Simple Dreams is the eighth studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt, released in 1977. It is one of the most successful albums of her career, spending five consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard album chart and selling over 3.5 million copies in the United States alone, a record for a female artist at the time. The album blends country rock, soft rock, and traditional pop, featuring covers of songs by The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Warren Zevon, and others.
Track Listing
Side One/Writer(s)
1.”It’s So Easy”Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
2.”Carmelita”Warren Zevon
3.”Simple Man, Simple Dream”J.D. Souther, Don Henley
4.”Sorrow Lives Here”Eric Kaz
5.”I Never Will Marry”L. Ronstadt
Side Two/Writer(s)
1.”Blue Bayou”Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
2.”Poor Poor Pitiful Me”Warren Zevon
3.”Maybe I’m Right”Waddy Wachtel
4.”Tumbling Dice”Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
5.”Old Paint”L. Ronstadt
Personnel
Linda Ronstadt – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 10), acoustic guitar (5, 10), arrangements (5, 10)
Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar (1, 2), steel guitar (3, 6), electric guitar (9)
Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar (1, 2, 7, 8, 9), backing vocals (1, 2, 9), acoustic guitar (2, 5, 6, 8), slide guitar solo (9)
Dolly Parton – harmony vocals (5)
Don Henley – backing vocals (6)
JD Souther – backing vocals (8)
