Dedicated to the One I Love (album)

Dedicated to the One I Love
Studio album by Linda Ronstadt
Released	June 1996
Recorded	September 1995 – January 1996
Genre	Lullabies, Children's music
Label	Elektra, Rhino, Flashback
Producer	George Massenburg, Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt chronology
Feels Like Home (1995) Dedicated to the One I Love (1996) We Ran (1998)

Dedicated To The One I Love is a Grammy Award-winning album of rock classics reinterpreted as children's lullabies by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt. Released in the summer of 1996, it is commonly known among fans as 'The Lullaby Album'. It reached number 78 on the Billboard album chart and hit #1 on the Top Kid Audio chart. This album has never been out of print.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B-)[2]

Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album 2.5 of 5 stars, writing: "All of the songs are given lush, sweet, and soft arrangements, even when that approach is ludicrous; it might be a cute idea to deliver Queen's "We Will Rock You" as a rock-a-bye chant, but in practice it is simply ridiculous… the appeal of Dedicated to the One I Love is limited..."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Dedicated to the One I Love" (Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling) – 2:10
2. "Be My Baby" (Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) – 3:16
3. "In My Room" (Brian Wilson, Gary Usher) – 2:18
4. "Devoted to You" (Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:24
5. "Baby, I Love You" (Spector, Barry, Greenwich) – 2:56
6. "Devoted to You" (Bryant) – 0:48
7. "Angel Baby" (Rosie Hamlin) – 3:15
8. "We Will Rock You" (Brian May) – 1:29
9. "Winter Light" (Eric Kaz, Linda Ronstadt, Zbigniew Antoni Preisner) – 3:17
10. "Brahms's Lullaby" (Johannes Brahms) – 3:37
11. "Good Night" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:51

Personnel

• Linda Ronstadt – vocals, synthesizer voices, harmony vocals, background vocals
• Aaron Neville – duet vocal
• Valerie Carter – harmony vocals, background vocals, duet vocal
• Robbie Buchanan– piano, synthesizer, synthesizer voices*
• Margie Butler– Celtic harp
• Dennis James – dulcitone, glass harmonica
• David Schoenbrun – bass
• Skywalker Symphony Orchestra – strings

Production notes:

• George Massenburg – producer
• Linda Ronstadt – producer, liner notes, arrangements
• Jeremy Cohen – concert master
• David Campbell – arranger, conductor, string arrangements
• Kevin Scott – mixing assistant
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Kosh – art direction, design, photography
• Danny Ferrington – artwork, photography
• Rosie Santos – artwork, photography
• Robert Blakeman – photography

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Dedicated to the One I Love > Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r236235. Retrieved January 27, 2011. 
2. ^ Cannon, Bob (14 June 1996). "Music Review: Dedicated to the One I love". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292982,00.html. Retrieved 2 June 2011.