All My Life (Linda Ronstadt song)

"All My Life" is a hit song written by Karla Bonoff and originally performed by Bonoff on her album New World (1988).

"All My Life"
Single by Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville
from the album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
B-side	"Shattered"
Released	January 23, 1990
Recorded	March – August, 1989
Studio	Skywalker Ranch, Marin County
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:31
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Karla Bonoff
Producer(s)	Peter Asher
Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville singles chronology
"Don't Know Much" (1989) "All My Life" (1990) "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" (1990)

The following year, Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville performed the song as a duet on Ronstadt's triple platinum-certified album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (1989); this was the second global hit from Ronstadt and Neville.

The song was released as a single in early 1990 and hit number 1 on the Billboard Adult contemporary chart (where it held for three weeks) as well as number 11 on both the Cash Box Top 100 and the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[1] It was another international hit for the duo. It reached number 10 in Canada and Ireland.^[2]

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

Personnel

• Linda Ronstadt – vocals
• Aaron Neville – vocals
• Don Grolnick – piano
• Andrew Gold – guitar, keyboards
• Michael Landau – guitar
• Lee Sklar – bass
• Russ Kunkel – drums
• Michael Fisher – percussion
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
• Skywalker Symphony Orchestra arranged and conducted by David Campbell

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "All My Life"

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	57
Ireland (IRMA)[2]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	28
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	96
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	11
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "All My Life"

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8]	88

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2006. Record Research. p. 209.
2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Linda Ronstadt". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 239.
4. "Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville – All My Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
6. "Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
7. "Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
8. "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.