Poneys)	1967	2:38
9.	"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"	1977	3:42
10.	"Tracks of My Tears"	1975	3:14
11.	"After the Gold Rush" (with Valerie Carter and Emmylou Harris)	1995	3:33
12.	"Long Long Time"	1970	4:22
13.	"Just One Look"	1978	3:17
14.	"Heart Like a Wheel"	1974	3:09
15.	"Back in the U.S.A."	1978	3:01
16.	"That'll Be the Day"	1976	2:34
17.	"Hurt So Bad"	1980	3:16
18.	"All My Life" (with Aaron Neville)	1989	3:30
19.	"Ooh Baby Baby"	1978	3:19
20.	"The Blue Train"	1995	5:04
21.	"How Do I Make You"	1980	2:25
22.	"Desperado"	1973	3:30
23.	"Winter Light"	1993	3:16

Chart performance

Chart (2002)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	19
U.S. Billboard 200	165

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt - Linda Ronstadt at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
2. DeCurtis, Anthony (2002-09-27). "The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-07-28.

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