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Hand Sown ... Home Grown

January 01, 1970

Hand Sown ... Home Grown is a studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt. It was originally released by Capitol Records in March 1969. Although Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III credited Ronstadt, Hand Sown ... Home Grown was the first studio album that solely credited her. The album consisted of 11 tracks, many of which were covers that fused the country rock and folk genres. The album received a positive response from critics following its release.

Hand Sown ... Home Grown
Studio album by
Linda Ronstadt
ReleasedMarch, 1969
Genre
Length31:50
LabelCapitol
ProducerChip Douglas
Linda Ronstadt chronology
Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III
(1968) 		Hand Sown ... Home Grown
(1969) 		Silk Purse
(1970)
Singles from Hand Sown...Home Grown
  1. "Baby You've Been on My Mind"
    Released: 1969
  2. "The Long Way Around"
    Released: March 1969

Background and recording edit

Linda Ronstadt had become successful as part of the folk trio the Stone Poneys (which also included Bob Kimmel and Kenny Edwards). In 1967 they had a top 20 single with the song "Different Drum".[3] Then, Edwards and Kimmel left the Stone Poneys in favor of other professional opportunities. Ronstadt had no choice but to have a solo career. Capitol Records wanted to invest in Ronstadt's solo career as well. Ronstadt was unsure what to record or perform live because Kimmel composed the songs Ronstadt sung part of the Stone Poneys. Ronstadt remembered the country music of her childhood and began experimenting with it.[4] Her country origins would be the center of Hand Sown ... Home Grown.[3]

Ronstadt was told that she was "too country for the rock [radio] stations and too rock for the country [radio] stations".[4] According to Ronstadt herself, she looked "for musicians who could play songs that had come out of Nashville but with a California twist".[4] She teamed up with producer Chip Douglas who previously worked with The Monkees and The Turtles. Douglas helped Ronstadt mix both genres together for the album project.[5]

Content edit

Hand Sown ... Home Grown consisted of 11 tracks.[6] Several of the tracks were covers including "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" (Ronstadt's was reworked as "Only Mama That'll Wall the Line"). The song was reworked by a Nashville publishing company so Ronstadt could sing it from a woman's perspective. Two Bob Dylan covers were also included: "Baby, You've Been on My Mind" and "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight". Randy Newman's "Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad" was also featured, which was initially on Newman's self-titled album. The album also included a version of the John D. Loudermilk country song "Break My Mind".[5] Another cover was the country song "Silver Threads and Golden Needles".[1] Ronstadt would later re-record the song for a separate album.[5]

Release, critical reception and singles edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[7]

Hand Sown ... Home Grown was released by Capitol Records in March 1969. It was Ronstadt's first studio album that was credited entirely to her. It was distributed by Capitol as a vinyl LP, containing six songs on "side 1" and five songs on "side 2".[6] Two singles were spawned from the album: "Baby You've Been on My Mind"[8] and the "Long Way Around".[9]

Following its release, it was reviewed by Billboard who commented that Ronstadt "has lost of none of the excitement she generated while with the Stone Poneys".[2] Rolling Stone called it "a distinctive, if not unique, approach to country music as rock."[7] Giving it three stars, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Hand Sown…Home Grown might not quite hit the mark -- it not only has one foot in L.A. and one in Nashville, Ronstadt still has the folk affectations of the Stone Poneys -- but it's often entertaining to hear he stretch out and find her own voice, and its best moments point the way toward her future."[1]

Track listing edit

Hand Sown (Side 1)[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baby, You've Been on My Mind"Bob Dylan2:31
2."Silver Threads and Golden Needles"
2:19
3."Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad"Randy Newman2:41
4."A Number and a Name"
  • Tom Campbell
  • Steve Gillette
3:03
5."Only Mama That'll Walk the Line"Ivy J. Bryant2:28
6."The Long Way Around"Ken Edwards2:17
Home Grown (Side 2)[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Break My Mind"John D. Loudermilk2:52
2."I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"Bob Dylan3:43
3."It's About Time"Chip Douglas3:05
4."We Need a Whole Lot More of Jesus (And a Lot Less Rock & Roll)"Wayne Raney2:30
5."The Dolphins"Fred Neil4:21
Total length:31:50

Personnel edit

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Hand Sown ... Home Grown.[6]

