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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/We_Ran > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/We_Ran.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Ran > Source revision: 1354298408 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = We Ran | type = Album | artist = [Linda Ronstadt](/source/Linda_Ronstadt) | cover = WeRan.jpg | alt = | released = June 23, 1998 | recorded = 1998 | venue = | studio = {{hlist|The Site (San Rafael, California)|[Ocean Way](/source/Ocean_Way_Recording) (Los Angeles)|Jim Brady (Tucson, Arizona)}} | genre = [Rock](/source/Rock_music) | length = 49:28 | label = [Elektra](/source/Elektra_Records) | producer = * [Glyn Johns](/source/Glyn_Johns) * [Peter Asher](/source/Peter_Asher) * [George Massenburg](/source/George_Massenburg) * [Waddy Wachtel](/source/Waddy_Wachtel) * [Linda Ronstadt](/source/Linda_Ronstadt) | prev_title = [Dedicated to the One I Love](/source/Dedicated_to_the_One_I_Love_(album)) | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = [Trio II](/source/Trio_II) | next_year = 1999 }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r352421|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] |rev2 = ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)'' |rev2score = B[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1096146&style=music EW Review] |rev3 = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)'' |rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |title=We Ran |date=1998-06-25 |website=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219151651/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/we-ran-19980625 |archive-date=2018-02-19 |url-status=live |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/we-ran-19980625}} }} '''''We Ran''''' is a 1998 [rock](/source/rock_music) album by American singer [Linda Ronstadt](/source/Linda_Ronstadt). The disc featured back-up from three members of [Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers](/source/Tom_Petty_and_The_Heartbreakers). It spent two weeks on the ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' albums chart, peaking at #160. This disc was taken out of print in 2009. On this album, Ronstadt interprets a mixture of [rock](/source/Rock_music) material by various songwriters, including [Bruce Springsteen](/source/Bruce_Springsteen), [John Hiatt](/source/John_Hiatt), and [Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan). ==Track listing== {{track listing |title1 = When We Ran |writer1 = [John Hiatt](/source/John_Hiatt) |length1 = 5:08 |title2 = If I Should Fall Behind |writer2 = [Bruce Springsteen](/source/Bruce_Springsteen) |length2 = 4:06 |title3 = Give Me a Reason |writer3 = [Marion Hall](/source/Lady_Saw) |length3 = 3:59 |title4 = Ruler of My Heart |writer4 = [Naomi Neville](/source/Naomi_Neville) |length4 = 3:37 |title5 = [Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues](/source/Just_Like_Tom_Thumb's_Blues) |writer5 = [Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan) |length5 = 7:48 |title6 = Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry |writer6 = Scott Fagan, [Doc Pomus](/source/Doc_Pomus), [Mort Shuman](/source/Mort_Shuman) |length6 = 4:01 |title7 = I Go to Pieces |writer7 = Troy Newman, [Waddy Wachtel](/source/Waddy_Wachtel) |length7 = 3:47 |title8 = Heartbreak Kind |writer8 = [Paul Kennerley](/source/Paul_Kennerley), [Marty Stuart](/source/Marty_Stuart) |length8 = 3:31 |title9 = Damage |writer9 = [Waddy Wachtel](/source/Waddy_Wachtel) |length9 = 3:19 |title10 = Icy Blue Heart |writer10 = John Hiatt |length10 = 4:57 |title11 = Dreams of the San Joaquin |writer11 = Jack Wesley Routh, Randy Sharp |length11 = 5:15 |total_length = 49:28 }} == Personnel == * [Linda Ronstadt](/source/Linda_Ronstadt) – vocals * [Benmont Tench](/source/Benmont_Tench) – acoustic piano (1), [Hammond organ](/source/Hammond_organ) (1–3, 5, 8, 10, 11) * [Don Grolnick](/source/Don_Grolnick) – keyboards (4) * Jon Gilutin – [organ](/source/Electric_organ) (4), keyboards (6) * Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (7) * Jim Cox – acoustic piano (9), Hammond organ (9) * [Mike Campbell](/source/Mike_Campbell_(musician)) – lead guitar (1), electric rhythm guitar (1), electric 12-string guitar (2), electric guitars (5, 10), acoustic guitars (8), guitars (11), [mandolin](/source/mandolin) (11) * [Andy Fairweather