Buy used: $14.16
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime
FREE delivery Monday, May 20 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Used: Like New | Details
Sold by Green 2 Green
Fulfilled by Amazon
Condition: Used: Like New
Comment: Used Audio CD discs have been resurfaced in professional disc repair machine. Discs appear flawless and in like new condition. Jewel case has been replaced with a new case. Includes Original Artwork.

Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime.

If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Learn more about the program.

Heart Like a Wheel

Linda Ronstadt Format: Audio CD
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 590 ratings
$14.16
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime
FREE Returns
See all 21 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions
Listen Now with Amazon Music
Heart Like A Wheel Amazon Music Unlimited
Price
New from Used from
MP3 Music, November 19, 1974
$9.49
$9.49 —
Audio CD, Import, July 1, 2016
$19.99
$19.90 $24.01
Audio CD, October 25, 1990
$14.16
— $6.08
Vinyl, May 19, 2017
$19.00
$30.48 $12.99
Audio, Cassette
$9.89
— $5.99

Track Listings

1 You're No Good
2 It Doesn't Matter Anymore
3 Faithless Love
4 The Dark End Of The Street
5 Heart Is Like A Wheel
6 When Will I Be Loved
7 Willing
8 I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
9 Keep Me From Blowing Away
10 You Can Close Your Eyes

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It's often said that this 1974 set, Ronstadt's true commercial breakthrough after a half decade's worth of minor hits, set the formula for the platinum successes to follow: some underrecognized singer/songwriter jewels, a couple of semi-obscure early rock tunes, always with something for country radio as well as Top 40 to grab hold of. But Heart Like a Wheel does it with a magic Ronstadt and her L.A. session crew would never touch again; for one thing, she was rarely again as convincingly tough ("You're No Good") or as fragile (the Anna McGarrigle-penned title track) as she is here. --Rickey Wright

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches; 3.27 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 25, 1990
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000007O1A
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 590 ratings

Customer reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
590 global ratings
Case arrived scratched (see photo). Package was not damaged so must have happened in the warehouse?
4 Stars
Case arrived scratched (see photo). Package was not damaged so must have happened in the warehouse?
Great album but case arrived scratched - purchased this new not used so, a little disappointed 😟
Hide
Thank you for your feedback
Sorry, there was an error
Sorry we couldn't load the review

Top reviews from the United States

Erik
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Voice, beautiful woman.
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
Verified Purchase
Great CD! If you love Ronstadt’s work, this will take you way back. Fast shipping.
Helpful
 Report
Tom
5.0 out of 5 stars If you're looking for the best Linda Ronstadt album...look no further
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2013
Verified Purchase
Linda Ronstadt had been plugging away as a pioneer of the LA country-rock sound since the late 60s but her extraordinary fifth solo album, Heart Like A Wheel (1974), with its number one singles, "You're No Good" and "When Will I Be Loved," catapulted her to superstar status. She went on to become the top female rock singer of the 1970s and an amazing interpreter of various musical styles over the next thirty years.

I originally bought Heart Like A Wheel back in 1974, but the album eventually got tossed in the trash with the rest of my old vinyl. But with the recent release of Ronstadt's autobiography, Simple Dreams, and the revelation that she can no longer sing due to the onset of Parkinson's disease I began waxing nostalgic and ordered the CD from Amazon.

This is simply a great, great album; a masterful blend of country and rock without a single throw-away. Linda's singing is extraordinary throughout, ranging from angry anthems to tender ballads. What a set of pipes! And the music's as good as Ronstadt's voice. Some of the finest musicians of the period play on this album: Sneaky Pete Kleinow, J.D. Souther, Herb Pedersen, Chris Etheridge, David Lindley, Russ Kunkel, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Timothy B. Schmit. Arranger and amazing multi-instrumentalist, Andrew Gold, plays on nine of the ten tracks. Gold's George Harrison-like guitar solo on "Your No Good" is a delight.

With Heart Like A Wheel, Ronstadt and producer Peter Asher created a country rock masterpiece, one of the seminal albums of the 70s. Her work on Heart Like A Wheel earned Ronstadt a nomination for the 1976 Best Pop Female Vocalist Grammy and the album was nominated for Album Of The Year. Her rendition of "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" did win the Best Country Female Vocal Performance. It's certainly no surprise Heart Like A Wheel has held up so well over the years.

With Ronstadt once again in the news many will think about picking up a greatest hits compilation, which is fine, but if you're considering buying one of her albums, Heart Like A Wheel would be the best choice.
13 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
June Bug
5.0 out of 5 stars Grammy Winning Album
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2015
Verified Purchase
I grew up listening to Linda Ronstadt and I'm surprised I didn't wear the grooves off of this album as a young teenager. IMO, she's one of the 1970's very best female artists.
I recently bought the digital version of this to listen to on my gadgets.
I think what I like the most about this album is that it has a variety of styles. Like a ...country-folk rock-pop album. From Ronstadt's soulful, "You're No Good" to Hank Williams' old-country heartache song, "I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You" (with Emmy Lou Harris singing harmony), and then back to "When Will I Be Loved", Linda can belt it out from deep within, and, as a female you can feel the pain from every heartache that you've known while you listen to what she has to say. Her songs can drain you, but then as you keep listening, she builds you back up and gives you strength.

