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1984 studio album by Linda Ronstadt
Lush Life is an album by American singer
Linda Ronstadt , released in November 1984 on
Asylum Records as the second in a trilogy of
jazz albums with bandleader/arranger
Nelson Riddle . All three album covers were designed by
John Kosh .
The album peaked at #13 on the
Billboard 200 and #8 on the
Billboard jazz chart , becoming certified as Ronstadt's record tenth
platinum album. Lush Life was nominated for two
Grammys ,
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and
Best Album Package , winning the latter. Riddle was posthumously awarded the Grammy for
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying A Vocal for the title track, "
Lush Life ."
A music video was created for the song "
Skylark ," with vintage clothing by wardrobe stylist Genny Schorr.
In 1986, Asylum Records released the compilation Round Midnight , which included all tracks from all three albums with Riddle.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "
When I Fall in Love "
Edward Heyman ,
Victor Young 2:20 2. "
Skylark "
Hoagy Carmichael ,
Johnny Mercer 3:07 3. "
It Never Entered My Mind "
Lorenz Hart ,
Richard Rodgers 4:22 4. "
Mean to Me "
Fred E. Ahlert ,
Roy Turk 4:09 5. "
When Your Lover Has Gone "
Einar Aaron Swan 4:18 6. "
I'm a Fool to Want You " Joel Herron,
Frank Sinatra , Jack Wolf 4:45 7. "
You Took Advantage of Me " Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers 2:21 8. "
Sophisticated Lady "
Duke Ellington ,
Irving Mills ,
Mitchell Parish 3:40 9. "
Can't We Be Friends? "
Paul James ,
Kay Swift 2:28 10. "
My Old Flame "
Sam Coslow ,
Arthur Johnston 3:33 11. "
Falling in Love Again "
Friedrich Hollaender ,
Sammy Lerner 2:35 12. "
Lush Life "
Billy Strayhorn 3:51 Total length: 41:29
Personnel
with:
Production
Peter Asher – producer
George Massenburg – recording, mixing
Murray Dvorkin – recording assistant, mix assistant
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
Gloria Boyce – album coordinator
John Kosh – art direction, design
Ron Larson – art direction, design
Robert Blakeman – photography
Genny Schorr – wardrobe stylist
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
External links
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C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957)
Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958)
The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959)
Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959)
Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960)
Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960)
Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961)
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Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961)
Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes (Capitol, 1962)
Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962)
More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963)
The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963)
White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (
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Original Music from The Rogues (
RCA , 1964)
Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964)
NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966)
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Solid State , 1967)
The Bright and the Beautiful (
Liberty , 1967)
The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968)
British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969)
Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970)
Communication (MPS, 1971)
Changing Colors (MPS, 1972)
With
Nat King Cole With
Ella Fitzgerald With
Linda Ronstadt With
Frank Sinatra
Swing Easy! (Capitol, 1954)
Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954)
In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955)
Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (Capitol, 1956)
Close to You (Capitol, 1956)
A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956)
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958)
Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960)
Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960)
The Concert Sinatra (1963)
Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)
Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964)
Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966)
Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)
With
Keely Smith With others
Shirley Bassey ,
Let's Face the Music (
Columbia , 1962)
Rosemary Clooney ,
Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (
RCA Victor , 1961)
Bing Crosby ,
Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964)
Judy Garland ,
Judy (1956)
Antônio Carlos Jobim ,
The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965)
Peggy Lee ,
The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957)
Dean Martin ,
This Time I'm Swingin'! (Capitol, 1960)
Johnny Mathis ,
I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962)
Oscar Peterson ,
Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle (Verve, 1964)
Mavis Rivers ,
Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
Tommy Sands ,
When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959)
Dinah Shore ,
Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959)
Phil Silvers ,
Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957)