Linda Ronstadt – Get Closer

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Label:	Asylum Records – 60185, Asylum Records – 9 60185-1, Asylum Records – 60185-1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Specialty Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1982
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Get Closer Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Bill Payne Written-By – Jonathan Carroll*	2:29
A2	The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress Arranged By [Strings], Conductor – Bill Payne Written-By – Jimmy Webb	3:03
A3	I Knew You When Organ – Bill Payne Written-By – Joe South	2:53
A4	Easy For You To Say Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Bill Payne Written-By – Jimmy Webb	4:03
A5	People Gonna Talk Saxophone – Jerry Peterson Written-By – Clarence L. Lewis*, Lee Dorsey, Morris Levy, William Wheeler	2:38
A6	Talk To Me Of Mendocino Accordion – Lindsey Buckingham Acoustic Bass [Ferrington] – Kenny Edwards Acoustic Guitar – Andrew Gold Cello – Dennis Karmazyn Mandolin – David Grisman Written-By – Kate McGarrigle	2:57
B1	I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine Baritone Saxophone – Jim Horn Percussion – Andrew Gold Synthesizer [Prophet] – Don Grolnick Vocals – James Taylor (2) Written-By – Rose Marie McCoy, Sylvia McKinney	4:01
B2	Mr. Radio Acoustic Guitar – Andrew Gold Harmony Vocals – Andrew Gold Percussion – Andrew Gold, Peter Asher Synthesizer, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Bill Payne Written-By – Roderick Taylor*	4:07
B3	Lies Keyboards – Bill Payne Written-By – Beau Charles, Buddy Randell	2:35
B4	Tell Him Keyboards – Bill Payne Percussion – Andrew Gold, Peter Asher Written-By – Bert Russell	2:35
B5	Sometimes You Just Can't Win Acoustic Guitar – Waddy Wachtel Bass – Kenny Edwards Drums – Rick Marotta Organ – Don Grolnick Vocals – John David Souther Written-By – Smokey Stover (2)	2:30
B6	My Blue Tears Acoustic Guitar – Emmylou Harris Producer – Brian Ahern Recorded By – Stuart Taylor (2) Vocals – Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris Written-By – Dolly Parton	2:40

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix
Mastered At – Allied Record Company

Credits

Art Direction, Design – Kosh*, Ron Larson
Backing Vocals – Debbie Pearl* (tracks: B4), Edie Lehmann (tracks: B3), Linda Ronstadt (tracks: A1, A3, B4), Patti Austin (tracks: A1, A3), Rosemary Butler (tracks: A1, A3, B3, B4)
Bass – Bob Glaub
Drums – Rick Shlosser (tracks: B1, B4), Russell Kunkel* (tracks: A1 to A5,)
Electric Guitar – Andrew Gold (tracks: A1, B4), Dan Dugmore (tracks: A4, B1, B3), Danny Kortchmar (tracks: A1 to A4, B3), Waddy Wachtel (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B4)
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Pedal Steel Guitar – Dan Dugmore (tracks: A2, B2, B5)
Photography By – Aaron Rappoport*
Piano – Bill Payne (tracks: A2, A3, A5,)
Producer – Peter Asher
Recorded By, Mixed By – George Massenburg, Val Garay
Vocals – Linda Ronstadt (tracks: B1, B5, B6)

Notes

Track B5 recorded June, 3rd. 1977
Track B6 produced in January, 18th. 1978

Recorded and mixed at George Massenburg Studios
between August 10th. 1981 - August 15th. 1982
Mastered at the Mastering Lab

1st cat # appears on center label.
2nd cat # appears on spine.
3rd cat # appears on rear sleeve.

An "E A S T" embossed around the center hole of Side B indicates it was pressed at Specialty Records Corporation.

Runouts are etched, except for stamped Allied 'a' logo, “ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ” "ᴛᴍʟ-s" and “ᴛᴍʟ-x”.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID (Embossed around the B side center hole ): E A S T
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 60185-A-4 5H-AR SLM △2528 0-1SM2-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 60185-B-15P 1SM1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 60185-A-4 5H-AR TML-M + SLM △2528, [Allied 'a' logo] 1SM 1-2 B-17168-A4
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 60185-B-1SP TML-M 1-3
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 60185-A-5 5H-AR TML-X + SLM △2528 0-1SM1-1 [Allied 'a' logo] B-17168-A5
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 60185-B-1SP TML-M 1-1SM3-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): 60185-A-5 SH-AR TML-X + SLM △2528 0-1SM1-1 [Allied 'a' logo] B-17168-A5
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): 60185-B-10-SP TML-S + 0-1 SLM △2528-X
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): 60185-A-4 SH-AR TML-M + SLM △2528 0-1SM 1-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17168- A4
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): 60185-B -1SP TML-M 1-1SM 2-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): 60185-A-4 SH-AR TML-M + SLM △2528 [Allied 'a' logo] B-17168-A4
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 6): 60185 B6 SH AR TML-M [Allied 'a' logo] B-17169-B6 △2528-X + SLM
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): 60185-A-5 SH-AR TML-X + SLM △2528 [Allied 'a' logo] B-17168-A5
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): 60185 B6 SH AR TML-M [Allied 'a' logo] B-17169 △2528-X + SLM

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Get Closer (LP, Album)	Asylum Records	96 01851	Canada	1982
Recently Edited	Get Closer (LP, Album)	Asylum Records	96.0185-1	Netherlands	1982
Recently Edited	Get Closer (Cassette, Album, Dolby)	Asylum Records, Asylum Records	60185-4, 60185	US	1982
Recently Edited	Get Closer (LP, Album)	Asylum Records	96.0185-1	Europe	1982
New Submission	Get Closer (LP, Album, Stereo)	Asylum Records	960185-1	UK	1982

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