Linda Ronstadt has released more than 30 studio albums, appeared on over 100 albums by other artists, and sold almost 100 million albums worldwide.
She commenced her decade-spanning career in the late 60s as the singer of The Stone Poneys, a Californian folk band. After three albums she left to pursue a solo career, assisted by contacts she had made in the area such as Jackson Browne and Neil Young. A guest appearance on Young’s famous Harvest (1972) album helped boost her profile as a singer, before 1974’s Heart Like a Wheel topped the album charts on its way to double platinum sales. “When Will I Be Loved” (1975) hit No.2 on the Hot 100, before she achieved her first chart-topper with “You’re No Good”. Subsequent albums and hit singles consolidated her success, and Simple Dreams (1977) achieved triple platinum status. By the end of the 1970s, Ronstadt had released eight gold, six platinum and four multi-platinum albums, and was the highest-earning woman in rock.
In the 80s Ronstadt progressed to performing golden oldie pop standards, and continued to sell bucketloads of LPs. In 1986, she recorded “Somewhere Out There”, the theme to the animated film An American Tail. The song was a No.2 hit, and won 2 Grammys and an Academy Award. Her 1989 album Cry Like a Rainstorm - Howl Like the Wind was another triple platinum success, boosted by the No.2 single “Don’t Know Much” (with Aaron Neville).
The song "all my life" was a big pop hit (peaking at No.11 on the Billboard charts and No.1 on the Billboard adult contemporary charts) and the album won 2 Grammys for best pop group/duet.
Linda has a total of 11 Grammys and 27 nominations in more genres than any other performer.
She continues to record today and her latest record was a Grammy-nominated collaboration with Ann Savoy, Adieu False Heart (2006).
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