The Tracks of My Tears

"The Tracks of My Tears"
"The Tracks of My Tears"
Single by Linda Ronstadt
from the album Prisoner in Disguise
B-side	"The Sweetest Gift"
Released	December 1975
Recorded	1975
Studio	The Sound Factory, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock, country rock
Length	3:12
Label	Asylum
Songwriter(s)	William "Smokey" Robinson Jr.; Warren Moore; Marvin Tarplin;
Producer(s)	Peter Asher
Linda Ronstadt singles chronology

"The Tracks of My Tears"
"The Tracks of My Tears"
Single by the Miracles
from the album Going to a Go-Go
B-side	"A Fork in the Road"
Released	June 23, 1965
Recorded	May 19, 1965
Studio	Hitsville USA, Detroit
Genre	Soul; R&B;
Length	2:55
Label	Tamla; T 54118
Songwriter(s)	William "Smokey" Robinson Jr.; Warren Moore; Marvin Tarplin;
Producer(s)	Smokey Robinson
The Miracles singles chronology

"The Tracks of My Tears" is a song written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin. It is a multiple award-winning 1965 hit R&B song originally recorded by their group, the Miracles, on Motown's Tamla label. The Miracles' million-selling original version has been inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame, has been ranked by the Recording Industry Association of America and The National Endowment for the Arts at No. 127 in its list of the "Songs of the Century" – the 365 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century, and has been selected by Rolling Stone as No. 50 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", among many other awards.^[4] In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked the Miracles' original recording of "The Tracks of My Tears" as "The Greatest Motown Song of All Time".^[5]^[6]

The Miracles original version

Background

"The Tracks of My Tears" was written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson (lead vocalist), Pete Moore (bass vocalist), and Marv Tarplin (guitarist).

In the five-LP publication The Motown Story, by Motown Records, Robinson explained the origin of this song in these words: "'Tracks of My Tears' was actually started by Marv Tarplin, who is a young cat who plays guitar for our act. So he had this musical thing [sings melody], you know, and we worked around with it, and worked around, and it became 'Tracks of My Tears'." Tarplin's guitar licks at the song's intro are among the most famous in pop music history.^[7]^[8]

"The Tracks of My Tears" was a No. 2 hit on the Billboard R&B chart, and it reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. On initial release in the UK in 1965 it did not chart, but like several other Motown singles reissued there in 1969, it became a Top Ten hit in the summer, reaching No. 9, credited to "Smokey Robinson and the Miracles".^[9] This song is considered to be among the finest recordings of The Miracles, and it sold over one million records within two years, making it The Miracles' fourth million-selling record.^[10] Billboard described the song as a "first rate teen ballad with pulsating dance beat."^[11] Cash Box described it as "a slow-shufflin’ pop-r&b tearjerker about a gal who has several regrets about losing her guy."^[12]

The Miracles can be seen performing "The Tracks of My Tears" on their 2006 Motown DVD release, The Miracles' Definitive Performances.

Awards and accolades

"The Tracks of My Tears" is the Miracles' most honored and most covered song. It has been ranked at, or near the top of many "best of" lists in the music industry over the last 50 years, and has won numerous industry awards and accolades. The Miracles' original recording of "The Tracks of My Tears" ranked at No. 50 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004;^[4] the track was also a 2007 inductee into the Grammy Hall of Fame. On May 14, 2008, the track was preserved by the United States Library of Congress as an "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significance" to the National Recording Registry. The song "The Tracks of My Tears" was also awarded "The Award of Merit" from The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) for Miracles members/composers Pete Moore, Marv Tarplin, and Smokey Robinson.^[13]

Ranked by the RIAA and the National Endowment for the Arts at No. 127 in its list of the Songs of the Century - the 365 Greatest Songs of the 20th Century - "The Tracks of My Tears" was also chosen as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Additionally, the song ranked at No. 5 on the "Top 10 Best Songs of All Time" by a panel of 20 top industry songwriters and producers including Hal David, Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Jerry Leiber, and others as reported to Britain's Mojo music magazine.^[14] In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked The Miracles' original recording of "The Tracks of My Tears" as "The Greatest Motown Song of All Time."^[15]

