Living in the USA

Infobox Album |
Name = Living in the USA
Type = studio
Artist = Linda Ronstadt


Released = September 19 1978 CD Released, November 11 1995
Recorded = The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California from May 5 to July 3, 1978
Genre = Rock, Pop
Length = 42:57
Label = Festival Mushroom Records / Warner Bros. Records
Producer = Peter Asher
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:g9fuxqt5ldfe link]
*Circus Magazine Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/revlivi5.htm link]
*Crawdaddy! Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/revlivi4.htm link]
*"Rolling Stone" (mixed) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lindaronstadt/albums/album/123863/review/5943153/living_in_the_usa link] |
Last album = "Simple Dreams"
(1977)
This album = "Living in the USA"
(1978)
Next album = "Mad Love"
(1980)

:"For the Steve Miller album, see Living in the U.S.A.."

"Living in the USA" is a 1978 album by Linda Ronstadt. The album hit No. 1 on the "Billboard" 200 album chart and was the first album in history to ship double platinum. The album has gone on to be certified by the RIAA for 2 million copies sold in the US alone and has estimated real sales of 4 million units sold in the US alone.cite web | title=Ronstadt Facts | work=TheReal Sales (from German fansite lindaronstadt.de) | url=http://lindaronstadt.de/facts.htm | accessmonthday=May 17 | accessyear=2007] Dubious|date=March 2008

Vocal interpretations of Elvis Costello's "Alison (My Aim Is True)," Smokey Robinson's "Ooh Baby Baby" (alto work from Dave Sanborn) and a jazzed-out rendition of Little Feat's surrealist ballad, "All That You Dream" highlight this effort.

Track listing

#"Back in the U.S.A." (Chuck Berry)
# "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg)
#"Just One Look" (Gregory Carroll, Doris Payne)
#"Alison" (Elvis Costello)
#"White Rhythm & Blues" (J.D. Souther)
#"All That You Dream" (Paul Barrere, Bill Payne)
#"Ooh Baby Baby" (William "Smokey" Robinson, Warren Moore)
#"Mohammed's Radio" (Warren Zevon)
#"Blowing Away" (Eric Kaz)
#"Love Me Tender" (Elvis Presley, Vera Matson)

Personnel

*Linda Ronstadt - vocals
*Dan Dugmore - electric & pedal steel guitars
*Waddy Wachtel - electric guitar, background vocals
*David Sanborn - alto saxophone
*Don Grolnick - piano
*Mike Mainieri - vibraphone
*Kenny Edwards - bass, background vocals
*Russell Kunkel - drums
*Peter Asher - cowbell, tambourine, background vocals
*Andrew Gold, Pat Henderson, Sherlie Matthews, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller - background vocals
* Jan Michael Alejandro - tech
* Harold Jones - tech

References