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Heart Like a Wheel
Rock · 1974 · 8 tracks

Heart Like a Wheel

Linda Ronstadt

1970s California country-rock. Crystalline vocals soar over warm pedal steel and polished studio arrangements to define an era of heartache.

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The record where Linda Ronstadt's voice finally found the perfect frame of country-rock gold.

A sophisticated blend of high-desert loneliness and polished California confidence.

Heart Like a Wheel · vs · Linda Ronstadt
Golden Hour+1.5σ

Golden Hour saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
02
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
3:26
03
Faithless Love
3:13
04
The Dark End of the Street
3:55
06
When Will I Be Loved
2:52
07
Willing
3:01
08
I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You)
2:44
09
Keep Me From Blowing Away
3:10
10
You Can Close Your Eyes
3:10
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, double-tracked vocal power on the chorus of When Will I Be Loved.
The mournful, high-lonesome pedal steel solo that anchors the title track's heartbreak.
The way her voice drops to a vulnerable, dry whisper on the closing lines of You Can Close Your Eyes.
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