Don't Cry Now - LINDA RONSTADT***

I Can Almost See It/Love Has No Pride/Silver Threads & Golden Needles/Desperado/Don't Cry Now/Sail Away/Colorado/The Fast One/Everybody Loves A Winner/I Believe In You

Don’t Cry Now was noticeably more commercially successful than Linda Rondstadt’s earlier albums. However, she would have to wait until her next release before she struck gold. (US:45)

“One can't help but feel sympathy for this lost girl, lost with no sense of direction and without her own material.”

“Don't Cry Now refines the breakthroughs on Linda Ronstadt, meaning its softer, more singer-songwriter than the rough-country edge on her previous work, without quite coalescing all the elements that Heart Like A Wheel perfected. Its one of Ronstadt's most welcoming discs, relying largely on ballads, but it draws on her interpretative and vocal skills for powerful performances that recontextualize contemporary well-known songs. There are exceptionally good performances throughout.”

“Although this contains more rock and less country than her previous albums, it has more of a country feel to it than much of the music coming out of Nashville in recent years. The LP is fairly mellow, being mainly a mix of ballads and mid-tempo songs, with only a couple of up-tempo songs.”

“She would acquire a lot more finesse, subtlety and sophistication later on, but there are still some unforgettable gems on this work. Colorado is a wonderful showcase for her voice in all its honey-sweet purity, and her version of Desperado is the equal of the original, and certainly more vocally powerful. Love Has No Pride and Don't Cry Now are great ballad powerhouses for her also. All in all, a strong indication of what was to come, and an album that still largely holds up quite well today.”

“Linda had showed moments of brilliance before, but not necessarily at such a level up to this point. This album shows that she would only get better and become one of the most influential female singers in pop music history.”

“Recorded at a pivotal time in Los Angeles country-tinged rock, Don't Cry Now moves Ronstadt a few steps away from her previous, and more rustic, albums, and closer to the pop-edged sheen of her later mainstream work. Although the production is muddy in places, the musicianship throughout is stellar.”