Low](/source/Andy_Fairweather_Low) – electric rhythm guitar (1), acoustic guitars (2, 11), [electric baritone guitar](/source/Baritone_guitar) (5), electric guitars (8) * [Waddy Wachtel](/source/Waddy_Wachtel) – electric rhythm guitar (1), electric guitars (3), guitars (7, 9) * [Bernie Leadon](/source/Bernie_Leadon) – acoustic guitars (2, 10, 11), [mandocello](/source/mandocello) (5), electric guitars (8), harmony vocals (8, 10) * [Ethan Johns](/source/Ethan_Johns) – [mandolin](/source/mandolin) (3), [ukulele](/source/ukulele) (3), drums (8), acoustic guitars (10), electric guitars (10) * Brian Stoltz – guitars (4) * [Fred Tackett](/source/Fred_Tackett) – guitars (6) * [Dean Parks](/source/Dean_Parks) – guitars (7) * [Bob Glaub](/source/Bob_Glaub) – bass guitar (1, 2, 6, 7, 11) * [James "Hutch" Hutchinson](/source/James_Hutchinson_(musician)) – bass guitar (3, 10) * [Daryl Johnson](/source/Daryl_Johnson_(musician)) – bass guitar (4) * [Howie Epstein](/source/Howie_Epstein) – bass guitar (5, 8) * [Leland Sklar](/source/Leland_Sklar) – bass guitar (9) * [Carlos Vega](/source/Carlos_Vega) – drums (1, 4, 5, 9, 11), percussion (2) * [Jim Keltner](/source/Jim_Keltner) – drums (3, 10) * [Russ Kunkel](/source/Russ_Kunkel) – drums (6), percussion (7) * [Plas Johnson](/source/Plas_Johnson) – saxophone (4) * Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (3, 4, 6) * Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (3, 4, 6) * Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (3, 4, 6) * [Kipp Lennon](/source/Kipp_Lennon) – backing vocals (7, 9) * [Mark Lennon](/source/Venice_(band)) – backing vocals (7, 9) * [Michael Lennon](/source/Venice_(band)) – backing vocals (7, 9), [tambourine](/source/tambourine) (9) * Michael Ronstadt – harmony vocals (10) * John Ronstadt – backing vocals (11) * Melinda Ronstadt – backing vocals (11) * Peter Ronstadt – backing vocals (11) * Suzy Ronstadt – backing vocals (11) * William Ronstadt – backing vocals (11) == Production == * [Glyn Johns](/source/Glyn_Johns) – producer (1–3, 5, 8, 10, 11), mixing (1–3, 5, 7–11) * [Peter Asher](/source/Peter_Asher) – producer (4, 6) * [George Massenburg](/source/George_Massenburg) – producer (4, 6), engineer (4, 6), mixing (4, 6) * Linda Ronstadt – producer (6) * Waddy Wachtel – producer (7, 9) * Steve Holroyd – engineer (1–3, 5, 8, 10, 11) * Nathaniel Kunkel – engineer (6, 7, 9) * Robi Banerji – assistant engineer * Jim Brady – assistant engineer * Greg Burns – assistant engineer * Greg Collins – assistant engineer * T.K. – assistant engineer * John Rodenkirch – assistant engineer * Kevin Scott – assistant engineer * Alan Sanderson – assistant engineer * John Sorenson – assistant engineer * [Bob Ludwig](/source/Bob_Ludwig) – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine) * Ivy Skoff – project coordinator * Janet Stark – production assistant * John Brenes – production archivist * [John Kosh](/source/John_Kosh) – art direction, design * Ira Koslow – management ==Charts== {|class="wikitable |- !scope="col"| Chart (1998) !Peak
position |- | Australian Albums ([ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts)){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/GpeRoOY |title=Linda Ronstandt ARIA chart history 1988 to May 2025 |publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= June 8, 2025}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. | style="text-align:center;"| 181 |} ==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history and formats for ''We Ran'' !scope="col"| Region !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Format !scope="col"| Label !scope="col"| Ref. |- ! scope="row"| North America | June 23, 1998 | {{hlist|CD|cassette}} | Elektra Records | {{cite journal |last1=Ronstadt |first1=Linda |title=''We Ran'' (Liner Notes) |journal=[Elektra Records](/source/Elektra_Records) |date=June 23, 1998 |id=62206-4 (Cassette); 62206-2 (CD)}} |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Linda Ronstadt}} {{Authority control}} Category:1998 albums Category:Linda Ronstadt albums Category:Albums produced by Glyn Johns Category:Asylum Records albums Category:Albums produced by Waddy Wachtel Category:Albums produced by George Massenburg --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [We Ran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Ran) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Ran?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.