Canciones de Mi Padre

Personnel includes: Linda Ronstadt (vocals); Danny Valdez (vocals, guitar); Gilberto Puente, Samuel Gutierrez, Humberto Hernandez (guitar); Felipe Perez, Antonio Ramos, Salvador Torres (violin); Steve Fowler (flute); Ron Kalina (harmonica); Juan Gudiono, Luis Salinas (trumpet); Jim Self (tuba); Larry Bunker (percussion).
Recorded between July 20 & September 21, 1987.
Personnel: Samuel Gutiérrez, Jesús Hernández, Humberto Hernandez, Jorge Lopez, Rafael Palomar (guitar); Jaime Alejo, Jose Arellano, Nati Santiago (guitarron); Arthur Gerst (harp); José Hernández (vihuela, trumpet); Pedro Rey, Luis Damian, Victor Cárdenas, Pedro Flores (vihuela); Antonio Ramos, Felipe Perez, Juan Biurquiz, José Martinez , Héctor Gama, Salvador Torres, Mario Rodriguez , Juan Jose Almaguer, Felipe Romero, Nati Cano (violin); Laura Halladay, Steve Fowler (flute); Ron Kalina (harmonica); Juan Gudino, Federico Torres, Luis Salinas (trumpet); Jim Self (tuba); Larry Bunker (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Shawn Murphy.
Photographer: Bob Blakeman.
Arranger: Rubén Fuentes.
Linda Ronstadt abandoned the pop audience in 1983, turning toward traditional pop music. She recorded three albums with Nelson Riddle before changing direction yet again, this time recording a set of traditional Mexican songs titled Canciones de Mi Padre. As the title suggests, the record is a fairly sentimental collection, since these are songs from her childhood and her heritage. Occasionally, Ronstadt oversells the songs but overall, the album is charming, affectionate, entertaining, and more successful than her stilted Nelson Riddle collaborations. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine