Simple Dreams

imple Dreams is the eighth studio album by the American singer Linda Ronstadt, released in 1977 by Asylum Records. It includes several of her best-known songs, including her cover of the Rolling Stones song "Tumbling Dice" (featured in the film FM) and her version of the Roy Orbison song "Blue Bayou", which earned her a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year. The album also contains covers of the Buddy Holly song "It's So Easy!" (a top-5 hit) and the Warren Zevon songs "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" (another top-40 hit) and "Carmelita". The album was the best-selling studio album of her career, and at the time was the second best-selling album by a female artist (behind only Carole King's Tapestry). It was her first album since Don't Cry Now without long-time musical collaborator Andrew Gold, though it features several of the other Laurel Canyon-based session musicians who appeared on her prior albums, including guitarists Dan Dugmore and Waddy Wachtel, bassist Kenny Edwards, and producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Asher.

1977年2月，登上〔Time／时代〕杂志封面，这时的她不但是歌坛巨星，也是性感象徵之一。同年9月，更加摇滚取向的〔Simple Dreams〕成为她第二张冠军专辑，也是她最畅销的录音室作品，在一年之内卖了350万张，成为当年全球收入最多的女歌手。本张提名1978格莱美年度专辑，与流行女歌手。

73发行〔Don’t Cry Now〕获得市场更大反应，开始跟Peter Asher多年的合作，74年的〔Heart Like A Wheel〕则让她大红，成为一线女星，不但登上专辑榜冠军，也推出〔You’re No Good〕〔When I Be Loved〕两首冠亚军单曲。75年的〔Prisoner In Disguise〕、76年的〔Hasten Down The Wind〕也大受欢迎。

1969年发行〔Hand Slow…Home Glown〕，被视为第一位走另类乡村风的女歌手专辑。1972年初的第三张同名大碟是Linda事业中的重要作品，这张专辑走的是比先前更加精緻柔和，更加多元的乡村摇滚风。几位合音组成后来大名鼎鼎的The Eagle乐团　，还随她巡迴一段时间。1973与Asylum公司签约。

Linda Ronstadt自60年代出道后，就以她圆润饱满、中气十足的金嗓积极尝试各种乐风，举凡民谣、摇滚、乡村、流行、抒情、新浪潮、爵士、传统流行、拉丁、童谣等，获得耀眼唱片成绩、众多奖项肯定（11座格莱美）。1977年，她登上最具权威性的〔Time／时代〕杂志封面，是70年代唯一拥有此荣誉的女歌手.

1946年，出生于亚利桑那州的Linda拥有英国、墨西哥拉丁裔、德国、荷兰等混合血统，自小就喜欢音乐的她在1965年与两名男团员组成The Stone Poneys乐团，走民谣摇滚风。1967年推出首张专辑，同年二专〔Evergreen Vol.2〕还出了一首流行榜Top20畅销曲〔Different Drums〕。1968年离开团体，开始单飞事业。