“You’re No Good”: How Linda Ronstadt Turned an Older Soul Song Into Her Only No. 1 Hit

Recorded for Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt’s 1974 reinvention of “You’re No Good” became the biggest pop single of her career.

Linda Ronstadt performs the famous 1974 version. Clint Ballard Jr. wrote the song, which had previously been recorded by Dee Dee Warwick, Betty Everett and the Swinging Blue Jeans. Peter Asher produced Ronstadt’s recording.

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