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Different Drum (album)
Different Drum is the first compilation album by Linda Ronstadt to be released by Capitol. Half of the tracks (those shown as having been recorded in 1967 and 1968) are taken from the second and third albums by The Stone Poneys; while the other half are from her first three solo albums.
| Different Drum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compilation album by Linda Ronstadt | ||||
| Released | January 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1967–1972 | |||
| Genre | Rock, country rock, folk rock | |||
| Length | 32:28 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Linda Ronstadt chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[2] |
This album was issued 10 months prior to the November 1974 release of Ronstadt's final album for Capitol, Heart Like a Wheel – which became her breakthrough #1 album – but after she had already signed with Asylum. The album reached #92 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.[1]
Release data edit
The album was originally released as a stereophonic LP by Capitol in 1974 (catalogue number ST-11269). In 1995, the album was reissued on CD (catalogue number 80131).
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Year recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Different Drum" | Mike Nesmith | 1967 | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Rock Me on the Water" | Jackson Browne | 1972 | 3:37 |
| 3. | "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" | Bob Dylan | 1969 | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Hobo" (originally called "Morning Glory") | Tim Buckley/Beckett | 1968 | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Stoney End" | Laura Nyro | 1968 | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Year recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Long, Long Time" | Gary White | 1970 | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Up to My Neck in High Muddy Water" | Wakefield/Herald/Yellin | 1968 | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Some of Shelly's Blues" | Mike Nesmith | 1968 | 3:00 |
| 4. | "In My Reply" | Livingston Taylor | 1972 | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | Gerry Goffin/Carole King | 1970 | 2:24 |