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Post by Partridge on Jan 27, 2024 21:10:40 GMT -5
Billboard, November 15, 1980    Record World, November 15, 1980   Billboard, November 22, 1980  Record World, November 22, 1980 Billboard, November 29, 1980 CashBox, November 29, 1980 Record World, November 29, 1980
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Post by RobGNYC on Jan 27, 2024 23:14:08 GMT -5
These “Greatest Hits Vol. Two” trade descriptions of “Someone to Lay Down Beside Me”—“soft”? “Easy”? That’s not what I hear.
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Post by MokyWI on Jan 28, 2024 7:41:50 GMT -5
I always remembered Greatest Hits Vol. Two stalling in the high 30’s. It’s up to #20 on one of the charts! My memory is not what it was. Vol 2 got higher on the charts than her next studio album Get Closer did!
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jan 28, 2024 13:40:05 GMT -5
Well as far as the Billboard chart GH Vol 2 I think made it to the low to mid 30's and I remember it as such. "Get Closer" peaked at number 31 if I recall correctly so they were both in the same ballpark. Rob, I agree that STLDBM was not a soft song. Even my heavier rock younger brother I would catch (lol) playing that song. All have a great Sunday!!! eddiejinfl
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Post by RobGNYC on Jan 28, 2024 13:57:55 GMT -5
Billboard #26 for “Greatest Hits Volume Two.”
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jan 28, 2024 14:04:46 GMT -5
cool better than I remembered at the moment. I was saying 30's as I thought 31 but I knew that was for GC but anyway, thanks my friend for being so good to me/us for providing quick info. I always wondered if the timing of the album was good or not considering several analytical issues. eddiejinfl
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Post by RobGNYC on Jan 28, 2024 14:56:48 GMT -5
GHV2 probably made sense commercially at the time—Linda would never be more successful chartwise, the first GH was a huge hit, and Linda was heading toward new musical adventures like “Pirates” and Jerry Wexler. Maybe the label figured it should make hay while the sun shines and book-end her “Queen of Rock” years. The album was certified Gold almost instantly (December 5, 1980) but Platinum took until September 13, 1989. GHV1 had the benefit of combining her work on Capitol and Asylum, almost a ten-year span, and it rounded up some relatively smaller hits (“Love Has No Pride”), B-sides (“It Doesn’t Matter Anymore”), and album cuts (“Desperado”). GHV2 covered only 1976 -1980 and all of the tracks were on big-selling albums, so less essential for fans (although the lookalike cover was a smart marketing move to target completists—I bought it). A few non-album/vault tracks/B-sides would have made it essential (“Rambler Gambler,” “Lago Azul,” “Border Town, “Falling Star,” the live “Tumbling Dice” from “FM”).
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Post by MokyWI on Jan 29, 2024 7:09:12 GMT -5
Actually if you go back and look GHV2 made it to #20 on Cash Box and Record World top album chart above. Both the week of November 29, 1980. Fourth week on chart for both publications. I think they released it at the right time.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Jan 30, 2024 17:19:58 GMT -5
I just think that there must be a reason why a GH package of Linda's only got to even Number 20 (though those publications didn't seem to have the clout as Billboard) after having an amazing 1980 and 5 Platinum albums in a row. I feel maybe her fans at the time had all the songs (since we have discussed that Linda was more of an album artist) that included the songs on GH vol. 2. I just have always had an aching feeling that there was a reason it didn't do nearly as well as Vol. 1. I am guessing but by 1980 Vol 1 probably had at least 5 million sold and Vol 2 seems to have barely went Platinum. Thanks for everybody's input. I like to get everyone's opinion in such analysis. eddiejinfl
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Post by RobGNYC on Jan 30, 2024 18:05:57 GMT -5
From the RIAA site, certification dates for GHV1 (released December 1, 1976). Not sure why they don't list dates for 2x, 3x, or 6x:
7x Platinum | November 15, 2001
5x Platinum | June 28, 1994
4x Platinum | September 13, 1989
Platinum | January 19, 1977
Gold | December 8, 1976
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Post by Linda Fan 5 on Jan 30, 2024 22:59:23 GMT -5
It’s simple. I didn’t really need greatest hits volume two at all at the time because I had all the albums that all those songs were on. But I had desperately needed greatest hits volume one because I didn’t have different drum, love has no pride, silver threads and golden needles and long long time. That’s because I didn’t have any LR album prior to heart like a wheel. I think there were a lot of people like that. If there had been two extra tracks, maybe American Dream with the Dirt Band or Live Tumbling Dice from the FM movie soundtrack I would have been very eager to get it. Ultimately, I did buy the album, and every other Linda Ronstadt album so I had a complete collection. And of course I bought all of her music in multiple formats as time went on.
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