Release history edit

Release history and formats for Hand Sown ... Home Grown
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America March 1969 LP Capitol Records [6]
United Kingdom [10]
Netherlands 1976
  • LP
  • cassette
 Emidisc [11]
Australia 1978 Cassette
  • Axis Records
  • Capitol Records
 [12]
North America 1979 LP Capitol Records [13]
Australia 1982 Axis Records [14]
Japan March 25, 1992 CD Capitol Records [15]
North America circa 2020
  • Music download
  • streaming
 [16]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hand Sown...Home Grown: Linda Ronstadt: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Album Reviews: Folk" (PDF). Billboard. March 29, 1969. p. 63. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Linda Ronstadt Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Ronstadt, Linda (2013). Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir. Simon and Schuster. p. 48-52. ISBN 978-1451668735.
  5. ^ a b c Lewry, Peter (2010). "1: Welcome to the L.A. Rock Scene". Linda Ronstadt: A Life in Music. Andrews U.K. Limited. ISBN 978-1849892483.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Ronstadt, Linda (March 1969). "Hand Sown ... Home Grown (Original North American Liner Notes)". Capitol Records. ST 208 (LP).
  7. ^ a b Egan, Jack (3 May 1969). "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  8. ^ Ronstadt, Linda (1969). ""Baby You've Been on My Mind"/"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 15612.
  9. ^ Ronstadt, Linda (March 1969). ""Long Way Around"/"The Dolphins" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 2438.
  10. ^ Ronstadt, Linda (March 1969). "Hand Sown ... Home Grown [UK]". Capitol Records. E-ST-208 (LP).
  11. ^ Ronstadt, Linda (1976). "Hand Sown ... Home Grown [Netherlands]". Emidisc. DAG-112 (LP); MCE-112 (Cassette).
  12. ^ Ronstadt, Linda (1978). "Hand Sown ... Home Grown [Australia]". Axis Records/Capitol Records. TC-SENC-10412 (Capitol); TC-AX-1001 (Axis).
  13. ^ Ronstadt, Linda (1978). "Hand Sown ... Home Grown [Capitol Re-release]". Capitol Records. SN-16130 (LP).
  14. ^ Ronstadt, Linda (1982). "Hand Sown ... Home Grown [Australia]". Axis Records. AX-1001 (LP).
  15. ^ Ronstadt, Linda (March 25, 1992). "Hand Sown ... Home Grown [Japan]". Capitol Records. TOCP-7065 (CD).
  16. ^ "Hand Sown...Home Grown by Linda Ronstadt". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

