Se sei nata a Tucson in Arizona sei abituata perlomeno a due cose: la polvere e la musica country.
Linda Ronstadt è la voce nei primi anni '70 del cuore dell'America più genuina e polverosa, delle praterie dominate da immensi cieli azzurri, delle storie di campi e mandriani. "Heart Like a Wheel" è l'ultmo album che chiude il contratto con la Capitol Records, la voce di Linda approderà alla Asylum di David Geffen subito dopo per continuare una fortunata carriera. Il disco è la summa essenziale della prima parte di vita artistica di questa delicata e passionale voce che in Italia è conosciuta colpevolmente solo per la cover di "It's So Easy" di Buddy Holly. Un pizzico del natio country unito ad una svolta più rock con la radiofonica "You're No Good" fanno di "Heart Like a Wheel" un prodotto molto soffice e piacevole ideale per questo periodo autunnale in cui si cerca sempre qualcosa di caldo per scaldarsi un po' verso il tardo pomeriggio, quando la sera ha preso ormai i suoi spazi. Registrato con una miriade di musicisti e ospiti, da Emmylou Harris a David Lindley, ha i suoi punti forti nella bellissima ballata che dà il titolo al disco, canzone che si distingue per una melodia al piano molto dolce, e nella celebre "Willin" di Lowell George, brano tipicamente dalle sonorità country insieme al classico del genere "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)". A completare il tutto una produzione molo buona di Peter Asher.
Pubblicato alla fine del 1974 ha avuto fin da subito uno straordinario successo di vendite e critiche, si apprezza la squisita leggerezza delle melodie e la voce molto sexy di Linda, da riscoprire con un giro di puntina.
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01 You're No Good (03:44)
Feeling better, now that we're through
Feeling better 'cause I'm over you
I learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see how you really are
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
I'm gonna say it again
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
I broke a heart that's gentle and true
Well, I broke a heart over someone like you
I'll beg his forgiveness on bended knee
I wouldn't blame him if he said to me
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
I'm gonna say it again
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
I'm telling you now, baby
And I'm going my way
Forget about you, baby
'Cause I'm leaving this day
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
I'm gonna say it again
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good
Oh, oh no
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby you're no good
02 It Doesn't Matter Anymore (03:26)
There you go baby, and here am I,
Well you left me here so I could sit and cry.
Golly gee, what have you done to me?
Well I guess it doesn't matter anymore.
Do you remember baby, last September,
How you held me tight, each and every night?
Oh baby, how you drove me crazy,
But I guess it doesn't matter anymore.
There is no use in me a-crying,
I've done everything now, I'm sick of trying,
I've thrown away my nights,
Wasted all my days, over you.
Now you go your way, baby, and I'll go mine.
Now and forever, till the end of time.
And I'll find somebody new, and baby,
we'll say we're through,
and you won't matter anymore.
There is no use in me a-crying,
I've done everything now, I'm sick of trying,
I've thrown away my nights,
Wasted all my days, over you.
Now you go your way, baby, and I'll go mine.
Now and forever, till the end of time.
And I'll find somebody new, and baby,
we'll say we're through,
and you won't matter anymore.
(you won't matter anymore)
No you won't matter anymore.
(you won't matter anymore)
No you won't matter anymore.
You won't matter anymore.
05 Heart Like a Wheel (03:10)
written by Anna McGarrigle
© Anna McGarrigle (ASCAP)
Some say the heart is just like a wheel
When you bend it you can't mend it
But my love for you is like a sinking ship
And my heart is on that ship out in mid-ocean
When harm is done no love can be won
I know it happens frequently
What I can't understand oh please God hold my hand
Why it had to happen to me
And it's only love and it's only love
That can wreck a human being and turn him inside out
Some say the heart is just like a wheel
When you bend it you can't mend it
But my love for you is like a sinking ship
And my heart is on that ship out in mid-ocean
06 When Will I Be Loved? (02:04)
Phil Everly
(Chorus:)
I've been cheated, been mistreated
When will I be loved?
I've been put down.
I've been pushed 'round
When will I be loved?
(Verse:)
When I find a new man
that I want for mine,
it always breaks my heart in two.
It happens every time
I've been made blue. I've been lied to.
When will I be loved?
(Back to Verse:)
I've been cheated, been mistreated
When will I be loved?
I've been put down.
I've been pushed 'round
When will I be loved?
10 You Can Close Your Eyes (03:08)
written by James Taylor
© Country Road Music Inc/ Blackwood Music Inc
Well the sun is slowly sinking down
The moon is surely rising
This old world must still be spinning 'round
And I still love you
So close your eyes
You can close your eyes it's alright
I don't know no love song
I can't sing the blues anymore
But I can sing this song
You can sing this song when I'm gone
Well it won't be long before another day
We're gonna have a good time
No one's gonna take that time away
And you can stay as long as you like
So close your eyes
You can close your eyes it's alright
I don't know no love song
I can't sing the blues anymore
But I can sing this song
You can sing this song when I'm gone
So close your eyes
You can close your eyes it's alright
I don't know no love song
I can't sing the blues anymore
But I can sing this song
You can sing this song when I'm gone
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