The 1974 Hit That Linda Ronstadt Almost Threw Away Before Recording

The song Linda Ronstadt almost scrapped was "You're No Good," one of her biggest hits and one of the songs that defined her career. When she first heard the track, Ronstadt wasn't entirely convinced that it suited her style. The singer even considered leaving her out of her projects. Fortunately, he changed his mind during the recording sessions for the album "Heart Like a Wheel", released in 1974. The new version of the song presented a combination of rock, pop and country that perfectly highlighted the artist's vocal strength. The result was extraordinary. "You're No Good" became Linda Ronstadt's first and only number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of the biggest hits of the entire decade. Decades later, the singer herself recognized that she almost made a historic mistake by doubting the track's potential.