We Ran

 ( 1998 Albums ) 

We Ran is a 1998 rock music 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.

This disc was taken out of print in 2009.

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

• Linda Ronstadt – vocals
• Benmont Tench – acoustic piano (1), Hammond organ (1-3, 5, 8, 10, 11)
• Don Grolnick – keyboards (4)
• Jon Gilutin – Electric 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), 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)

• 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