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The album marked Ronstadt’s increased responsibilities and confidence behind the boards, this time achieving a multi-layered Enya-styled New Age-oriented sound, as in Anna McGarrigle’s “Heartbeats Accelerating” \u2014 the album’s first hit single \u2014 and Brian Wilson’s “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on my Shoulder)”.  “Heartbeats Accelerating” featured a popular music video while another track, a remake of the classic 1960s R&B hit, “Oh No Not My Baby”, was a Top 30 Adult Contemporary hit for Linda in the spring of 1994.Other aspects of the album show Ronstadt paying tribute to great female vocalists of the 1960s, with a combination of rock n roll, oldies, and rock ballads.  Three of the songs – “Anyone Who Had A Heart”, “Oh No Not My Baby”, and “I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself” – had been previously recorded by Dusty Springfield.  Ronstadt selected classic compositions from various songwriters such as Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Jimmy Webb, as well as from contemporary ones such as Tish Hinojosa.  The album also showcased Ronstadt the singer-songwriter and music arranger, introducing her own composition, “Winter Light,” which was notably covered by Sarah Brightman on her 2001 album, Classics and Chlo\u00eb Agnew for her Walking In The Air album.The title track was also prominently used in the 1993 film The Secret Garden, but was not featured on the film’s original soundtrack release.Critical reception[edit]Winter Light is considered to be one of Ronstadt’s best and most underrated recordings. Rolling Stone rated the album ‘4’ (out of a possible ‘5’) stars. However, it was a commercial failure for Ronstadt and peaked at a disappointing #92 on the Billboard album chart. The disc had modest sales, moving 248,410 copies in the United States. In 2008, it became Ronstadt’s first Elektra\/Asylum release to be taken out of print (In 2009, several more classic Ronstadt albums were deleted from her catalog).Allmusic critic Jose Promis praised the album and wrote, “Winter Light could arguably be classified as Linda Ronstadt’s best pop album of the 1990s… there is not a single dud on this impeccably produced album, which, in fact, gets better and better with each listening. This sadly overlooked album is nothing short of a shining gem, and an absolute must for fans of this amazing singer.”[1]Track listing[edit]The original 1993 USA release as Elektra 61545-2 had the songs on the back of the tray card listed incorrectly. There is no track number 8 listed. The listing order goes from track 7 to track 9.  The glitch had gone unnoticed when it went into print. Although all the songs are listed there, it would give the impression that there are twelve tracks on the CD instead of eleven. The discrepancy would then be noticed when the CD was being played because the playback readout would truly show its eleven tracks.Personnel[edit]MusiciansLinda Ronstadt \u2013 lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 4, 8, 10, 11)Robbie Buchanan \u2013 synthesizers (1, 3, 4, 8-11), acoustic piano (2, 3, 4, 8-11), Hammond B3 organ (2, 4, 7, 10), electric piano (3, 7)Matt Rollings \u2013 acoustic piano (5, 6, 7, 10)Dean Parks \u2013 guitars (1, 2, 4-10), acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (3), mandolin (9)Bob Glaub \u2013 bass (1, 2)Leland Sklar \u2013 bass (3-10)Russ Kunkel \u2013 drums, percussionEmil Richards \u2013 vibraphone (3)Dennis James \u2013 glass harmonica (1, 8, 9)Dave Boroff \u2013 tenor saxophone (3)Plas Johnson \u2013 tenor saxophone (9)Jon Clarke \u2013 alto flute (8), bass flute (8), recorder (9)David Campbell \u2013 orchestra arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 7, 8, 9)Valerie Carter \u2013 backing vocals (1)Alex Brown \u2013 backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 7, 10)Mortonette Jenkins \u2013 backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 7, 10)Marlena Jeter \u2013 backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 7, 10)Donny Gerrard \u2013 backing vocals (6)Arnold McCuller \u2013 backing vocals (6)Aaron Neville \u2013 backing vocals (6)Josef Powell \u2013 backing vocals (6)ProductionGeorge Massenburg \u2013 producer, engineer, mixingLinda Ronstadt \u2013 producer, mixing, engineerPeter Asher \u2013 co-producer (Tracks 1 & 4)Steve Tyrell \u2013 co-producer (Tracks 3, 5, 6 & 7)Kevin Scott \u2013 assistant engineerCraig Silvey \u2013 assistant engineerDoug Sax \u2013 masteringGavin Lurssen \u2013 masteringJohn Kosh \u2013 art direction, designRobert Blakeman \u2013 photographyStudiosRecorded at The Site and Skywalker Ranch (Marin County, California); Conway Studios (Hollywood, California)Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)References[edit]^ a b Promis, Jose F. “Winter Light – Linda Ronstadt”. AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2011.^ Willman, Chris (December 5, 1993). “Album review: Linda Ronstadt, Winter Light”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2011.^ Jones, Alan (December 11, 1993). “Market Preview: Mainstream – Albums” (PDF). Music Week. p.\u00a013. Retrieved February 3, 2023.^ “Linda Ronstadt – Winter Light CD Album”. CD Universe. Retrieved April 11, 2013.^ Galvin, Peter (December 9, 1993). “Winter Light”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 11, 2013.^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988\u20132010 (PDF\u00a0ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.\u00a0239.^ “Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Billboard 200)”. Billboard.  Retrieved September 13, 2022.  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