January 01, 1970
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Hand Sown Home Grown is a studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt It was originally released by Capitol Records in March 1969 Although Linda Ronstadt Stone Poneys and Friends Vol III credited Ronstadt Hand Sown Home Grown was the first studio album that solely credited her The album consisted of 11 tracks many of which were covers that fused the country rock and folk genres The album received a positive response from critics following its release Hand Sown Home GrownStudio album by Linda RonstadtReleasedMarch 1969GenreCountry rock 1 folk 2 Length31 50LabelCapitolProducerChip DouglasLinda Ronstadt chronologyLinda Ronstadt Stone Poneys and Friends Vol III 1968 Hand Sown Home Grown 1969 Silk Purse 1970 Singles from Hand Sown Home Grown Baby You ve Been on My Mind Released 1969 The Long Way Around Released March 1969 Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Content 3 Release critical reception and singles 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Release history 7 ReferencesBackground and recording editLinda Ronstadt had become successful as part of the folk trio the Stone Poneys which also included Bob Kimmel and Kenny Edwards In 1967 they had a top 20 single with the song Different Drum 3 Then Edwards and Kimmel left the Stone Poneys in favor of other professional opportunities Ronstadt had no choice but to have a solo career Capitol Records wanted to invest in Ronstadt s solo career as well Ronstadt was unsure what to record or perform live because Kimmel composed the songs Ronstadt sung part of the Stone Poneys Ronstadt remembered the country music of her childhood and began experimenting with it 4 Her country origins would be the center of Hand Sown Home Grown 3 Ronstadt was told that she was too country for the rock radio stations and too rock for the country radio stations 4 According to Ronstadt herself she looked for musicians who could play songs that had come out of Nashville but with a California twist 4 She teamed up with producer Chip Douglas who previously worked with The Monkees and The Turtles Douglas helped Ronstadt mix both genres together for the album project 5 Content editHand Sown Home Grown consisted of 11 tracks 6 Several of the tracks were covers including Only Daddy That ll Walk the Line Ronstadt s was reworked as Only Mama That ll Wall the Line The song was reworked by a Nashville publishing company so Ronstadt could sing it from a woman s perspective Two Bob Dylan covers were also included Baby You ve Been on My Mind and I ll Be Your Baby Tonight Randy Newman s Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad was also featured which was initially on Newman s self titled album The album also included a version of the John D Loudermilk country song Break My Mind 5 Another cover was the country song Silver Threads and Golden Needles 1 Ronstadt would later re record the song for a separate album 5 Release critical reception and singles editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Rolling Stone favorable 7 Hand Sown Home Grown was released by Capitol Records in March 1969 It was Ronstadt s first studio album that was credited entirely to her It was distributed by Capitol as a vinyl LP containing six songs on side 1 and five songs on side 2 6 Two singles were spawned from the album Baby You ve Been on My Mind 8 and the Long Way Around 9 Following its release it was reviewed by Billboard who commented that Ronstadt has lost of none of the excitement she generated while with the Stone Poneys 2 Rolling Stone called it a distinctive if not unique approach to country music as rock 7 Giving it three stars AllMusic s Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote Hand Sown Home Grown might not quite hit the mark it not only has one foot in L A and one in Nashville Ronstadt still has the folk affectations of the Stone Poneys but it s often entertaining to hear he stretch out and find her own voice and its best moments point the way toward her future 1 Track listing editHand Sown Side 1 6 No TitleWriter s Length1 Baby You ve Been on My Mind Bob Dylan2 312 Silver Threads and Golden Needles Dick ReynoldsJack Rhodes2 193 Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad Randy Newman2 414 A Number and a Name Tom CampbellSteve Gillette3 035 Only Mama That ll Walk the Line Ivy J Bryant2 286 The Long Way Around Ken Edwards2 17 Home Grown Side 2 6 No TitleWriter s Length1 Break My Mind John D Loudermilk2 522 I ll Be Your Baby Tonight Bob Dylan3 433 It s About Time Chip Douglas3 054 We Need a Whole Lot More of Jesus And a Lot Less Rock amp Roll Wayne Raney2 305 The Dolphins Fred Neil4 21Total length 31 50Personnel editAll credits are adapted from the liner notes of Hand Sown Home Grown 6 Chip Douglas producer Ed Caraeff photography Jerry Hopkins liner notesRelease history editRelease history and formats for Hand Sown Home Grown Region Date Format Label Ref North America March 1969 LP Capitol Records 6 United Kingdom 10 Netherlands 1976 LPcassette Emidisc 11 Australia 1978 Cassette Axis RecordsCapitol Records 12 North America 1979 LP Capitol Records 13 Australia 1982 Axis Records 14 Japan March 25 1992 CD Capitol Records 15 North America circa 2020 Music downloadstreaming 16 References edit a b c d Erlewine Stephen Thomas Hand Sown Home Grown Linda Ronstadt Songs reviews credits AllMusic Retrieved 17 September 2023 a b Album Reviews Folk PDF Billboard March 29 1969 p 63 Retrieved 17 September 2023 a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas Linda Ronstadt Biography AllMusic Retrieved 17 September 2023 a b c Ronstadt Linda 2013 Simple Dreams A Musical Memoir Simon and Schuster p 48 52 ISBN 978 1451668735 a b c Lewry Peter 2010 1 Welcome to the L A Rock Scene Linda Ronstadt A Life in Music Andrews U K Limited ISBN 978 1849892483 a b c d e f Ronstadt Linda March 1969 Hand Sown Home Grown Original North American Liner Notes Capitol Records ST 208 LP a b Egan Jack 3 May 1969 Rolling Stone review Rollingstone com Retrieved 24 April 2015 Ronstadt Linda 1969 Baby You ve Been on My Mind I ll Be Your Baby Tonight 7 vinyl single Capitol Records 15612 Ronstadt Linda March 1969 Long Way Around The Dolphins 7 vinyl single Capitol Records 2438 Ronstadt Linda March 1969 Hand Sown Home Grown UK Capitol Records E ST 208 LP Ronstadt Linda 1976 Hand Sown Home Grown Netherlands Emidisc DAG 112 LP MCE 112 Cassette Ronstadt Linda 1978 Hand Sown Home Grown Australia Axis Records Capitol Records TC SENC 10412 Capitol TC AX 1001 Axis Ronstadt Linda 1978 Hand Sown Home Grown Capitol Re release Capitol Records SN 16130 LP Ronstadt Linda 1982 Hand Sown Home Grown Australia Axis Records AX 1001 LP Ronstadt Linda March 25 1992 Hand Sown Home Grown Japan Capitol Records TOCP 7065 CD Hand Sown Home Grown by Linda Ronstadt Apple Music Retrieved 17 September 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hand Sown Home Grown amp oldid 1175853353, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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