Mad Love

Performer: Linda Ronstadt
Artist: Nicolette Larson
Engineer: Val Garay
Producer: Peter Asher
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Peter Bernstein (acoustic guitar); Dan Dugmore, Danny Kortchmar (electric guitar); Mark Goldenberg (electric guitar, background vocals); Mike Auldridge (dobro); Bill Payne (keyboards); Bob Glaub (bass); Russell Kunkel (drums); Peter Asher, Steve Forman (percussion); Rosemary Butler, Waddy Wachtel, Kenny Edwards, Andrew Gold (background vocals). Recorded at Record One, Los Angeles, California between October 1979 and January 1980. Since the 1960s, Linda Ronstadt has gone down many different musical paths in her career, but with MAD LOVE it's quite clear she was in a rockin' state of mind. Kicking off with the title track (written by new wave band the Cretones, who back here on this album), Linda shows that rock can also mean pop, as this is as catchy as they come. "Party Girl" is the first of three Elvis Costello covers, and this version should have made Elvis proud. The Blondie-ish hit "How Do I Make You" features Nicolette Larson on background vocals. "I Can't Let Go", shows that a beautiful voice can also be a rock & roll one. "Hurt So Bad" is the sole ballad on the album and is a soulful cover of Little Anthony & The Imperial's hit. The covers continue with an excellent version of Neil Young's "Look Out For My Love." The album concludes with Elvis Costello's "Girls Talk" and "Talking In The Dark." Linda had covered Elvis' "Alison" on her LIVING IN THE USA album and continues the tradition here. MAD LOVE is a high energy, rousing record with catchy riffs, fantastic vocals and solid production.

CMJ (1/5/04, p.6) - Ranked #17 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1980".

Linda Ronstadt began as the clear-voiced, country-influenced singer for '60s folk-rockers the Stone Poneys, where she covered tunes by the likes of Mike Nesmith and Tim Buckley. That knack for choosing material served her well in the second half of the '70s, when she became a pop superstar interpreting songs by everyone from Dave Edmunds and Elvis Costello to Chuck Berry and Roy Orbison. Subsequently, she showed her diversity by cutting albums of jazz standards, traditional Mexican music, and pure country

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