Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (Linda Ronstadt album)

Greatest Hits, Volume 2
Greatest hits album by
Linda Ronstadt
ReleasedOctober 1980 (1980-10)
Recorded1976–1980
Genre
Length36:00
LabelAsylum
ProducerVarious
Linda Ronstadt chronology
Mad Love
(1980) 		Greatest Hits, Volume 2
(1980) 		Get Closer
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard(unrated)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is a hits compilation album from American singer Linda Ronstadt. It was released in late 1980 on Asylum Records.[4] The record mostly covers Ronstadt's more uptempo singles. The release has sold close to two million copies in the United States alone and was the superstar's eighth consecutive Platinum-certified album.

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."It's So Easy"Buddy Holly, Norman PettySimple Dreams, 19772:26
2."I Can't Let Go"Chip Taylor, Al GorgoniMad Love, 19802:43
3."Hurt So Bad"Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Bobby HartMad Love3:12
4."Blue Bayou"Roy Orbison, Joe MelsonSimple Dreams3:54
5."How Do I Make You"Billy SteinbergMad Love2:21
6."Back in the U.S.A."Chuck BerryLiving in the USA, 19783:02
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Ooh Baby Baby"William "Smokey" Robinson, Warren MooreLiving in the USA3:18
2."Poor Poor Pitiful Me"Warren ZevonSimple Dreams3:41
3."Tumbling Dice"Mick Jagger, Keith RichardsSimple Dreams3:05
4."Just One Look"Gregory Carroll, Doris PayneLiving in the USA3:21
5."Someone to Lay Down Beside Me"Karla BonoffHasten Down the Wind, 19764:28

CD reissue

The CD reissue of the album was compiled with Ronstadt's earlier greatest hits collection and released by Rhino records in 2007 as Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2.[5]

No.TitleLength
1."You're No Good"3:40
2."Silver Threads and Golden Needles"2:20
3."Desperado"3:30
4."Love is a Rose"2:46
5."That'll Be the Day"2:32
6."Long, Long Time"4:21
7."Different Drum"2:45
8."When Will I Be Loved"2:05
9."Love Has No Pride"4:10
10."Heat Wave"2:46
11."It Doesn't Matter Anymore"3:26
12."Tracks of My Tears"3:12
No.TitleLength
13."It's So Easy"2:26
14."I Can't Let Go"2:43
15."Hurt So Bad"3:12
16."Blue Bayou"3:54
17."How Do I Make You"2:21
18."Back in the U.S.A."3:02
19."Ooo Baby Baby"3:18
20."Poor Poor Pitiful Me"3:41
21."Tumbling Dice"3:05
22."Just One Look"3:15
23."Someone to Lay Down Beside Me"4:28

Charts

Chart (1980/81) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 53
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 32
US Billboard 200[9] 26

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Greatest Hits, Volume Two
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America October 1980
  • LP
  • cassette
 Asylum Records [11]

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Review: Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits, Volume 2" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 44. November 1, 1980. p. 88. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 30, 2020 – via American Radio History.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 701. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone linda ronstadt album guide.
  4. ^ "Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits, Vol. 2". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2 at AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 258. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0273". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits Volume Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  9. ^ "Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits Vol. II". Recording Industry Association of America.
  11. ^ Ronstadt, Linda (October 1980). "Greatest Hits, Volume Two (Liner Notes)". Asylum Records. 5E-516 (LP); 5C-5516 (Cassette).


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