Lush Life (Linda Ronstadt album)


Lush Life is an album by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt, released in late 1984. It was the second in a trilogy of jazz albums with bandleader/arranger Nelson Riddle. John Kosh designed the album covers for all 3 albums.
It peaked at #13 on the Billboard album chart and was certified platinum in just several weeks, becoming Ronstadt's record tenth million-selling platinum album overall. It climbed to #3 on the Jazz albums chart and also earned Linda a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance Female alongside Madonna, Tina Turner, Pat Benatar and Whitney Houston.
This album was awarded the 1985 Grammy for Best Album Package. Nelson Riddle was posthumously awarded the Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying A Vocal for the title track, Lush Life. To promote the album, a music video was created for the song "Skylark". With vintage clothing by Wardrobe Stylist Genny Schorr.
All tracks also included in the compilation "'Round Midnight", released on Asylum Records in 1986.
This album is currently available through Apple Music and iTunes.

Track listing

Personnel

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Production