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Thirty albums into her career, not much uncharted territory remains for Linda Ronstadt, who has shown herself willing, if not always able, to work in any genre. We Ran is a lush but earthy reexamination of material by Bruce Springsteen, John Hiatt, and Doc Pomus. If matching her with Dylan's "Tom Thumb's Blues" sounds like an exercise in futility, Waddy Wachtel's tremolo guitar, the Booker T.-like soulfulness of the band, and Ronstadt's sweetly weary voice suggest otherwise. Primary producer Glyn Johns (the Rolling Stones, the Who) makes smart choices--though George Massenburg and Wachtel turn "I Go to Pieces" into a breath-fest--and the musicianship of Bernie Leadon and the Heartbreakers keeps pace with Ronstadt's serene vocal ease. --Roy Kasten

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Here the veteran singer ... harks back to her country-rock roots, lending her ringing, full-bodied voice to ballads by John Hiatt ... Bruce Springsteen ... Bob Dylan ... and Naomi Neville. -- People

[We Ran] does have some of the old signatures--a rocking sound played by Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, among others, and produced by classic-rock master Glyn Johns, and a diverse set of material from Dylan, John Hiatt, Springsteen, Doc Pomus et al. -- The Los Angeles Times

[T]he wayward fold-rock daughter returns to the '70s-era fold.... [She] backs herself with familiar West Coast faces ... who add heat to the impressive arsenal of songs. -- Entertainment Weekly, ISBN13: B000007NC2 ISBN10: B000007NC2 Material Type: audioCD