We Ran

We Ran is a 1998 rock album by American singer Linda Ronstadt. The disc featured back-up from three members of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. It spent two weeks on the Billboard albums chart, peaking at #160.

We Ran
Studio album by Linda Ronstadt
Released	June 23, 1998
Recorded	1998
Studio	The Site (San Rafael, California) Ocean Way (Los Angeles) Jim Brady (Tucson, Arizona)
Genre	Rock
Length	49:28
Label	Elektra
Producer	Glyn Johns Peter Asher George Massenburg Waddy Wachtel Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt chronology
Dedicated to the One I Love (1996) We Ran (1998) Trio II (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

This disc was taken out of print in 2009.

On this album, Ronstadt interprets a mixture of rock material by various songwriters, including Bruce Springsteen, John Hiatt, and Bob Dylan.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"When We Ran"	John Hiatt	5:08
2.	"If I Should Fall Behind"	Bruce Springsteen	4:06
3.	"Give Me a Reason"	Marion Hall	3:59
4.	"Ruler of My Heart"	Naomi Neville	3:37
5.	"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"	Bob Dylan	7:48
6.	"Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry"	Scott Fagan, Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	4:01
7.	"I Go to Pieces"	Troy Newman, Waddy Wachtel	3:47
8.	"Heartbreak Kind"	Paul Kennerley, Marty Stuart	3:31
9.	"Damage"	Waddy Wachtel	3:19
10.	"Icy Blue Heart"	John Hiatt	4:57
11.	"Dreams of the San Joaquin"	Jack Wesley Routh, Randy Sharp	5:15
Total length:			49:28

Personnel

• Linda Ronstadt – vocals
• Benmont Tench – acoustic piano (1), Hammond organ (1-3, 5, 8, 10, 11)
• Don Grolnick – keyboards (4)
• Jon Gilutin – organ (4), keyboards (6)
• Robbie Buchanan – synthesizers (7)
• Jim Cox – acoustic piano (9), Hammond organ (9)
• Mike Campbell – lead guitar (1), electric rhythm guitar (1), electric 12-string guitar (2), electric guitars (5, 10), acoustic guitars (8), guitars (11), mandolin (11)
• Andy Fairweather Low – electric rhythm guitar (1), acoustic guitars (2, 11), electric baritone guitar (5), electric guitars (8)
• Waddy Wachtel – electric rhythm guitar (1), electric guitars (3), guitars (7, 9)
• Bernie Leadon – acoustic guitars (2, 10, 11), mandocello (5), electric guitars (8), harmony vocals (8, 10)
• Ethan Johns – mandolin (3), ukulele (3), drums (8), acoustic guitars (10), electric guitars (10)
• Brian Stoltz – guitars (4)
• Fred Tackett – guitars (6)
• Dean Parks – guitars (7)
• Bob Glaub – bass (1, 2, 6, 7, 11)
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (3, 10)
• Daryl Johnson – bass (4)
• Howie Epstein – bass (5, 8)
• Leland Sklar – bass (9)
• Carlos Vega – drums (1, 4, 5, 9, 11), percussion (2)
• Jim Keltner – drums (3, 10)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (6), percussion (7)
• Plas Johnson – saxophone (4)
• Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (3, 4, 6)
• Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (3, 4, 6)
• Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (3, 4, 6)
• Kipp Lennon – backing vocals (7, 9)
• Mark Lennon – backing vocals (7, 9)
• Michael Lennon – backing vocals (7, 9), tambourine (9)
• Michael Ronstadt – harmony vocals (10)
• John Ronstadt – backing vocals (11)
• Melinda Ronstadt – backing vocals (11)
• Peter Ronstadt – backing vocals (11)
• Suzy Ronstadt – backing vocals (11)
• William Ronstadt – backing vocals (11)

Production

• Glyn Johns – producer (1-3, 5, 8, 10, 11), mixing (1-3, 5, 7-11)
• Peter Asher – producer (4, 6)
• George Massenburg – producer (4, 6), engineer (4, 6), mixing (4, 6)
• Linda Ronstadt – producer (6)
• Waddy Wachtel – producer (7, 9)
• Steve Holroyd – engineer (1-3, 5, 8, 10, 11)
• Nathaniel Kunkel – engineer (6, 7, 9)
• Robi Banerji – assistant engineer
• Jim Brady – assistant engineer
• Greg Burns – assistant engineer
• Greg Collins – assistant engineer
• T.K. – assistant engineer
• John Rodenkirch – assistant engineer
• Kevin Scott – assistant engineer
• Alan Sanderson – assistant engineer
• John Sorenson – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
• Ivy Skoff – project coordinator
• Janet Stark – production assistant
• John Brenes – production archivist
• John Kosh – art direction, design
• Ira Koslow – management

Release history

Release history and formats for We Ran

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
North America	June 23, 1998	CD cassette	Elektra Records	[4]

References

1. AllMusic Review
2. EW Review
3. "We Ran". Rolling Stone. 1998-06-25. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19.
4. Ronstadt, Linda (June 23, 1998). "We Ran (Liner Notes)". Elektra Records. 62206-4 (Cassette); 62206-2 (CD).