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Cry like" target="_blank">Like a Rainstorm, Howl like" target="_blank">Like the Wind is a studio album by American singer/producer Linda Ronstadt, released in October 1989 by Elektra Records. Produced by Peter Asher, the album features several duets with singer Aaron Neville — two of which earned Grammy Awards — and several songs written by Jimmy Webb and Karla Bonoff. The album was a major success internationally. It sold over three million copies and was certified Triple Platinum in the United States alone.




Composition


Cry like" target="_blank">Like a Rainstorm, Howl like" target="_blank">Like the Wind is a diverse collection of songs in the rock, R&B, and pop genres. In addition, the album contains a few ballads, most notably Jimmy Webb's "Adios". Of the twelve tracks, Ronstadt included four duets with Aaron Neville, of Neville Brothers fame. In addition, the album is noted for its big production values including backing musicians the Skywalker Symphony, Tower of Power horns, and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir. There are also tracks by songwriters Jimmy Webb, Karla Bonoff, and an appearance of Brian Wilson, as back up singer and musical arranger on Ronstadt's fourteenth Top 10 Adult Contemporary single "Adios". The album's arrangers include Marty Paich, David Campbell, Jimmy Webb, Greg Adams, and Terrance Kelly.




Reception


Cry like" target="_blank">Like a Rainstorm, Howl like" target="_blank">Like the Wind received mixed reviews despite the album putting Ronstadt back at top of the charts with the number one Gold-certified hit single "Don't Know Much", one of the duets with Neville. "Don't Know Much" and "All My Life", another chart-topping duet with Neville, won Grammy Awards in 1990 and 1991 respectively for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. The album earned Ronstadt a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female alongside Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Gloria Estefan, and Paula Abdul. It reached number seven on the US Billboard 200, spending well over a year on the chart, and selling over three million copies in the United States alone (certified triple platinum).
Cry like" target="_blank">Like a Rainstorm, Howl like" target="_blank">Like the Wind stands as one of Ronstadt's three biggest selling studio albums in the United States (along with Simple Dreams and What's New). It is also one of her biggest selling albums worldwide, especially in Australia and the United Kingdom, selling over 100,000 copies (certified gold). This album is currently out of print but is still available online for download and streaming.
When the album reached the Billboard Top 10 in late 1989, Ronstadt became only the second female recording artist in history to achieve ten Top 10 albums, following Barbra Streisand.




Track listing






Personnel






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= Production

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Peter Asher – producer
Steve Tyrell – co-producer (Track 5)
George Massenburg – recording, mixing
Frank Wolf – additional recording
Bob Edwards – assistant engineer
Sharon Rice – assistant engineer
Mike Ross – assistant engineer
Jim Schelter – assistant engineer
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
Ivy Skoff – production coordination
John Kosh – art direction, design
Robert Blakeman – photography
Cathy Kerr – personal assistant
Janet Stark – personal assistant
Charles Barber – assistant to Marty Paich
Jeff Beal – orchestra musical coordinator
Greg Sudmeier – orchestra musical coordinator




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References

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• Linda Ronstadt
• Aaron Neville
• Penghargaan Grammy untuk Penampilan Vokal Pop Wanita Terbaik
• Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
• Aaron Neville
• Linda Ronstadt
• Don't Know Much
• Jimmy Webb
• Linda Ronstadt albums discography
• Peter Asher
• All My Life (Linda Ronstadt song)
• Dean Hubbard
• Bob cut