For Sentimental Reasons
Studio album by
Linda Ronstadt
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1986
Recorded1985 – 1986
Genre
Length42:10
LabelAsylum
ProducerPeter Asher
Linda Ronstadt chronology
Lush Life
(1984) 		For Sentimental Reasons
(1986) 		Trio
(1987)
Singles from For Sentimental Reasons
  1. "When You Wish Upon a Star"
    Released: October 1986
  2. "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"
    Released: April 1987

For Sentimental Reasons is an album by American singer, songwriter and producer Linda Ronstadt, released in late 1986. The album peaked at #46 on Billboard 200, as well as #3 on the Top Jazz Albums chart.

It was the third consecutive Platinum-certified collaboration between Ronstadt and bandleader/arranger Nelson Riddle and Ronstadt's eleventh million-selling album overall.

History

For Sentimental Reasons was the final installment of the jazz trilogy that Ronstadt recorded with bandleader and arranger Nelson Riddle, who died during the making of this disc. Three of the tracks were conducted by Terry Woodson. The album's premier single release, "When You Wish Upon a Star", peaked at #32 in Billboard Magazine's Adult Contemporary chart at the end of 1986. It was assisted by a popular music video. John Kosh designed the album covers for the trilogy of albums Ronstadt recorded with Nelson Riddle.

All tracks were also included in the compilation "'Round Midnight", released on Asylum Records later in 1986.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

In his retrospective Allmusic review, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the album "virtually indistinguishable from its two predecessors—it has the same sweeping arrangements, and her voice remains adequate, if not spectacular."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When You Wish Upon a Star"Leigh Harline, Ned Washington3:46
2."Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers4:24
3."You Go to My Head"J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie3:36
4."But Not for Me"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin5:24
5."My Funny Valentine"Hart, Rodgers3:00
6."I Get Along Without You Very Well"Hoagy Carmichael, Jane Brown Thompson4:15
7."Am I Blue?"Harry Akst, Grant Clarke2:54
8."(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"William Best, Deek Watson3:42
9."Straighten Up and Fly Right"Nat King Cole, Irving Mills2:15
10."Little Girl Blue"Hart, Rodgers4:35
11."'Round Midnight"Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams4:19
Total length:42:10

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 43
Canadian RPM Top Albums 72
United States (Billboard 200) 46

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for For Sentimental Reasons
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America September 22, 1986
  • LP
  • CD
  • cassette
 Asylum Records [6]

References

  1. ^ Dedrick, Jay (January 1, 1998). "Linda Ronstadt". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 409–410.
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "For Sentimental Reasons - Linda Ronstadt". Allmusic. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 701. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 258. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Linda Ronstadt – For Sentimental Reasons". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ^ Ronstadt, Linda (September 22, 1986). "For Sentimental Reasons (Liner Notes)". Asylum Records. 9-60474-1-E (LP); 9-60474-4-E (Cassette); 9-60474-2 (CD).
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