Dedicated to the One I Love is an album of rock classics reinterpreted as children's lullabies by American singer, songwriter and producer Linda Ronstadt. It subsequently became known to fans as 'The Lullaby Album'.
Released in mid-1996, it reached No. 78 and lasted three months on the main Billboard album chart. It also earned the singer a new career distinction when it hit #1 on the Top Kid Audio chart. It was awarded a 1997 Grammy Award.
The album includes vocal contributions from long-time collaborators Aaron Neville who duets on Brahms' Lullaby and Valerie Carter who provides harmony vocals on most tracks. One track is a re-recording of "Winter Light", the title track of her 1993 album.
This album was reissued on Rhino's Flashback Records label in 2009. It is now out of print.
Critical reception
AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "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..."
Track listing
Personnel Linda Ronstadt – lead vocals (1–5, 7–11), harmony vocals (1–3, 5, 8), string arrangements (1, 5, 7), arrangements (8, 10), backing vocals (9) Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (3, 9), synthesizer voices (8), acoustic piano (9) Jim Cox – sampled harp (1–4, 6, 7, 10, 11), acoustic piano (5) Michelle Sell – harp (1, 3, 5) Dennis James – glass harmonica (2, 3, 5, 7–10) Larry Corbett – cello (1–3, 5) Rebecca Sebring – viola (1–3, 5) Jeremy Cohen – violin (1–3, 5) Dawn Dover – violin (1–3, 5) Joseph Edelberg – violin (1–3, 5) Nathan Rubin – violin (1–3, 5) James Shallenberger – violin (1–3, 5) Margie Butler (of Golden Bough) – Celtic harp (6) Janet Ketchum – alto flute (7) Angela Koregelos – flute (7) Deborah Henry – English horn (7), oboe (7) David Campbell – string arrangements (1, 3, 5, 7, 11), conductor (1–3, 5, 10, 11), arrangements (10) Valerie Carter – harmony vocals (1, 2, 5, 8), lead vocals (4), backing vocals (9) Aaron Neville – lead vocals (10)
The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra David Schoenbrun – bass Stephen Tramontozzi – bass Larry Corbett – cello (principle) Jennifer Culp – cello Nina Flyer – cello Lawrence Granger – cello Eileen Moon – cello Janet Witharm – cello Janet Ketchum – alto flute, flute Angela Koregelos – alto flute, flute Deborah Henry – English horn, oboe Susan Bates – viola Don Ehrlich – viola Ruth Freeman – viola (principle) Pam Freund – viola James Hurley – viola Betsy London – viola Rebecca Sebring – viola Nanci Severance – viola Jenny Bifano – violin Paul Brancato – violin Jeremy Cohen – violin, concertmaster Jeremy Constant – violin Dawn Dover – violin Adrienne Duckworth – violin Joseph Edelberg – violin Ronald Erickson – violin Doris Fukawa – violin Darlene Gray – violin Byung Kim – violin Mia Kim – violin Virginia Price-Kvistad – violin Nathan Rubin – violin James Shallenberger – violin Dan Smiley – violin Mariko Smiley – violin Nadya Tichman – violin
Production George Massenburg – producer, engineer, mixing Linda Ronstadt – producer, liner notes Kevin Scott – mix assistant John Allair – piano technician Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California). John Kosh – art direction, design, front cover photography Danny Ferrington – artwork, back cover photography, interior photography Rosie Santos – artwork, back cover photography, interior photography Robert Blakeman – photography (of Linda Ronstadt) Marlene McLoughlin – angel illustration Gail Rosman – production coordinator Greg Sudmeier – orchestra coordinator John Brenes – production archivist
Charts Chart (1996)Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 190
Release history + Release history and formats for Dedicated to the One I Love Region Date Format Label Ref. North America June 25, 1996 Elektra Records
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