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Rating: If you were born in Tucson, Arizona, you are at least used to two things: dust and country music.
Linda Ronstadt is the voice of the genuine and dusty heart of America in the early '70s, the prairies dominated by vast blue skies, stories of fields and herdsmen. "Heart Like a Wheel" is the last album that concludes her contract with Capitol Records; Linda's voice will then move to David Geffen's Asylum to continue a successful career. The album is the essential summary of the early artistic life of this delicate and passionate voice that is unjustly known in Italy only for the cover of "It's So Easy" by Buddy Holly. A pinch of native country combined with a more rock twist with the radio-friendly "You're No Good" makes "Heart Like a Wheel" a very soft and pleasant product, ideal for this autumn period when one is always looking for something warm to warm up a bit towards the late afternoon, when the evening has already taken its place. Recorded with a multitude of musicians and guests, from Emmylou Harris to David Lindley, its strong points are in the beautiful ballad that gives the album its title, a song that stands out for its very sweet piano melody, and in the famous "Willin'" by Lowell George, a typically country-sounding track along with the genre classic "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)". To complete it all, a very good production by Peter Asher.
Released at the end of 1974, it immediately achieved extraordinary sales and critical success, with the exquisite lightness of the melodies and Linda's very sexy voice being appreciated, to be rediscovered with a spin of the needle.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 You're No Good (03:44)
Feeling better, now that we're through
Feeling better 'cause I'm over you
I learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see how you really are
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
I'm gonna say it again
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
I broke a heart that's gentle and true
Well, I broke a heart over someone like you
I'll beg his forgiveness on bended knee
I wouldn't blame him if he said to me
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
I'm gonna say it again
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
I'm telling you now, baby
And I'm going my way
Forget about you, baby
'Cause I'm leaving this day
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
I'm gonna say it again
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
Oh, oh no
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby you're no good
02 It Doesn't Matter Anymore (03:26)
There you go baby, and here am I,
Well you left me here so I could sit and cry.
Golly gee, what have you done to me?
Well I guess it doesn't matter anymore.
Do you remember baby, last September,
How you held me tight, each and every night?
Oh baby, how you drove me crazy,
But I guess it doesn't matter anymore.
There is no use in me a-crying,
I've done everything now, I'm sick of trying,
I've thrown away my nights,
Wasted all my days, over you.
Now you go your way, baby, and I'll go mine.
Now and forever, till the end of time.
And I'll find somebody new, and baby,
we'll say we're through,
and you won't matter anymore.
There is no use in me a-crying,
I've done everything now, I'm sick of trying,
I've thrown away my nights,
Wasted all my days, over you.
Now you go your way, baby, and I'll go mine.
Now and forever, till the end of time.
And I'll find somebody new, and baby,
we'll say we're through,
and you won't matter anymore.
(you won't matter anymore)
No you won't matter anymore.
(you won't matter anymore)
No you won't matter anymore.
You won't matter anymore.
05 Heart Like a Wheel (03:10)
written by Anna McGarrigle
© Anna McGarrigle (ASCAP)
Some say the heart is just like a wheel
When you bend it you can't mend it
But my love for you is like a sinking ship
And my heart is on that ship out in mid-ocean
When harm is done no love can be won
I know it happens frequently
What I can't understand oh please God hold my hand
Why it had to happen to me
And it's only love and it's only love
That can wreck a human being and turn him inside out
Some say the heart is just like a wheel
When you bend it you can't mend it
But my love for you is like a sinking ship
And my heart is on that ship out in mid-ocean
06 When Will I Be Loved? (02:04)
Phil Everly
(Chorus:)
I've been cheated, been mistreated
When will I be loved?
I've been put down.
I've been pushed 'round
When will I be loved?
(Verse:)
When I find a new man
that I want for mine,
it always breaks my heart in two.
It happens every time
I've been made blue. I've been lied to.
When will I be loved?
(Back to Verse:)
I've been cheated, been mistreated
When will I be loved?
I've been put down.
I've been pushed 'round
When will I be loved?
10 You Can Close Your Eyes (03:08)
written by James Taylor
© Country Road Music Inc/ Blackwood Music Inc
Well the sun is slowly sinking down
The moon is surely rising
This old world must still be spinning 'round
And I still love you
So close your eyes
You can close your eyes it's alright
I don't know no love song
I can't sing the blues anymore
But I can sing this song
You can sing this song when I'm gone
Well it won't be long before another day
We're gonna have a good time
No one's gonna take that time away
And you can stay as long as you like
So close your eyes
You can close your eyes it's alright
I don't know no love song
I can't sing the blues anymore
But I can sing this song
You can sing this song when I'm gone
So close your eyes
You can close your eyes it's alright
I don't know no love song
I can't sing the blues anymore
But I can sing this song
You can sing this song when I'm gone
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