Mad Love

Mad Love is Linda Ronstadt's tenth studio album.

It was released in February of 1980 by Asylum Records. It was produced by Peter Asher.

The album became Linda's seventh consecutive million-selling album.

Album Background
"Mad Love" was recorded from October 24, 1979 to January 10, 1980 at the Record One studios in Los Angeles, California.

Tracklisting
Side A Side B
 * 1) Mad Love (3:40) (written by Mark Goldenberg)
 * 2) Party Girl (3:22) (written by Elvis Costello)
 * 3) How Do I Make You (2:25) (written by Billy Steinberg)
 * 4) I Can't Let Go (2:44) (written by Chip Taylor & Al Gorgoni)
 * 5) Hurt So Bad (3:17) (written by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein & Bobby Hart)
 * 1) Look Out For My Love (3:29) (written by Neil Young)
 * 2) Cost of Love (2:38) (written by Mark Goldenberg)
 * 3) Justine (4:00) (written by Mark Goldenberg)
 * 4) Girls Talk (3:22) (written by Elvis Costello)
 * 5) Talking in the Dark (2:12) (written by Elvis Costello)

Chart Performance
"Mad Love" debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and later peaked at number 3.

Accolades
The album earned Linda a 1980 Grammy Award nomination for "Best Rock Vocal Performance\Female," but she lost to Pat Benatar's album "Crime of Passion."

Pat praised Linda by stating:

"There are a lot of good female singers around. How could I be the best? Ronstadt is still alive!"

Album Personnel

 * Linda Ronstadt - lead and background vocals
 * Dan Dugmore - electric guitars
 * Waddy Wachtel - guitar & background vocals
 * Mark Goldenberg - electric guitars & background vocals
 * Bob Glaub - bass guitar
 * Russell Kunkel - drums
 * Bill Payne - keyboards
 * Danny Kortchmar - electric guitars
 * Mike Auldridge - dobro
 * Peter Bernstein - acoustic guitars
 * Peter Asher & Steve Forman - percussion
 * Michael Boddicker - synthesizer
 * Rosemary Butler, Kenny Edwards, Andrew Gold & Nicolette Larson - background vocals