Personnel

The Miracles

Smokey Robinson – lead vocals, co-writer
Marv Tarplin – guitar, co-writer
Claudette Rogers Robinson – background vocals
Pete Moore – background vocals, vocal arranger, co-writer
Ronnie White – background vocals
Bobby Rogers – background vocals
Other instrumentation by the Funk Brothers and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "The Tracks of My Tears"
Chart (1965)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top 40^[16]	5
UK	9
US Billboard Hot 100^[17]	16
US Billboard R&B	2
US Cash Box Top 100^[18]	18

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "The Tracks of My Tears"
Chart (1965)	Rank
US Billboard Hot 100^[19]	78

Certifications

Certifications for "The Tracks of My Tears"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[20]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Linda Ronstadt version

Background

In 1975, Linda Ronstadt recorded a cover version of "The Tracks of My Tears" for her studio album Prisoner in Disguise that became a pop Top 40 hit in the US. The single was produced by Peter Asher and issued on Asylum Records as that album's second single. Ronstadt's version of the song was a success peaking at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching No. 11 on the Billboard C&W chart in tandem with its B-side: the Emmylou Harris duet "The Sweetest Gift", and No. 42 in 1976 on the UK Singles Chart.^[21]

Ronstadt later scored another of her biggest hits with her 1978 single "Ooh Baby Baby", which was a remake of the Miracles' hit single preceding "The Tracks of My Tears". Ronstadt and Smokey Robinson performed both "The Tracks of My Tears" and "Ooh Baby Baby" on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever special broadcast on May 16, 1983.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1975–76)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles^[22]	22
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[23]	2
UK ^[24]	42
US Billboard Hot 100^[17]	25
US Billboard Adult Contemporary	4
US Billboard Country	11
US Cash Box Top 100 ^[25]	25
US Record World ^[24]	38

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles^[26]	166
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual) ^[27]	154
US Billboard Adult Contemporary ^[28]	42

Other versions

In 1967, "The Tracks of My Tears" was covered by Johnny Rivers. His version of the song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and No. 8 in Canada.^[29]
Aretha Franklin recorded the song for her Soul '69 album from which it was issued as a single although as the B-side. Franklin's version of "The Weight" became the favored track with "Tracks of My Tears" peaking at No. 76 Pop and No. 21 R&B.^{[citation needed]}
Bryan Ferry included the song on his These Foolish Things (album) covers album in 1973.
Shirley covered the song in 1977, reaching No. 20 in Australia.^[30]
A 1982 version by Colin Blunstone reached No. 60 in the UK Singles Chart.^[31]
English pop duo Go West covered the song as "Tracks of My Tears" and released it as a single on September 20, 1993.^[32] Their version reached No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart,^[33] No. 38 on the Icelandic Singles Chart,^[34] and No. 82 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart.^[35]
Dolly Parton covered "Tracks of My Tears", which was part of her 2008 comeback album Backwoods Barbie.

References

^ ^a ^b Hughes, Keith (2018). "Tracks of My Tears, The". Don't Forget the Motor City. Ritchie Hardin. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1965". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9781493064601.
^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 36. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
^ ^a ^b "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 9, 2004. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
^ "Rolling Stone picks Smokey Robinson and the Miracles track as greatest Motown song". March 30, 2021.
^ "The 100 Greatest Motown Songs". Rolling Stone. March 30, 2021.
^ "We Remember Marv Tarplin: Miracles Guitarist Dies at 70". EURweb.com. September 30, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
^ "The Tracks of My Tears by The Miracles". YouTube. January 10, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 370. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "WBMM The Miracles Facts". Gbelv.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. July 10, 1965. p. 16. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 10, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
^ "WBMM Pete Moore Awards". Gbelv.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
^ Gregg, Jonathan (July 12, 2000). "So, What Are Your Ten Best Songs of All Time?". Time. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^ "The 100 Greatest Motown Songs". Rolling Stone. March 30, 2021.
^ "RPM Top 40 Singles - September 5, 1965" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Cash Box Top 100 8/28/65". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1965/Top 100 Songs of 1965". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "British single certifications – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks of My Tears". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 469. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 13, 1976" (PDF).
^ "RPM Top 50 AC - February 28, 1976" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "Song artist 414 - Linda Ronstadt". Tsort.info. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 2/28/76". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 15, 1967" (PDF).
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 67. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Single Releases". Music Week. September 18, 1993. p. 25. Misprinted as September 13.
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 229. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (07.10–13.10)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). October 7, 1993. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
^ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. February 28, 1994. Retrieved August 7, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.

