In 1974, Linda Ronstadt recorded “You’re No Good,” a song she didn’t think was very good herself. Despite her reservations, the track topped the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the biggest successes of her career.
“You’re No Good” was not originally written or recorded by Ronstadt. Clint Ballard Jr. wrote the song, and Dee Dee Warwick was the first artist to record it. Betty Everett also had a hit with the track, as did The Swinging Blue Jeans, before Ronstadt recorded her version for her 1974 album, Heart Like a Wheel.
Ronstadt took the song all the way to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1975, while it also reached the Top 20 in Canada, Australia and the Netherlands.
But years later, Ronstadt admitted that she had never been especially happy with the track or much of the Heart Like a Wheel era.
In a 1993 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Ronstadt explained that the success of the album and its singles didn’t change how she felt about the music itself.
“I could hear what it sounded like, and I didn’t think it was very good,” she said. “I often thought the album covers were better than the records.” She added, “I was very frustrated musically.”
Still, Ronstadt had some praise for the production on “You’re No Good.” Her main issue was with her own performance. “It was just an afterthought,” she said of the song. “It’s not the kind of song I got a lot of satisfaction out of singing.”
Almost 20 years later, Ronstadt explained a little more about why the recording never sat well with her. Speaking to Rock Cellar Magazine in 2013, she recalled being worn out when they recorded it.
“I was tired. We’d been working on ‘You’re No Good’ for a long time. I was also a little tired of the song anyway,” Ronstadt said. “I sang it all day, and my voice was all worn out. My rhythm was a little off. I just didn’t like it, and I didn’t like my phrasing on it.”
Despite those concerns, audiences clearly felt differently. “You’re No Good” became one of Ronstadt’s biggest hits and helped take Heart Like a Wheel to the top of the charts.
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