This is a great album for young female teens, as she let's you know that you can love someone and still be yourself, and not be afraid to say how you feel. On the album, Ronstadt will sing about her aching heart but then turn right around and express that you need to stand up, dust yourself off and move on.
6 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Virginia Bonham
5.0 out of 5 stars The quality of the product was very good
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2023
Verified Purchase
Thanks for excellent service, good price, and accurate description of product.
Helpful
 Report
Scientific K
5.0 out of 5 stars The RockBeat Remaster
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2015
Verified Purchase
Heart Like a Wheel is my all-time favorite album. So of course I would buy a remastered version even if it offered only minimal improvement over the two versions I already owned. (It should also be taken into consideration that the original recording is probably not of the highest quality.)

The original Capitol version is actually not too bad, but the sound is tubby and unrefined. Heart Like a Wheel is also one of the four albums contained in the 2006 Capitol/EMI release The Best of Linda Ronstadt – The Capitol Years. That release unfortunately suffers from a fatiguing sound resulting from exaggerated high frequencies.

For comparison purposes I also included Linda Ronstadt’s Greatest Hits (1976) on DCC Compact Classics, which contains three tracks from Heart Like a Wheel. Until now, this was the best-sounding CD of early Linda Ronstadt music I owned.

This brings me to the RockBeat remaster. This disc is easily superior to the other two versions of the album I mentioned. The sound is clean and natural, and thoroughly enjoyable. The bonus tracks (the mono versions of the first two singles) are a welcome addition. I even marginally prefer the sound of the RockBeat remaster to the excellent DCC disc.

Congratulations and thank you, RockBeat Records.
28 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
tcc974
4.0 out of 5 stars Great album - Poor sound
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2017
Verified Purchase
First of all, This is one of my all time favorite albums. I love Ms. Ronstadt's singing and her song selection is on the mark. I bought this to replace my original copy that I purchased when it was first released which was worn out from playing so much. I had hoped that Capital Records had the original analog tapes and would press from these. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be the case. The album sounds muddy on the low end like someone was trying to make the bass louder when there was no need to do so. To my ears, this ruined the intimacy of the songs. Needless to say, i am very disappointed in this re-issue. Luckily, I was able to find a mint copy of the original at a used record shop and this is the one I will be listening to.
11 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
R. Shanahan
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinarily High Quality Sound
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2021
Verified Purchase
Heart Like A Wheel is an excellent album by Linda Ronstadt and the sound quality of this Super High Material (SHM) CD is extraordinary. The disk is made from super quality polycarbonate material developed for LCD screens and offers enhanced transparency. As Japanese CDs are known for the superior quality of sound, this SHM CD delivers incredible audiophile music that will play on any CD player. If you are a fan of Linda Ronstadt, this is her fifth solo album and the recording sounds as fresh and vibrant as the day it was released in November of 1974.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English
Ricard
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinario disco
Reviewed in Spain on March 12, 2023
Verified Purchase
Un gran disco, probablemente el más importante de la carrera de Linda Rondstadt. Grandes singles y buenas canciones de acompañamiento.
Report
J. Planting
5.0 out of 5 stars Vinyl magic
Reviewed in Germany on March 2, 2019
Verified Purchase
Opinions may differ, but I hold the 1974 "Heart Like a Wheel" album as Linda Ronstadt's finest. The mix of pop songs and more country flavoured songs (today known as Americana) is perfect, and seldom did Linda sing better than on this album. Highlights include renditions of J.D. Southern's "Faithless Love", the energetic opener "You're no Good" by Clint Ballard and of course the wonderful title track by Anna McGarrigle.
The last 30 years or so I have been listening to this album on various CD editions. They have sounded good, but not sensational. However, now listening to this album in the new 180 gram vinyl edition, things really come to life. The sound is full and deeply engaging and even the minute details of the music are brought forward to give a very satisfying and totally imersing listening experience.
I now fully understand what all the renewed fuss for vinyl is about. It was a very long time since I was this engaged listeing to music - the sound is absolutely spectacular and the music of course is first class.
This album has been the starting point for my rediscovery of the vinyl record - still the greatest form for recorded music ever invented, despite all CD, SACD and streaming options. If you doubt this statement, consider that the recording technique to engrave a track on a disc was invented more than 100 years ago, but it still sounds this devastating today!
John Planting, Uppsala, Sweden
One person found this helpful
 Report
Keith L Rogers
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2017
Verified Purchase
Saw this coming some months back - the wait has been long. The disc is simply perfect. She has been a big part of soundtrack of my life. SACD do not always make a stand out option - in this case it most certainly does as her voice is perfect for this type of recording method. Faithless Love is just amazing. The transition from When Will I Be Loved to Willin' is one of the great ones in all recorded music. So very few bands do that flow from one song to another. In the case of this SACD it sounds amazing. Seems the drums got a bit of key focus in the mastering. And the strings sections on the album are the best ever. I sure hope this is just the start. Expensive to be true but worth every buck.
One person found this helpful
 Report
Alan
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Sound
Reviewed in Australia on December 31, 2022
Verified Purchase
Worth purchasing even if you a copy
Report
ゲスト
5.0 out of 5 stars 定番です！
Reviewed in Japan on August 22, 2021
Verified Purchase
友人からCDを借りて
だいぶ前から購入したいと思っていた商品でした！
彼女の良さが伝わり易いCDです
One person found this helpful
 Report