# Remember When Linda Ronstadt Released an Album Featuring Aaron Neville in the 80s?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/remember-when-linda-ronstadt-released-an-album-featuring-aaron-neville-in-the-80s/
- Published: 2026-11-12T17:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T18:42:49+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/remember-when-linda-ronstadt-released-an-album-featuring-aaron-neville-in-the-80s/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Neville sings on four tracks from Ronstadt’s 1989 album.
- Their two duets both topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.
- Ronstadt got the idea after singing with Neville in New Orleans.

## Summary

Linda Ronstadt’s 1989 album *Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind* prominently features Aaron Neville, who sings on four tracks. Their collaboration produced two chart-topping duets, “Don’t Know Much” and “All My Life”, helping make the album a notable meeting of their voices.

Both songs reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart: “Don’t Know Much” for five weeks and “All My Life” for two. Each won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, in 1990 and 1991 respectively. Ronstadt said she wanted to sing with Neville because she liked his voice; the idea grew from an impromptu performance together in New Orleans.

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