Linda Ronstadt Album: “Dedicated To The One I Love”

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Personnel: Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Valerie Carter, Aaron Neville (vocals); Michelle Sell (harp); Margie Butler (Celtic harp); Janet Ketchum (alto flute); Angela Koregelos (flute); Debby Henry (oboe, English horn); Robbie Buchanan (piano, synthesizer); Jim Cox (piano, samples); Mary (pacifier). The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra: David Campbell (conductor); Jeremy Cohen (concertmaster); Dawn Dover, Nathan Rubin, Joseph Edelberg, James Shallenberger, Jeremy Constant, Darlene Gray, Paul Brancato, Byung Kim, Dan Smiley, Mariko Smiley, Nadya Tichman, Jenny Bifano, Ronald Erickson, Adrienne Duckworth, Doris Fukawa, Mia Kim, Virginia Price-Kvistad (violin); Ruth Freeman, Rebecca Sebring, Don Ehrlich, James Hurley, Susan Bates, Pamela Freund, Betsy London, Nanci Severance (viola); Larry Corbet, David Kadarauch, Jennifer Culp, Lawrence Granger, Janet Witharm, Nina Flyer, Eileen Moon (cello); David Schoenbrun, Stephen Tramontozzi (bass); Angela Koregelos, Janet Ketchum (alto flute, flute); Debby Henry (oboe, English horn). Producers: George Massenburg, Linda Ronstadt. Principally recorded at The Simplex, San Francisco, California from September 1995 to January 1996. The track "Winter Light" was previously released on the Linda Ronstadt album WINTER LIGHT (Elektra 61545). DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Musical Album For Children. DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE is a collection of pop and rock classics reworked as lullabies. There's nary a guitar or drum in sight here. The bulk of the weight is taken up by harp, synthesizer and strings. Some songs, such as the Everly Brothers' "Devoted To You" and the Ronettes' "Baby I Love You," turn out to be naturals for this soft and silky treatment. Others are more unexpected, like "In My Room," the Beach Boys' ode to solipsism, and Queen's hard-rock anthem "We Will Rock You," both of which take on a slightly subversive undertone.

I heard this CD at someone's house while we were having dinner, and I thought it was just magical. Hard to find in the stores, but finally found a copy and I play it frequently at work while I'm on the computer. Never a big fan of Linda Ronstadt, but this one won me over! A great CD for Boomers - and, as someone has already said, very romantic! Not just for babies!

When my 4 year old daughter was a baby, I used to sing "Be my Baby..." to her. Although it was a "Do-Wop" love song from the 50's, I always thought the words could apply to a baby. I was so excited when I found this CD on Amazon. I ordered it right away. The first time I listened to it, I know had my newborn 5 month old daughter in my arms and the words to the songs actually brought tears to my eyes! This CD is done better than any other childrens CD I have ever heard. Linda Ronstadt's voice is absolutely angelic! I have now purchased the CD for a friend who just had a baby, and now my mother will be ordering the CD for herself! It's a must have!

A gift for a soon-to-be grandmother, this dreamy CD has me in total awe! Linda Ronstadt delivers pop classics in a breathy, beautiful, simply sweet voice with harps and heartbeats and strings and clear pure magic. This CD moves rock and roll melodies to lullabies in a simply breathtaking collection - and Queen's contribution just adds to the whimsy. This CD will become my shower gift of choice. Thank you my dear friend, for the fresh, beautifully rendered celebration of the blessing of a baby!