Album of the Day

As an interpreter of popular song, Linda Ronstadt had few peers in the 1970s and LIVING IN THE USA showcases her versatility. The Asylum collection ranges from hit oldies (“Back In The U.S.A.,” “Ooh Baby Baby”) to an Oscar Hammerstein song (“When I Grow Too Old to Dream”) to selections by contemporary writers Warren Zevon and – presaging the new wave of MAD LOVE – Elvis Costello. With the help of longtime producer Peter Asher and some of L.A.’s top session players, Ronstadt knocks each of these ten tracks out of the park. The #1 album in America this week in 1978, the double-Platinum LIVING IN THE USA has a little something for everyone.