I CAN'T HELP IT by Linda Ronstadt & EmmyLou Harris

[vmarkhills]

you never even called my by my name  john prine

[SPRHounddog]

As good as it gets

[denamarieable]

Love the way these gals belt it out together & blend their harmonies! Flows like a river...:))

[ronnogold]

Bliss. Just pure bliss to hear these two unearthly beautiful voices combine on this timeless love song. Linda + Emmylou = Sublime.

[stangrub1]

hank would be proud

[vhanktank]

Linda totally masters this wonderful old song, but I've always wondered if it would have been put together so well without EmmyLou. I think it's EmmyLou's influence that brings in the fiddle, steel guitar, mandolin, etc. No matter what song or who she accompanies, the plaintive tones of those instruments seem to be woven into the music at just the perfect moment and strain. I have to believe it's EmmyLou's knowledge of country music that gets credit for that. She's superb in every way.

[70Kenny]

My mom used to play this album over and over when it first came out (which must have been '74 or '75) and this is the song that has given me a lifelong love of steel guitar. We lived in Colorado then, and in "79 we moved to Tucson, Arizona, where Linda Ronstadt is from ( Rincon high, class of "62, if that's wrong, someone correct me, please) . I will forever love the music of this rare rose of the desert! Love ya Linda!!!!!

[papajim52]

@70Kenny Sorry Kenny...Catalina High School and she dropped out. 62 would have been about right. She has made Tucson proud!!

[tiptop474]

Great version

[dobrov1]

two of the greatest...

[fieldfullofthistles]

Great song and Linda Ronstadt is brilliant.

[barbj7121]

i love this version i always have:)

[lilane4ever]

Bloody awesome...love it!!!!

[basenjib123]

Hank will always own this song...he was the best that ever lived but this version is pretty darn good.

[tradeboy007]

WOW WHAT A COMBINATION ! LINDA AND EMMYLOU-FABULOUS-5 STARS

[lhusby]

Love it! My Dad brought this record to Brazil when I was 13. I have it till today.

[19thcentury]

Not bad for a Mexican from Tucson, and even greater because of it, and of course her German Blood.

[jteeeeeton]

Emmylou Harris has based a second career on singing backup for many other singers.Her pure, faultless voice is always in demand -I would guess she helps the lead singer to carry the song and backup singers get well paid too! especially the more famous ones.

[19thcentury]

Today I past you on the street, and my heart fell at your feet, I can't help it if I am still in love with you! TELLS IT ALL, THANKS HANK!

[bertinhoromantico]

i didnt know it !..

I love....

[53497678]

2 of the best in the business !!!

[xsxs7]

hank had a way with words

[dancedagain03]

wow, haven't heard linda in a long while, beautififul. what ever happened to Linda Ronstadt. never hear about her anymore.

[tomnorman457]

I haven't heard this song is many years---their harmonies are still flawless. And Sneaky Pete's steel guitar work is legendary.

[jimarilyn]

Absolutely AWESOME !! Words can't begin to describe just how magnificent this version is.

[landrykkb]

@jimarilyn I love it better than even Hank Williams' original!

[KileyLagan]

@landrykkb I've never heard the songwriter's version. Only Linda's & I love it. Bless Hank Williams for writing it. but bless Linda for singing it!



[GeneGenie999]

Back in the late70s and early 80s, you could not attend either 's concert w/o seeing both. It was a very special time, to even see Emmylou with Doc Watson and Byron Berline. A sacred memory.

[landrykkb]

I never did see Linda Ronstadt live but I would have loved to.I've seen Emmylou Harris live once and she was awesome!They could and still can harmonize better than anybody else!

[KileyLagan]

@landrykkb I did see her & the Eagles in Toronto in late 70's. I loved them both. They were great. I would love to hear her again in concert.. Eagles are touring again, but not Linda?

[whisky2roxy]

Prime exmple of why Emmylou is one of the best harmonizers in the business

[jellybeanhelene917]

Emmylou Harris singing backup???

[landrykkb]

@jellybeanhelene917 Of course,this was in the early stages of Emmylou Harris' career.

[acefiddle]

Now THATS COUNTRY!!!!!!

[ELVISFREE1977]

can you imagine ELVIS on this one?????????

[broncose1]

This is very pretty. I enjoyed it.5*****'s. Thank you for posting. Like Mike I like this version best. Thank you,Mike for sending. Shirley

[MoJoPiano]

Shirley, I just knew you would like this one.  Have a great weekend my friend! Mike

[MoJoPiano]

I've heard many, many artists sing this one, but this is my favorite version. Thanks for posting it. FIVE STARS!

[Maribo33]

I quite agree with you Mike!Great voices!

And thank you very much for sharing this with me

Marie

[mosienko1983]

No one does this better than Linda and Emmylou!!

[SteveGaines]

On Hank Jr's song "Stoned at the Jukebox"..he talks about playing "I CAN'T HELP IT IF I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU"...This is the version he was referring to...

[lordwallace70]

@SteveGaines

Linda does the best COVER of Jr`s Fathers song.But.

He was talking about his father. Hank williams The greatest country singer /writer that ever lived.: .

[saptonoisk]

I've been searching this beautiful song for decades because It's lingering in my memory only half part of it. Now I have it all.

[care0525]

Isn't it amazing how Linda Ronstadt can make each song she sings, her OWN!!! With SO much feeling and emotion. What a voice!

[saptonoisk]

that's why it was linger so long in my ears!

[care0525]

She can really pick the songs to sing...

[saptonoisk]

or even she can sing almost any kind of song?

[landrykkb]

I'm not sure if you've discovered this since you posted here 2 years ago,but this song is available on a 2 CD compilation titled Linda Ronstadt:The Capitol Years,which features her first four albums on the Capitol label.I fell in love with Linda's cover of this the first time I heard it.

[KileyLagan]

@landrykkb Thanks, I will look for it. She was "the singer I wanted to be" when I was a girl. I hope it's available in Canada. I loved this song all of her others too. She was an icon in the 70's.

[dobrov1]

the world's best song...

[queenbee345622]

I love this song, it's one of my all time favorites. Glad to see others love it too. :)

[SBCatMan]

This is the defintive version of a GREAT, GREAT song.

[Tristan1947]

Two Beatiful Performers and Ladies !!!!!!!!

[fpngan]

Dont forget with EmmyLou Harris!