All My Life (Linda Ronstadt song)
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"All My Life" is a song written by Karla Bonoff
Karla Bonoff
Karla Bonoff is an American singer-songwriter, primarily known for her songwriting.As a songwriter, Bonoff's songs have been interpreted by other artists such as "Home" by Bonnie Raitt, "Tell Me Why" by Wynonna Judd, and "Isn't It Always Love" by Lynn Anderson...

 and performed as duet by Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...

 and Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. He has had four top-20 hits in the United States along with four platinum-certified albums...

 on Ronstadt's Triple Platinum 1989 album Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind
Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind is a Grammy award winning, Triple Platinum-certified 1989 album by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt featuring American soul singer Aaron Neville. This album was taken out of print in 2009—twenty years after release.-History:The album is a...

; this is the 2nd collaboration of Ronstadt and Neville. The song was released as a single in early 1990 and hit #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
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 chart.
  • Due to radio airplay the song was already in the Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart (which monitors airplay only).


"All My Life" won the award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 1991 Grammy Award
Grammy Award
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s.

Personnel

  • Linda Ronstadt - Vocals
  • Aaron Neville - Vocals
  • Don Grolnik - Piano
    Piano
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  • Andrew Gold
    Andrew Gold
    Andrew Maurice Gold was an American singer, musician and songwriter. His works include the Top 10 single "Lonely Boy" , as well as the singles "Thank You for Being a Friend" , and "Never Let Her Slip Away" ....

     - Electric guitar
    Electric guitar
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  • Mike Landau - Electric Guitar
  • Lee Sklar
    Leland Sklar
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     - Bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Russ Kunkel
    Russ Kunkel
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     - Drum
    Drum
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    s
  • Michael Fisher - Percussion
    Percussion instrument
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  • Robbie Buchanan
    Robbie Buchanan
    Robbie Buchanan is a Canadian keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer.Buchanan began playing the piano at the age of 6. He acquired his first paying gig as a pianist at the age of 12 playing 6 nights a week in Dawson City, Yukon Territory. While still a teenager, Buchanan joined a band...

     - Keyboard
    Keyboard instrument
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  • Skywalker Symphony Orchestra arranged and conducted by David Campbell
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