Simple Dreams
by Linda Ronstadt

Album
Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt
Year: 1977
Release date: 1977-09-06
Overall rank: 5,867th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 85 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (82nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (916th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,867th)

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Linda Ronstadt bestography

Simple Dreams is ranked 2nd best out of 31 albums by Linda Ronstadt on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Linda Ronstadt is Heart Like A Wheel which is ranked number 4805 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 297.

Linda Ronstadt album bestography « Higher ranked (4,805th)
Heart Like A Wheel This album (5,867th)
Simple Dreams Lower ranked (9,401st) »
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Simple Dreams rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,867th | 1970s rank: 916th | 1977 rank: 82nd  Overall chart history
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From 10/10/2016 12:07 | #176647 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This is her best album of the 70's, her albums are full of great cover versions of country/rock songs. She makes each song her own It's So Easy, Blue Bayou, Poor,Poor Pitiful Me and Old Paint are good examples of that. The whole album is great nothing weakens it, her voice seems to be at its peak. (Edited)
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From 11/04/2015 20:51 | #152488 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
So sad Linda's music did not age that well. She was (and probably still is) one of the best folk rock artists in the history of rock music and this is, almost definitely, her best album.
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From 03/09/2016 22:07 | #161635 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This is a great record by a fine singer.
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From 12/07/2020 22:02 | #262237
I'M GOING BACK SOMEDAY (Edited)
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2. Animals by Pink Floyd
3. Marquee Moon by Television
4. Low by David Bowie
5. Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols
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