Canciones de Mi Padre

AMG Review of Canciones de Mi Padre

Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music Guide

Linda Ronstadt abandoned the pop audience in 1983, turning toward raditional pop music. She recorded three albums with Nelson Riddle before changing direction yet again, this time recording a set of raditional 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.