Bibliography

Coryton, Demitri; Joseph Murrells. Hits of the Sixties: The Million Sellers. p. 131.

External links

See The Miracles perform the song on YouTube
List of cover versions of "The Tracks of My Tears" at SecondHandSongs.com

[DFMC2018-1] Hughes, Keith (2018). "Tracks of My Tears, The". Don't Forget the Motor City. Ritchie Hardin. Archived from the original on September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

[Segretto_2022-2] Segretto, Mike (2022). "1965". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9781493064601.

[Marsh_1989-3] Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 36. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.

[rollingstone.com-4] "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 9, 2004. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2008.

[5] "Rolling Stone picks Smokey Robinson and the Miracles track as greatest Motown song". March 30, 2021.

[6] "The 100 Greatest Motown Songs". Rolling Stone. March 30, 2021.

[7] "We Remember Marv Tarplin: Miracles Guitarist Dies at 70". EURweb.com. September 30, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

[8] "The Tracks of My Tears by The Miracles". YouTube. January 10, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-9] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 370. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[10] "WBMM The Miracles Facts". Gbelv.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.

[bb-11] "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. July 10, 1965. p. 16. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

[cb-12] "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 10, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

[13] "WBMM Pete Moore Awards". Gbelv.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

[14] Gregg, Jonathan (July 12, 2000). "So, What Are Your Ten Best Songs of All Time?". Time. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

[15] "The 100 Greatest Motown Songs". Rolling Stone. March 30, 2021.

[16] "RPM Top 40 Singles - September 5, 1965" (PDF).

[auto-17] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[18] "Cash Box Top 100 8/28/65". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[19] "Top 100 Hits of 1965/Top 100 Songs of 1965". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[United_KingdomSmokey_Robinson_&_The_MiraclesThe_Tracks_of_My_TearssingleCertRef-20] "British single certifications – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks of My Tears". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_3-21] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 469. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[22] "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 13, 1976" (PDF).

[23] "RPM Top 50 AC - February 28, 1976" (PDF).

[auto1-24] "Song artist 414 - Linda Ronstadt". Tsort.info. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[25] "Cash Box Top 100 2/28/76". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

[26] "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

[27] Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

[28] Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976

[29] "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 15, 1967" (PDF).

[30] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_4-31] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 67. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[32] "Single Releases". Music Week. September 18, 1993. p. 25. Misprinted as September 13.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_2-33] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 229. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[34] "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (07.10–13.10)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). October 7, 1993. Retrieved September 30, 2019.

[35] "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. February 28, 1994. Retrieved August 7, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.

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v t e The Miracles singles
Discography
1950s	" Bad Girl" (1959)
1960s	"Way Over There" (1960) "Shop Around" (1960) / "Who's Lovin' You" (1960) "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (1961) "What's So Good About Goodbye" (1961) / "I've Been Good to You" (1961) "I'll Try Something New" (1962) "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1962) / "Happy Landing" (1962) "A Love She Can Count On" (1963) / "I Can Take a Hint" (1963) " Mickey's Monkey" (1963) "I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying" (1963) "The Christmas Song" (1963) "(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You" (1964) "I Like It Like That" (1964) "That's What Love Is Made Of" (1964) "Come On Do the Jerk" (1964) "Ooo Baby Baby" (1965) "The Tracks of My Tears" (1965) / "A Fork in the Road" (1965) "My Girl Has Gone" (1965) "Going to a Go-Go" (1965) / "Choosey Beggar" (1965) "Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart (Since I Met You)" (1966) "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" (1966) "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" (1967) "More Love" (1967) "I Second That Emotion" (1967) "If You Can Want" (1968) "Yester Love" (1968) "Special Occasion" (1968) "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" (1969) "Here I Go Again" (1969) / "Doggone Right" (1969) "Abraham, Martin and John" (1969) "Point It Out" (1969) / "Darling Dear" (1969)
1970s	"The Tears of a Clown" (1970) "I Don't Blame You at All" (1970) "We've Come Too Far to End It Now" (1972) "Give Me Just Another Day" (1973) "Do It Baby" (1974) "Love Machine" (1975)

