Feels Like Home is a studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt released in 1995. It reached #75 and lasted 12 weeks on the Billboard album chart. It received excellent critical reviews upon release. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the disc sold precisely 188,815 copies in the United States. This album is now out of print physically, although it is available digitally and five of its tracks were remixed and subsequently included on Trio II.
A double sided single, Tom Petty’s “The Waiting” and “Walk On”, was released simultaneously with the album. “Walk On” returned Linda to the Billboard Country Singles chart for the first time as a solo artist (not counting the late 1980s ‘Trio’ hits) since 1983. The song was previously recorded by Matraca Berg on her 1990 debut album Lying to the Moon.
Adult Contemporary radio picked up the album track “The Blue Train” which reached 31 on that chart and lasted for ten weeks in the chart’s Top 40. Album track “Feels Like Home” was incorporated into Randy Newman’s musical Randy Newman’s Faust, which opened later in 1995, and has been subsequently covered by a number of artists.
Tracks 1 The Waiting (Tom Petty) 03:59 2 Walk On (Matraca Berg; Ronnie Samoset) 02:58 3 High Sierra (Harley Allen) 04:24 4 After The Gold Rush (Neil Young) 03:33 5 The Blue Train (Jennifer Kimball; Tom Kimmel) 05:04 6 Feels Like Home (Randy Newman) 04:50 7 Teardrops Will Fall (Ed Deane) 03:09 8 Morning Blues (Traditional) 03:57 9 Woman Cross The River (David Onley) 03:33 10 Lover’s Return (AP Carter) 04:01
Musicians
1 The Waiting Bass - Bob Glaub Drums - Jim Keltner Guitar - Dean Parks Acoustic Guitar - Dean Parks Mandolin - Dean Parks Organ - Robbie Buchanan Background Vocals - Carl Jackson Background Vocals - Herb Pedersen Vocals - Linda Ronstadt
2 Walk On Bass - Bob Glaub Drums - Russ Kunkel Guitar - Dean Parks Acoustic Guitar - Dean Parks Fiddle - Alison Krauss Background Vocals - Carl Jackson Background Vocals - Herb Pedersen Vocals - Linda Ronstadt
3 High Sierra Bass - Roy Huskey Jr Drums - Larry Atamanuik Acoustic Guitar - Carl Jackson Acoustic Guitar - Mark Casstevens Mandolin - David Grisman Steel Guitar - Ben Keith Background Vocals - Claire Lynch Background Vocals - John Ronstadt Vocals - Linda Ronstadt
4 After The Gold Rush Piano - Robbie Buchanan Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan Glass Harmonica - Dennis James Background Vocals - Emmylou Harris Background Vocals - Valerie Carter Vocals - Linda Ronstadt
5 The Blue Train Bass - Leland Sklar Drums - Jim Keltner Guitar - Dean Parks Percussion - Jim Keltner Steel Guitar - Ben Keith Background Vocals - Emmylou Harris Vocals - Linda Ronstadt
6 Feels Like Home Bass - Leland Sklar Drums - Jim Keltner Guitar - Dean Parks Acoustic Guitar - Mark Casstevens Mandolin - David Grisman Organ - Robbie Buchanan Piano - Robbie Buchanan Background Vocals - Emmylou Harris Vocals - Linda Ronstadt
7 Teardrops Will Fall Bass - Bob Glaub Drums - Jim Keltner Guitar - Dean Parks Slide Guitar - Roy Rogers Organ - Booker T Jones Piano - Robbie Buchanan Background Vocals - Carl Jackson Background Vocals - Craig Fuller Background Vocals - John Starling Background Vocals - Linda Ronstadt
8 Morning Blues Bass - Bob Glaub Drums - Jim Keltner Guitar - Dean Parks Dobro - Mike Auldridge Mandolin - David Grisman Background Vocals - Carl Jackson Background Vocals - John Starling Vocals - Linda Ronstadt
9 Woman Cross The River Bass - Bob Glaub Drums - Jim Keltner Guitar - Mike Auldridge Acoustic Guitar - Dean Parks Dobro - Ben Keith Ukelele - Dean Parks Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan Background Vocals - Carl Jackson Background Vocals - Craig Fuller Background Vocals - John Starling Vocals - Linda Ronstadt
10 Lover’s Return Bass - Roy Huskey Jr Drums - Larry Atamanuik Acoustic Guitar - Carl Jackson Acoustic Guitar - John Starling Autoharp - David Lindley Mandolin - David Grisman Fiddle - Alison Krauss Background Vocals - Claire Lynch Background Vocals - Emmylou Harris Vocals - Linda Ronstadt Strings - Bass – Larry Epstein, Jeff Neighbor Cello – David Kadarauch, Lawrence Granger, Teresa Adams, Thalia Moore Viola ) – Ruth Freeman, James Michael Hurley, Katherine Johnk, Rebecca Sebring Anderson Violin – Jeremy Cohen, Stuart Canin, Byung Kim, James Shallenberger, Jenny Bifano, Jeremy Constant, Joseph Edelberg, Ronald Erickson
Liner Notes
Producer – George Massenburg, Linda Ronstadt Arranged By – Linda Ronstadt (Tracks 4, 5) Arranged By (The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra) – David Campbell (Tracks 4, 6) Arranged By (The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra) – Linda Ronstadt (Track 4) Concertmaster (CM) – Stuart Canin Conductor – David Campbell (Tracks 4, 6) Coordinator (Production) – Gail Rosman Coordinator (The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra) – Greg Sudmeier, Greg Sudmeier Engineer – George Massenburg, Nathaniel Kunkel Engineer (Assistant) – Gil Morales, Kevin Scott, Sean ODwyer Mastered By – Doug Sax, Gavin Lurssen, Ron Lewter Mixed By – George Massenburg, Linda Ronstadt Orchestra – The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra (Tracks 4, 6) Design, Art Direction – John Kosh Photography – Robert Blakeman Mastered At The Mastering Lab Recorded At The Site Recorded At Jim Brady Recording Studios Recorded At Conway Studios Recorded At Studio F Recorded At Skywalker Ranch Phonographic Copyright Elektra Entertainment Copyright Elektra Entertainment
