Prisoner in Disguise

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"Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox," Linda Ronstadt sings on her 1975 album Prisoner in Disguise, and it was no idle boast. The album yielded two of her finest singles, thanks to the retooled Motown classics "Heat Wave" and "Tracks of My Tears." The album's support material is just as strong, ranging from a banjo-strumming version of Neil Young's "Love Is a Rose" to a plaintive pop reading of Jimmy Cliff's reggae classic "Many Rivers to Cross." There's also a simple but lovely cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" that predates Whitney Houston's glass-shattering take on it (for the movie The Bodyguard) by more than a decade and a half. One thing about Ronstadt and producer-manager Peter Asher: they knew good material when they heard it and almost always turned it into something truly special. --Daniel Durchholz

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Prisoner in Disguise

Average customer rating: The sweetest gift Great, Varied CD Prisoner in Disguise The Sweetest Gift with Emmylou Harris I miss this voice on the radio

Prisoner in Disguise Linda Ronstadt Manufacturer: Asylum Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hasten Down the Wind Heart Like a Wheel Simple Dreams Don't Cry Now Living In The USA ASIN: B000002GY0 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Love Is A Rose
2. Hey Mister, That's Me Up On The Jukebox
3. Roll Um Easy
4. Tracks Of My Tears
5. Prisoner In Disguise
6. Heat Wave
7. Many Rivers To Cross
8. The Sweetest Gift
9. You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down
10. I Will Always Love You
11. Silver Blue

Amazon.com essential recording

"Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox," Linda Ronstadt sings on her 1975 album Prisoner in Disguise, and it was no idle boast. The album yielded two of her finest singles, thanks to the retooled Motown classics "Heat Wave" and "Tracks of My Tears." The album's support material is just as strong, ranging from a banjo-strumming version of Neil Young's "Love Is a Rose" to a plaintive pop reading of Jimmy Cliff's reggae classic "Many Rivers to Cross." There's also a simple but lovely cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" that predates Whitney Houston's glass-shattering take on it (for the movie The Bodyguard) by more than a decade and a half. One thing about Ronstadt and producer-manager Peter Asher: they knew good material when they heard it and almost always turned it into something truly special. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

The sweetest gift.......2006-11-05

I bought this CD for the duet with Emmie Lou Harris of The Sweetest Gift and they do a very good job.

Great, Varied CD.......2006-08-23

I've always enjoyed Linda's music (I grew up listening to it), but this is my first studio CD purchase of hers. I really enjoy it alot; lots of different styles. "You Tell me that I'm Falling Down" is wonderful, and I think this is the only place to get it.

As for the sound, even though the packaging reads AAD, the disc itself has the HDCD seal; the sound is loud and full with no hiss. Sometimes I think they don't redo the packaging to save money, which can be confusing to those waiting for the remastered version. I've discovered on older titles it's best to buy new, so you are guaranteed the most up to date pressing.

Well, enjoy. I'm glad that Linda is still recording and stepping into new genres.

Prisoner in Disguise.......2006-02-22

This was the first Linda Ronstadt album I ever heard back in late 1970. I had never quite heard anything so pure and wondrous as this voice and to this day wonder if I will ever hear any one sing like her again. Perhaps Trisha Yearwood is a close second these days.
This album contains such classic tracks as Love is a Rose, Prisoner in Disguise and Silverblue. The arrangements are fabulous. There are many different styles tackled but the album has a wonderful flow.
It is so exciting to be able to have this album on CD as my old vinyl was well and truly worn out. Even today this album stands up - my 18 year old son commented 'wow who's that singing!'. He was hearing the voice of an angel that can still move people 30 years on! Thankyou Amazon for bringing this CD to my attention.

The Sweetest Gift with Emmylou Harris.......2004-04-07

Linda's version of Neil Young's "Love Is A Rose" was the reason I bought this album in the mid 70's. But it's the duet with Emmylou Haris on "The Sweetest Gift" that is the real highlight of the album. Music just doesn't get much better than this, reason enough to buy this album.

The sequence of songs, "The Sweetest Gift", "You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down" and "I Will Always Love You" has to be some of the best song sequencing ever done on an album, and ironically they are all related: Linda and Emmylou on "The Sweetest Gift" are good friends and frequent singing buddies. Both are good friends with Anna McGarrigle who wrote "You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down" and then Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" who of course is the other third of the famous Trio.

I give the album 3 stars because there are a few songs I don't care for, but it is among the best of Linda's pop albums. Once again, and I can't stress this enough, but the duet with Emmylou is worth getting this album.

I miss this voice on the radio.......2004-04-01

After watching yet another installment of American Idol I happened to revisit this great album and realized that none of the contestants are within a solar system of Linda's voice. When an artist has had as many hits and accolades as she has in her career it's easy to forget what an incredible stylist she was. And this album shows it all. She can go from haunting on the title cut, to heartbreaking on "Hey Mister," to spiritual on "Many Rivers," and to from-the-gut power on the end of "Heat Wave" effortlessly. It's hard to name another female vocalist as versatile as Ms. Ronstadt.

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