''Lush Life'' is an album by American singer/songwriter/producer

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, released in late 1984. It was the second in a trilogy of

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albums with bandleader/arranger

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designed the album covers for all 3 albums. It peaked at #13 on the ''

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'' album chart and was certified

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in just several weeks, becoming Ronstadt's record tenth million-selling platinum album overall. It climbed to #3 on the Jazz albums chart and also earned Linda a

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nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance Female alongside

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and

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. This album was awarded the 1985 Grammy for

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. Nelson Riddle was posthumously awarded the Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying A Vocal for the title track, '' Lush Life''. To promote the album, a music video was created for the song "Skylark". With vintage clothing by Wardrobe Stylist Genny Schorr. All tracks also included in the compilation "'Round Midnight", released on Asylum Records in 1986. This album is currently available through Apple Music and iTunes.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Personnel

* Linda Ronstadt – vocals *

– arrangements and conductor *

Don Grolnick Don Grolnick (September 23, 1947 – June 1, 1996) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and record producer. He was a member of the groups Steps Ahead and Dreams, both with Michael Brecker, and played often with the Brecker Brothers. As a sessi ...

– grand piano, piano solo (11) * Bob Mann – guitar *

Bob Magnusson Bob Magnusson (born February 24, 1947 in New York) is an American jazz bassist. Career Magnusson studied French horn for 12 years before switching to bass in 1967. He toured with Buddy Rich's Orchestra in 1968 and played with the San Diego Symph ...

– bass *

John Guerin John Payne Guerin (October 31, 1939 – January 5, 2004) was an American percussionist. He was a proponent of the jazz-rock style. Biography Guerin was born in Hawaii and raised in San Diego. As a young drummer he began performing with Buddy De ...

– drums (1-6, 8, 10, 11, 12) * David Frisina – concertmaster, violin (5) with: *

Tommy Morgan Thomas Morgan Edwards (December 4, 1932 – June 23, 2022) was an American harmonicist and session musician, who had been active since the 1950s. He was considered one of the most heard harmonica players in the world, playing in over 500 fea ...

– harmonica (2) *

Tony Terran Anthony Terran (May 30, 1926 – March 20, 2017) was an American trumpet player and session musician. He was part of the Wrecking Crew, a group of largely uncredited session musicians in Los Angeles, California, who helped famous artists record ...

– trumpet solo (4) *

Plas Johnson Plas John Johnson Jr. (born July 21, 1931) is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He also performs on alto and baritone sax ...

– tenor sax solo (5, 7, 8) * Louis Bellson – drums (7, 9) *

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– recording, mixing * Murray Dvorkin – recording assistant, mix assistant *

Doug Sax Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charles ...

– mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California). * Gloria Boyce – album coordinator *

– art direction, design *

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– art direction, design * Robert Blakeman – photography * Genny Schorr – wardrobe stylist

References

{{Authority control 1984 albums Linda Ronstadt albums Albums produced by Peter Asher Elektra Records albums Albums arranged by Nelson Riddle Traditional pop albums Covers albums