Mas Canciones

Mas Canciones was released four years after the release of Ronstadt's Double Platinum-certified, first Spanish-language album, Canciones de Mi Padre. "The reason I did it is selfish," Ronstadt said in an interview. "I had started to make a record in English, but I didn't like it and put it away. I found myself sleeping and dreaming in Spanish, and these songs were driving me crazy. I kept waking up in the middle of the night thinking that the musicians who know this music are old, and if they go I won't have anybody to help me do it. I didn't dare put it off another minute." ==Reception==

In his AllMusic review, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the album a "thoroughly enjoyable collection of Spanish and Mexican songs that is arguably stronger than its predecessor, since Ronstadt sounds more comfortable with the material than ever before." == Track listing ==

• Linda Ronstadt – vocals • Linda Ronstadt, Michael J. Ronstadt and Pete Ronstadt – trio voices (4, 10, 12) • Juan José Almaguer, Jesús Guzmán, Santiago Maldonado, José Martínez, Juan Morales and Rafael Palomar – chorus Musicians • Rubén Fuentes – arrangements and conductor • Flaco Jiménez – accordion (8) • Leonel Gálvez – guitars • Rafael Palomar – guitars • Gilberto Puente – guitars • Raúl Puente – guitars • Enrique de Santiago – guitarrón • Víctor "El Pato" Cárdenas – vihuela • Angela Koregelos – flute (1, 11) • Katheryn McElrath – flute (1, 11) • Martin Lara – trumpet • Federico Torres – first trumpet • Santiago Maldonado – harp • Juan José Almaguer – violin • Nati Cano – violin • Pedro García – violin • Jesús Guzmán – violin • José Martínez, Jr. – first violin • Mario Rodríguez – violin Production • Rubén Fuentes – producer • George Massenburg – producer, recording, mixing • Nathaniel Kunkel – recording • Kevin Scott – recording assistant • Craig Silvey – recording assistant • M.T. Silvia – recording assistant • Doug Sax – mastering • Alan Yoshida – mastering • The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location • Ivy Skoff – production coordinator • Janet Stark – production coordinator • John Kosh – art direction, design • Gilbert Ronstadt – artwork, painting • William Coupon – photography • Rossy Corsly – translation • Mercedes Dalton – translation • Linda Ronstadt – translation ==Charts==