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Released in 1980, Mad Love featured Linda Ronstadt taking on new wave with mixed results. At this point, her albums with producer Peter Asher became routine and repetitive. This album's predecessor, Living in the U.S.A., hit the cutout bins, so a change was in order. While many may miss the customary Ronstadt here, most of Mad Love does indeed work. The insinuating "I Can't Let Go" and the playful "How Do I Make You" do help Ronstadt attain a certain cuteness and freshness. The biggest hit, the cover of Little Anthony & the Imperials' "Hurts So Bad," has a great vocal and is made even better by Danny Kortchmar's emotive guitar solos. While the originals and style of guitarist Mark Goldenberg did predominate, Mad Love is mostly known for its three Elvis Costello covers. Although the often pitch-perfect Ronstadt is more than antithetical to Costello's angst, she more than connects with "Party Girl." Costello's "Talking in the Dark" closes the album on an oddly sweet note. The strange thing about Mad Love is that it did include a lot of players from Ronstadt's previous albums. Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, Andrew Gold, and Nicolette Larson's great backing vocals all appear here. For the most part, Mad Love stood the test of time and is certainly different from the Ronstadt albums that preceded and followed it.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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Val Garay, Audio Recording Engineer - Peter Asher, Producer - Mark Goldenberg, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Waddy Wachtel, Backing Vocals - Dan Dugmore, Electric Guitar, Solo Guitar - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - Mike Reese, MasteringEngineer - BOB GLAUB, Bass Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - NIKO BOLAS, AssistantEngineer
© 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Val Garay, Audio Recording Engineer - Peter Asher, Producer - Mark Goldenberg, Electric Guitar - Linda Ronstadt, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Dugmore, Electric Guitar - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - Mike Reese, MasteringEngineer - BOB GLAUB, Bass Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - ELVIS COSTELLO, Writer - NIKO BOLAS, AssistantEngineer
© 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Val Garay, Audio Recording Engineer - Peter Asher, Producer - Mark Goldenberg, Electric Guitar, Solo Guitar, Backing Vocals - Linda Ronstadt, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Dugmore, Electric Guitar - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Billy Steinberg, Writer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - Nicolette Larson, Backing Vocals - Mike Reese, MasteringEngineer - BOB GLAUB, Bass Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - NIKO BOLAS, AssistantEngineer
© 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Al Gorgoni, Writer - Peter Asher, Producer, Tambourine - Mark Goldenberg, Electric Guitar - Linda Ronstadt, Backing Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Dugmore, Electric Guitar - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Rosemary Butler, Backing Vocals - Nicolette Larson, Backing Vocals - CHIP TAYLOR, Writer - BOB GLAUB, Bass Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums
© 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Hart, Writer - Teddy Randazzo, Writer - Val Garay, Audio Recording Engineer - Peter Asher, Producer - Linda Ronstadt, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Danny Kortchmar, Electric Guitar - Dan Dugmore, Electric Guitar - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - Mike Reese, MasteringEngineer - BOB GLAUB, Bass Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - Bobby Wilding, Writer - NIKO BOLAS, AssistantEngineer
© 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Val Garay, Audio Recording Engineer - Peter Asher, Producer - Linda Ronstadt, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Dugmore, Electric Guitar - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Neil Young, Writer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - Mike Reese, MasteringEngineer - BOB GLAUB, Bass Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - Mike Auldridge, Dobro - NIKO BOLAS, AssistantEngineer
© 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Val Garay, Audio Recording Engineer - Peter Asher, Producer - Mark Goldenberg, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Waddy Wachtel, Backing Vocals - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - Mike Reese, MasteringEngineer - BOB GLAUB, Bass Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - NIKO BOLAS, AssistantEngineer
© 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Val Garay, Audio Recording Engineer - Kenny Edwards, Backing Vocals - Peter Asher, Producer - Mark Goldenberg, Electric Guitar, Writer - Linda Ronstadt, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Andrew Gold, Backing Vocals - Dan Dugmore, Electric Guitar - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - Mike Reese, MasteringEngineer - BOB GLAUB, Bass Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - NIKO BOLAS, AssistantEngineer
© 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Val Garay, Audio Recording Engineer - Peter Asher, Producer, Percussion - Mark Goldenberg, Electric Guitar - Linda Ronstadt, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Peter Bernstein, Acoustic Guitar - Dan Dugmore, Electric Guitar - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - Rosemary Butler, Backing Vocals - Nicolette Larson, Backing Vocals - Mike Reese, MasteringEngineer - BOB GLAUB, Bass Guitar - Steve Forman, Percussion - Russell Kunkel, Drums - ELVIS COSTELLO, Writer - NIKO BOLAS, AssistantEngineer
© 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Val Garay, Audio Recording Engineer - Peter Asher, Producer - Mark Goldenberg, Electric Guitar - Linda Ronstadt, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Dugmore, Electric Guitar - Bill Payne, Keyboards - Michael Boddicker, Synthesizer - Doug Sax, MasteringEngineer - Mike Reese, MasteringEngineer - BOB GLAUB, Bass Guitar - Russell Kunkel, Drums - ELVIS COSTELLO, Writer - NIKO BOLAS, AssistantEngineer
© 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Released in 1980, Mad Love featured Linda Ronstadt taking on new wave with mixed results. At this point, her albums with producer Peter Asher became routine and repetitive. This album's predecessor, Living in the U.S.A., hit the cutout bins, so a change was in order. While many may miss the customary Ronstadt here, most of Mad Love does indeed work. The insinuating "I Can't Let Go" and the playful "How Do I Make You" do help Ronstadt attain a certain cuteness and freshness. The biggest hit, the cover of Little Anthony & the Imperials' "Hurts So Bad," has a great vocal and is made even better by Danny Kortchmar's emotive guitar solos. While the originals and style of guitarist Mark Goldenberg did predominate, Mad Love is mostly known for its three Elvis Costello covers. Although the often pitch-perfect Ronstadt is more than antithetical to Costello's angst, she more than connects with "Party Girl." Costello's "Talking in the Dark" closes the album on an oddly sweet note. The strange thing about Mad Love is that it did include a lot of players from Ronstadt's previous albums. Kortchmar, Russ Kunkel, Andrew Gold, and Nicolette Larson's great backing vocals all appear here. For the most part, Mad Love stood the test of time and is certainly different from the Ronstadt albums that preceded and followed it.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:41
- Main artists: Linda Ronstadt
- Label: Elektra Asylum
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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