For Sentimental Reasons (Linda Ronstadt album)

For Sentimental Reasons
For Sentimental Reasons
Studio album by Linda Ronstadt
Released	September 22, 1986
Recorded	1985–1986
Genre	Jazz; big band; traditional pop; lounge;
Length	42:10
Label	Asylum
Producer	Peter Asher
Linda Ronstadt chronology
Singles from For Sentimental Reasons
	"When You Wish Upon a Star"; Released: October 1986; "(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
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"When You Wish Upon a Star"	Leigh Harline, Ned Washington	3:46
2.	"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"	Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers	4:24
3.	"You Go to My Head"	J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie	3:36
4.	"But Not for Me"	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	5:24
5.	"My Funny Valentine"	Hart, Rodgers	3:00
6.	"I Get Along Without You Very Well"	Hoagy Carmichael, Jane Brown Thompson	4:15
7.	"Am I Blue?"	Harry Akst, Grant Clarke	2:54
8.	"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"	William Best, Deek Watson	3:42
9.	"Straighten Up and Fly Right"	Nat King Cole, Irving Mills	2:15
10.	"Little Girl Blue"	Hart, Rodgers	4:35
11.	"'Round Midnight"	Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams	4:19
Total length:			42:10

Personnel

Linda Ronstadt – vocals
Don Grolnick – grand piano (1–4, 6–11)
Bob Mann – guitar (1–6, 8, 10, 11)
Dennis Budimir – guitar (7, 9)
Bob Magnusson – bass (1–4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
Ray Brown – bass (7, 9)
John Guerin – drums (1–4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
Louie Bellson – drums (7, 9)
Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone (4, 6, 10)
Bud Shank – alto saxophone (8)
Chauncey Welsch – trombone (2, 3, 11)
Warren Luening – trumpet (7, 9)
James SK Wān – bamboo flute (6, 8)
The Sequoia String Quartet – strings (5)
Nelson Riddle – all arrangements, conductor (1–6, 10, 11)
Terry Woodson – conductor (7–9)
Mic Bell – backing vocals (8)
Drake Frye – backing vocals (8)
Clifford Holland – backing vocals (8)
Carl Jones – backing vocals (8)
James Taylor – backing vocals (9)

Production

Peter Asher – producer
George Massenburg – engineer, mixing
Sharon Rice – assistant engineer
Edd Kolakowski – piano and guitar technician, production assistant
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
John Kosh – art direction, design
Ron Larson – art direction, design
Robert Blakeman – photography
Genny Schorr – wardrobe stylist

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

^ Dedrick, Jay (January 1, 1998). "Linda Ronstadt". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 409–410.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "For Sentimental Reasons - Linda Ronstadt". Allmusic. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "American album certifications – Linda Ronstadt – For Sentimental Reasons". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ 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).