Heart Like a Wheel

美国乡村摇滚和流行摇滚的代表人物Linda Ronstadt，她的风格多变，且尝试每一种风格都很成功，一共拿过10次葛莱美奖，5次上了滚石杂志的封面。不过她仍然总是被人们认为是乡村女歌手，大概因为早期的作品太过成功了。这张1974年的专辑让她第一次占据Billboard专辑排行榜的榜首，翻唱Hank Williams的 "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)"为她赢得了第一座葛莱美奖杯，专辑中的You're No Good也成为冠军单曲。
本专辑在滚石杂志评出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第164位。
llowing the same formula as her early records, Heart Like a Wheel doesn't appear to be a great breakthrough on the surface. However, Ronstadt comes into her own on this mix of oldies and contemporary classics. Backed by a fleet of Los Angeles musicians, Ronstadt sings with vigor and passion, helping bring the music alive. But what really makes Heart Like a Wheel a breakthrough is the inventive arrangements that producer Peter Asher, Ronstadt, and the studio musicians have developed. Finding the right note for each song -- whether it's the soulful reworking of "When Will I Be Loved," the hit "You're No Good," or the laid-back folk-rock of "Willing" -- the musicians help turn Heart Like a Wheel into a veritable catalog of Californian soft rock, and it stands as a landmark of '70s mainstream pop/rock.