Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (Linda Ronstadt album)

1980 greatest hits album by Linda Ronstadt

Greatest Hits, Volume 2

Greatest hits album by Linda Ronstadt

Released

October 1980 (1980-10)

Recorded

1976–1980

Genre

Length

36:00

Label

Asylum

Producer

Various

Linda Ronstadt chronology

Mad Love
(1980)

Greatest Hits, Volume 2
(1980)

Get Closer
(1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Billboard	(unrated)
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is a hits compilation album from American singer Linda Ronstadt. It was released in late 1980 on Asylum Records. The record mostly covers Ronstadt's more uptempo singles. The release has sold close to two million copies in the United States alone and was the superstar's eighth consecutive Platinum-certified album.

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's So Easy"	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	2:26
2.	"I Can't Let Go"	Chip Taylor, Al Gorgoni	2:43
3.	"Hurt So Bad"	Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Bobby Hart	3:12
4.	"Blue Bayou"	Roy Orbison, Joe Melson	3:54
5.	"How Do I Make You"	Billy Steinberg	2:21
6.	"Back in the U.S.A."	Chuck Berry	3:02

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ooh Baby Baby"	William "Smokey" Robinson, Warren Moore	3:18
2.	"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"	Warren Zevon	3:41
3.	"Tumbling Dice"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	3:05
4.	"Just One Look"	Gregory Carroll, Doris Payne	3:21
5.	"Someone to Lay Down Beside Me"	Karla Bonoff	4:28

CD reissue

The CD reissue of the album was compiled with Ronstadt's earlier greatest hits collection and released by Rhino records in 2007 as Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You're No Good"	3:40
2.	"Silver Threads and Golden Needles"	2:20
3.	"Desperado"	3:30
4.	"Love is a Rose"	2:46
5.	"That'll Be the Day"	2:32
6.	"Long, Long Time"	4:21
7.	"Different Drum"	2:45
8.	"When Will I Be Loved"	2:05
9.	"Love Has No Pride"	4:10
10.	"Heat Wave"	2:46
11.	"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"	3:26
12.	"Tracks of My Tears"	3:12

No.	Title	Length
13.	"It's So Easy"	2:26
14.	"I Can't Let Go"	2:43
15.	"Hurt So Bad"	3:12
16.	"Blue Bayou"	3:54
17.	"How Do I Make You"	2:21
18.	"Back in the U.S.A."	3:02
19.	"Ooo Baby Baby"	3:18
20.	"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"	3:41
21.	"Tumbling Dice"	3:05
22.	"Just One Look"	3:15
23.	"Someone to Lay Down Beside Me"	4:28

Charts

Chart (1980/81)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	53
United States (Billboard 200)	26

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for *Greatest Hits, Volume Two*
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
North America	October 1980	LP cassette	Asylum Records

References

Allmusic review
"Review: Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits, Volume 2" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 44. 1 November 1980. p. 88. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 701. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone linda ronstadt album guide.
"Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits, Vol. 2". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2 at AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 258. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"American album certifications – Linda Ronstadt – Greatest Hits Vol. II". Recording Industry Association of America.
Ronstadt, Linda (October 1980). "Greatest Hits, Volume Two (Liner Notes)". Asylum Records. 5E-516 (LP); 5C-5516 (Cassette).

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)
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