Hand Sown ... Home Grown
Hand Sown ... Home Grown | ||||
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Released | March, 1969 | |||
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Length | 31:50 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Chip Douglas | |||
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Hand Sown ... Home Grown is a
Background and recording
Linda Ronstadt had become successful as part of the
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
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
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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
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
Wayne Raney | 2:30 | ||
5. | "The Dolphins" | Fred Neil | 4:21 |
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Total length: | 31:50 |
Personnel
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Hand Sown ... Home Grown.[6]
- Chip Douglas – producer
- Ed Caraeff – photography
- Jerry Hopkins – liner notes
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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North America | March 1969 | LP | Capitol Records | [6] |
United Kingdom | [10] | |||
Netherlands | 1976 |
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Emidisc | [11] |
Australia | 1978 | Cassette |
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North America | 1979 | LP | Capitol Records | [13] |
Australia | 1982 | Axis Records | [14] | |
Japan | March 25, 1992 | CD | Capitol Records | [15] |
North America | circa 2020 |
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ ISBN 978-1451668735.
- ^ 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.