LINDA RONSTADT : HEART LIKE A WHEEL

1. You're No Good
2. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
3. Faithless Love
4. Dark End Of The Street
5. Heart Like A Wheel
6. When Will I Be Loved
7. Willing
8. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
9. Keep Me From Blowing Away
10. You Can Close Your Eyes

Label : Capitol Records

Length : 31:19

Release Date : 1974

Review (AllMusic) : Following the same formula as her early records, Heart Like a Wheel doesn't appear to be a great breakthrough on the surface. However, Ronstadt comes into her own on this mix of oldies and contemporary classics. Backed by a fleet of Los Angeles musicians, Ronstadt sings with vigor and passion, helping bring the music alive. But what really makes Heart Like a Wheel a breakthrough is the inventive arrangements that producer Peter Asher, Ronstadt, and the studio musicians have developed. Finding the right note for each song -- whether it's the soulful reworking of "When Will I Be Loved," the hit "You're No Good," or the laid-back folk-rock of "Willing" -- the musicians help turn Heart Like a Wheel into a veritable catalog of Californian soft rock, and it stands as a landmark of '70s mainstream pop/rock.