Name: Get Closer
Brand: Elektra (Label)
SKU: 310454
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Get Closer

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Album: Get Closer
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Get Closer
2)	Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, The
3)	I Knew You When
4)	Easy For You to Say
5)	People Gonna Talk
6)	Talk to Me of Mendocino
7)	I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine
8)	Mr. Radio
9)	Lies
10)	Tell Him
11)	Sometimes You Just Can't Win
12)	My Blue Tears

Performer Notes

Personnel: Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Andrew Gold (acoustic & electric guitars, piano, percussion, background vocals); Waddy Wachtel (acoustic & electric guitar, background vocals); Dan Dugmore (electric & pedal steel guitar); Danny Kortchmar (electric guitar); David Grisman (mandolin); Dennis Karmazyn (cello); Jim Horn (baritone saxophone); Jerry Peterson (saxophone); Bill Payne (acoustic & electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Fender Rhodes); Don Grolnick (organ); Kenny Edwards, Bob Glaub (bass); Rick Marotta, Rick Shlosser, Russell Kunkel (drums); Patti Austin, J.D. Souther, Rosemary Butler, Debbie Pearl, Edie Lehmann (background vocals).
Recorded at Record One, Los Angeles, California between 1977 and 1982.
Released in 1982, GET CLOSER is in many respects a classic Linda Ronstadt album. It contains the style of songs most associated with her, from pop ballads to country. The album took over a year to record, and features musicians who had played with her for years. In Kenny Edwards' case, he has played bass with Linda since the Stone Poneys. The title track was nominated for a best Rock Performance-Female Grammy, and the album was nominated for Best Popular Performance-Female. "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" is a duet with James Taylor and a cover of the Ike & Tina Turner hit. Linda also does a smooth cover of Billy Joe Royal's hit "I Knew You When". Another standout track is her version of Jimmy Webb's ballad "Easy For You To Say", which probably tops the original. Working with a surefire winning formula, GET CLOSER is prime Linda.