v t e The Miracles (1955–1964) / Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1965–1972) / The Miracles (1973–2011)
Smokey Robinson Ronnie White Pete Moore Bobby Rogers Claudette Robinson Marv Tarplin Billy Griffin Donald Griffin Carl Cotton Mark Scott Dave Finley Sydney Justin Alphonse Franklin Tee Turner
Studio albums	Hi... We're the Miracles (1961) Cookin' with the Miracles (1961) I'll Try Something New (1962) The Fabulous Miracles (1963) Christmas with The Miracles (1963) The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey (1963) I Like It Like That (1964) Going to a Go-Go (1965) Away We a Go-Go (1966) Make It Happen (The Tears of a Clown) (1967) Special Occasion (1968) Time Out for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1969) Four in Blue (1969) What Love Has Joined Together (1970) A Pocket Full of Miracles (1970) The Season for Miracles (1970) One Dozen Roses (1971) Flying High Together (1972) Renaissance (1973) Do It Baby (1974) Don't Cha Love It (1975) City of Angels (1975) The Power of Music (1976) Love Crazy (1977) The Miracles (1978)
Live albums	The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage (1963) Smokey Robinson & the Miracles LIVE! (1969) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957–1972 (1972)
Compilations	Greatest Hits: From the Beginning (1965) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1968) Anthology (1974) Anthology '86 (1986) Anthology: The Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1995) The Ultimate Collection (1998) Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology (2002) Depend On Me: The Early Albums (2009)
Singles	"Bad Girl" "Way Over There" "Shop Around" "Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" "What's So Good About Goodbye" "I've Been Good to You" "I'll Try Something New" "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"/"Happy Landing" "A Love She Can Count On" "Mickey's Monkey" "I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying" "(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You" "I Like It Like That" "That's What Love Is Made Of" "Come On Do the Jerk" "Ooo Baby Baby" "The Tracks of My Tears" "A Fork in the Road" "My Girl Has Gone" "Going to a Go-Go" "Choosey Beggar" "Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart (Since I Met You)" "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" "More Love" "I Second That Emotion" "If You Can Want" "Yester Love" "Special Occasion" "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" "Here I Go Again" "Doggone Right" "Abraham, Martin and John" "Point It Out" "The Tears of a Clown" "I Don't Blame You at All" "We've Come Too Far to End It Now" "Give Me Just Another Day" "Do It Baby" "Love Machine"
Videography	The Definitive Performances (1963–1987) (2006)
Related	Discography Cover versions of Miracles songs Awards and achievements The Miracles Sing Modern

