Desperado
~ Recording by Linda Ronstadt
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Don't Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | SD 5064 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 6E-106 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 6E-106 |
| 2.9 | Desperado | 3:27 | Linda Ronstadt | The Old Grey Whistle Test: Take Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Super Beeb (Owned by the BBC. Records manufactured by Pye.) | BEDP 001 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits (target CD — silver text) | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 64106-2 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits (club edition) | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 539924T, E2 106 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 106-2, 253 055, EUR 253 055 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits (club edition) | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | 106-2, D163905, EUR 253 055 |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Don't Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 5064-2 |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Don’t Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 5064-2 |
| 2.17 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | Unforgettable, The Most Beautiful Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997) | 515 888-2 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits (Steve Hoffman Remaster) | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| DCC Compact Classics | GZS 1040 |
| 1.6 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | The Emotion Collection: Emotion | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time‐Life Books B.V. | TL 571/35 |
| 1.10 | Desperado | 3:37 | Linda Ronstadt | 18 Free and Easy Hits From the 70's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.11 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Always 18 Timeless Hits, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Hong Kong | 9548-33774-2 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| DCC Compact Classics | LPZ-2048 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 64106-2 |
| 1.13 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | Blue Bayou | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Grüezi Music AG (fka Grüezi Schallplatten AG, not for release label use, please consider its label “Grüezi” instead) | Magic 10-425 |
| 1.22 | Desperado | 3:31 | Linda Ronstadt | The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Warner Strategic Marketing | 8122 73605 2 |
| 1.7 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Singers and Songwriters: 1973-1975 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music | 314585246-2, 314585247-2, 314585248-2, R812-17 |
| 1.22 | Desperado | 3:31 | Linda Ronstadt | The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Warner Strategic Marketing | 8122736052 |
| 1.8 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Artist’s Choice: Johnny Cash | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hear Music | |
| 1.5 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R164-26 OPCD 3630 |
| 2.11 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | Kisses | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 5050467-3774-2-4 |
| 1.6 | Desperado | 3:33 | Linda Ronstadt | Always One | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) | |
| 4.11 | Desperado | 3:33 | Linda Ronstadt | Time in a Bottle: Great Original Hits of the '70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest Music (pegasus logo with "Music" above or below), Warner Music Canada (imprint of Warner Music Canada Co.) | 035-3546 |
| 1.2 | Desperado | 3:31 | Linda Ronstadt | Harmony: Pure & Natural Melodies (clear tray, 2CD regular size jewel case) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | WPCR-12594, WPCR-12595 |
| 1.13 | Desperado | 3:33 | Linda Ronstadt | California Dreaming: The Cream of L.A.’s Seventies Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV | WMTV045 |
| 1.15 | Desperado | 3:33 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Hits: Country | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 008 |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Don’t Cry Now (MFSL remastered) | Linda Ronstadt | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 768 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits I & II | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 8122 79984 6 |
| 1.1 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | The Platinum Collection | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 8122-79948-0 |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Don’t Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:30 | Linda Ronstadt | Don’t Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-300 |
| 5.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Love 101: 101 Ways to Say I Love You | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 5051865279624 |
| 1.28 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Love 101: 101 Ways to Say I Love You | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Singapore | |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Don’t Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 5064-2 |
| 1.21 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | The Collection | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Music Club Deluxe, Rhino (reissue label) | MCDLX525 |
| 2.6 | Desperado | 3:37 | Linda Ronstadt | Cosmic Country | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Festival Records (Australian) | FEST601008 |
| 2.2 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Country: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 825646305407 |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | The 70's Studio Album Collection | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Just One Look: Classic Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Just One Look: Classic Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Just One Look: Classic Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Just One Look: Classic Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 551257 |
| 1.13 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | Classic Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), Universal UMC | UWCLA021 |
| 2.20 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Acoustic 70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV | 0190295723996 |
| 4.3 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Just Country | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 0190295837587 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Folk Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 4.14 | Desperado | 3:33 | Linda Ronstadt | Just Acoustic: 80 Classic Acoustic Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | JK231487 |
| 1.14 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Folk Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.17 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Mellow Classic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.21 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Lite FM Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.5 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Country Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.64 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Greatest Heartbreak | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.16 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Ballads – 100 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.6 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Country Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.46 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Greatest Soft Rock Anthems Ever.. | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.12 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Laurel Canyon Days: West Coast Folk and Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.17 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Pop Piano | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.80 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Greatest Country: The Best Hits from Nashville and Beyond | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.30 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.46 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Greatest Soft Rock Anthems Ever.. | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.15 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Now That’s What I Call Country | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.15 | Desperado | 3:30 | Linda Ronstadt | Now That’s What I Call Country | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Universal Music on Demand | 194398547626, CDNNNOW106 |
| 1.37 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | The 70’s Mixtape | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.8 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 70s Lost & Found | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.26 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Easy 70's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.64 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest 70’s Classic Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.64 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest 70’s Classic Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.37 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 70s Music Greatest Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.67 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Ultimate 70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.46 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 70s Easy Living | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.40 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 70s Best Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.13 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | 21 Great Songs by 21 Great Artists | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 7559-60333-2 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | R2 511359 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits (BMG Club Edition) | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 106-2, 253 055, D 153905 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 106-2, 253 055 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | EKXD 30 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | CD 106 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:30 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) | 106-2, EUR 253 055 |
| 6.2 | Desperado | 3:37 | Linda Ronstadt | Love 101: 101 Ways to Say I Love You | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | |
| 1.15 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | The Power of Love: Tenderness | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Time–Life Music | TL629/33 | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Rock Explosion | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 99245 | |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:31 | Linda Ronstadt | Required Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation |
| Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present) | PRCD 1115-2 |
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 1.17 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 70’s Easy Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Rock E X P L O S I O N | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 2.1 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Unforgetable Memories | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Warner Music Singapore | ||
Relationships
| engineer: | John Haeny |
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| producer: | J.D. Souther |
| mixer: | Al Schmitt |
| bass: | Chris Ethridge |
| drums (drum set): | Dennis St. John |
| electric guitar: | J.D. Souther |
| piano: | Spooner Oldham |
| trombone: | Gail Martin |
| trumpet: | Darrell Leonard Mac Johnson |
| background vocals: | Clydie King Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist) Marti McCall (session vocalist) |
| horn and strings arranger: | Jim Ed Norman |
| recording of: | Desperado (cover) |
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Related works
Desperado
| writer: | Glenn Frey (US musician/singer/songwriter, member of the Eagles) Don Henley |
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| publisher: | Benchmark Music Cass County Music Kicking Bear Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017–present) Red Cloud Music シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) Warner Bros. Music GmbH (publisher) (in 1981) |
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| later parody versions: | Avocado Leonardo |
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| later translated versions: | Desperado Desperado Desperado (Swedish version, Ulf Lundell) Desperado (Swedish version) 不如不見 |
| is the basis for: | Eldorado 妳最喜歡的歌 |
| music quoted in: | Nu kan du få mig så lätt |
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