Get Closer
Linda Ronstadt | Artist Essentials
First released: 1982 (year verified)
Original 1982 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Carry the rock sequence forward into the early 1980s.
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First released: 1982 (year verified)
Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
Recording: Original 1982 studio recording
Credit: Linda Ronstadt
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Get Closer
Get Closer - licensed original program
The licensed album page and embedded album/track metadata identify the original 1982 Get Closer program and selected recordings. The artist's official release index independently agrees on the album year. Track upload metadata was inspected for conflicts and is not treated by itself as an original-release certificate; only supported year precision is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Linda Ronstadt - official release chronology
The official release index explicitly gives Silk Purse 1970, Don't Cry Now 1973, Heart Like a Wheel 1974, Prisoner in Disguise 1975, Hasten Down the Wind 1976, Simple Dreams 1977, Living in the USA 1978, Mad Love 1980, Get Closer 1982, What's New 1983, Canciones de Mi Padre 1987 and Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind 1989, and links the licensed programs. It does not by itself establish earlier single dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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Get Closer - licensed original program
The licensed album page and embedded album/track metadata identify the original 1982 Get Closer program and selected recordings. The artist's official release index independently agrees on the album year. Track upload metadata was inspected for conflicts and is not treated by itself as an original-release certificate; only supported year precision is used. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Linda Ronstadt - official release chronology
The official release index explicitly gives Silk Purse 1970, Don't Cry Now 1973, Heart Like a Wheel 1974, Prisoner in Disguise 1975, Hasten Down the Wind 1976, Simple Dreams 1977, Living in the USA 1978, Mad Love 1980, Get Closer 1982, What's New 1983, Canciones de Mi Padre 1987 and Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind 1989, and links the licensed programs. It does not by itself establish earlier single dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
About Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt helped connect country music with the rock audience of the 1970s. Working with producer Peter Asher, she built a repertoire that drew on early rock and roll, soul and country songwriting, interpreting material associated with Roy Orbison, the Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly. Her later recordings extended that approach to orchestral standards and Mexican music she had heard while growing up in Tucson. Albums including What's New and Canciones de Mi Padre show how widely her interest in interpreting songs could travel.
Artist background sources
Linda Ronstadt - Rhino artist biography
The label biography describes her country-rock role, work with producer Peter Asher, interpretations of early rock and Motown, and later American-songbook and Mexican repertoire. The paragraph omits promotional superlatives, changing award totals and song-inspiration claims. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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