v t e Aretha Franklin
Studio albums	Aretha (1961) The Electrifying Aretha Franklin (1962) The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin (1962) Laughing on the Outside (1963) Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington (1964) Runnin' Out of Fools (1964) Yeah!!! (1965) Songs of Faith (1965) Soul Sister (1966) Take It Like You Give It (1967) I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967) Aretha Arrives (1967) Lady Soul (1968) Aretha Now (1968) Soul '69 (1969) Soft and Beautiful (1969) This Girl's in Love with You (1970) Spirit in the Dark (1970) Young, Gifted and Black (1972) Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973) Let Me in Your Life (1974) With Everything I Feel in Me (1974) You (1975) Sparkle (1976) Sweet Passion (1977) Almighty Fire (1978) La Diva (1979) Aretha (1980) Love All the Hurt Away (1981) Jump to It (1982) Get It Right (1983) Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985) Aretha (1986) Through the Storm (1989) What You See Is What You Sweat (1991) A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998) So Damn Happy (2003) This Christmas, Aretha (2008) A Woman Falling Out of Love (2011) Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics (2014)
Live albums	Aretha in Paris (1968) Aretha Live at Fillmore West (1971) Amazing Grace (1972) One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism (1987) Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly, 1972 (2007)
Compilation albums	Take a Look (1967) Aretha's Gold (1969) Aretha's Greatest Hits (1971) The Best of Aretha Franklin (1973) Aretha Sings the Blues (1980) 30 Greatest Hits (1985) Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings (1992/2014) Greatest Hits: 1980–1994 (1994) The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 1 (1994) Greatest Hits (1998) Aretha's Best (2001) Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin (2002) The Queen in Waiting: The Columbia Years (1960–1965) (2002) Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul (2007) Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen (2007) A Brand New Me (2017) The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967–1970 (2018)
Singles	"Precious Lord (Part 1)" (1959) "Today I Sing the Blues" (1960) "Won't Be Long" (1960) "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (1961) "Operation Heartbreak" (1961) "I Surrender, Dear" (1962) "Try a Little Tenderness" (1962) "Say It Isn't So" (1963) "Skylark" (1963) "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (1964) "One Step Ahead" (1965) "You Made Me Love You" (1965) "Mockingbird" (1967) "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (1967) "Respect" (1967) "Baby I Love You" (1967) "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (1967) "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" "Chain of Fools" (1967) "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1968) "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" (1968) "Think" (1968) "You Send Me" (1968) "The House That Jack Built" (1968) "I Say a Little Prayer" (1968) "See Saw" (1968) "My Song" (1968) "The Weight" (1969) "Tracks of My Tears" (1969) "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" (1969) "Gentle on My Mind" (1969) "Share Your Love with Me" (1969) "Eleanor Rigby" (1969) "Call Me" (1970) "Son of a Preacher Man" (1970) "Spirit in the Dark" (1970) "The Thrill Is Gone" (1970) "Don't Play That Song" (1970) "Border Song (Holy Moses)" (1970) "You're All I Need to Get By" (1971) "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1971) "Spanish Harlem" (1971) "Rock Steady" (1971) "Day Dreaming" (1972) "Angel" (1973) "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (1973) "I'm in Love" (1974) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1974) "Something He Can Feel" (1976) "Break It to Me Gently" (1977) "What a Fool Believes" (1981) "It's My Turn" (1981) "Jump to It" (1982) "Get It Right" (1983) "Freeway of Love" (1985) "Who's Zoomin' Who" (1985) "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (1985) "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986) "Jimmy Lee" (1986) "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987) "Rock-A-Lott" (1987) "Oh Happy Day" (1988) "Gimme Your Love" (1989) "Through the Storm" (1989) "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989) "Everyday People" (1991) "Someday We'll All Be Free" (1992) "Ever Changing Times" (1992) "A Deeper Love" (1993) "Willing to Forgive" (1994) "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (1998) "Here We Go Again" (1998) "Put You Up on Game" (2007) "Angels We Have Heard on High" (2009) "Rolling in the Deep (The Aretha Version)" (2014)
Related	Awards and nominations Discography "Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" Amazing Grace (2018 film) Genius (2021 television series) Respect (2021 film) Ted White
Category

v t e Linda Ronstadt
Albums Singles Performances
Stone Poneys albums	The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt Evergreen, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III
Studio albums	Hand Sown ... Home Grown Silk Purse Linda Ronstadt Don't Cry Now Heart Like a Wheel Prisoner in Disguise Hasten Down the Wind Simple Dreams Living in the USA Mad Love Get Closer What's New Lush Life For Sentimental Reasons Canciones de Mi Padre Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind Mas Canciones Frenesí Winter Light Feels Like Home Dedicated to the One I Love We Ran A Merry Little Christmas Hummin' to Myself
Collaborations	Trio Santiago Trio II Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions Adieu False Heart The Complete Trio Collection
Compilations	Different Drum Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Volume 2 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas Duets
Live Albums	Live in Hollywood
Hit singles	"Different Drum" "Long, Long Time" "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "You're No Good"/"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" "When Will I Be Loved"/"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" "Heat Wave"/"Love Is a Rose" "The Tracks of My Tears" "That'll Be the Day" "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me" "Lose Again" "Crazy" "Blue Bayou" "It's So Easy" "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" "Tumbling Dice" "Back in the U.S.A." "Ooo Baby Baby" "Just One Look" "Love Me Tender" "Alison" "How Do I Make You" "Hurt So Bad" "I Can't Let Go" "I Knew You When" "What's New?" "Somewhere Out There" "Don't Know Much" "All My Life" "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" "Close Your Eyes" "Walk On"
Other songs	"Carmelita" "Desperado" "Mr. Sandman"
Related topics	"Mr. Plow" FM (film) The Pirates of Penzance (1983 film) An American Tail (soundtrack)
Category

v t e Go West
Peter Cox Richard Drummie
Studio albums	Go West Bangs & Crashes Dancing on the Couch Indian Summer Futurenow
Compilation albums	Aces and Kings – The Best of Go West
Singles	"We Close Our Eyes" "Call Me" "Goodbye Girl" "Eye to Eye" "Don't Look Down" "True Colours" "I Want to Hear It from You" "Don't Look Down – The Sequel" "The King Is Dead" "King of Wishful Thinking" "Faithful" "What You Won't Do for Love" "Tracks of My Tears"