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Simple Dreams
Rock · 1977 · 7 tracks

Simple Dreams

Linda Ronstadt

A definitive 1977 document of California country-rock. Crystalline vocals navigate the distance between Echo Park grit and velveteen canyon quiet.

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It's the sound of a 70s California sunset if that sunset was also a little bit heartbroken and high on heroin.

A sophisticated blend of tough rock grit and vulnerable, late-night country heartache.

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

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
02
Carmelita
3:08
03
Simple Man, Simple Dream
3:14
04
Sorrow Lives Here
2:57
05
I Never Will Marry
3:15
08
Maybe I’m Right
3:08
09
Tumbling Dice
3:10
10
Old Paint
3:04
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the gritty, drug-addled desperation of Carmelita into the sparse, heartbreaking vulnerability of Simple Man, Simple Dream.
The way her voice shifts from a controlled whisper to a powerful, crystalline belt during the climax of the traditional ballad I Never Will Marry.
The loose, rolling groove of Tumbling Dice where the band hits a pocket that feels exactly like a mid-70s California sunset.
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