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Adieu False Heart is a Grammy-nominated 2006 album by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt

Maria Linda Ronstadt , known as Linda Ronstadt, is an United States popular music Singing and entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety of genres have resonated with the general public over the course of her four-decade career....
 featuring Cajun music
Cajun music

Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Louisiana Creole people-based, Cajun-influenced zydeco form, both of Acadiana origin....
 singer Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy

Ann Savoy is a musician, author, and record producer. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Richmond, Virginia. She resides with her husband Marc Savoy and family in Southern Louisiana....
.

Ronstadt and Savoy sing together as The Zozo Sisters on the album, which brings together a mixture of Louisiana Cajun sounds, early 20th century gems, and folk/rock classics. It incorporates Ann Savoy's rich alto and the pure soprano of Ronstadt. The album includes an interpretation of The Left Banke
The Left Banke

The Left Banke was a 1960s United States popular music group best remembered for its two hit singles, "Walk Away Ren?e" and "Pretty Ballerina". The band often utilized what was referred to as "baroque" string arrangements, which led its music to be termed "Johann Sebastian Bach-rock"....
's 1966 hit "Walk Away Renée
Walk Away Renee

"Walk Away Ren?e" is a song made popular by the band The Left Banke in 1966 , composed by the group's then 16-year-old keyboard player Michael Brown and Tony Sansone....
", Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte

Harold George Belafonte, Jr. is a Jamaican American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful popular singers in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso music" a title which he was very reluctant to accept for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s....
's 1950s hit by John Jacob Niles
John Jacob Niles

File:Johnjacobniles3.jpgJohn Jacob Niles was an United States composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. Called the "Dean of American Balladeers", Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, with Joan Baez, Burl Ives, and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others, recording his songs....
 "Go Away From My Window" and the French classic "Parlez-Moi D'Amour".






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Adieu False Heart is a Grammy-nominated 2006 album by American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt

Maria Linda Ronstadt , known as Linda Ronstadt, is an United States popular music Singing and entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety of genres have resonated with the general public over the course of her four-decade career....
 featuring Cajun music
Cajun music

Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Louisiana Creole people-based, Cajun-influenced zydeco form, both of Acadiana origin....
 singer Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy

Ann Savoy is a musician, author, and record producer. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Richmond, Virginia. She resides with her husband Marc Savoy and family in Southern Louisiana....
.

Ronstadt and Savoy sing together as The Zozo Sisters on the album, which brings together a mixture of Louisiana Cajun sounds, early 20th century gems, and folk/rock classics. It incorporates Ann Savoy's rich alto and the pure soprano of Ronstadt. The album includes an interpretation of The Left Banke
The Left Banke

The Left Banke was a 1960s United States popular music group best remembered for its two hit singles, "Walk Away Ren?e" and "Pretty Ballerina". The band often utilized what was referred to as "baroque" string arrangements, which led its music to be termed "Johann Sebastian Bach-rock"....
's 1966 hit "Walk Away Renée
Walk Away Renee

"Walk Away Ren?e" is a song made popular by the band The Left Banke in 1966 , composed by the group's then 16-year-old keyboard player Michael Brown and Tony Sansone....
", Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte

Harold George Belafonte, Jr. is a Jamaican American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful popular singers in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso music" a title which he was very reluctant to accept for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s....
's 1950s hit by John Jacob Niles
John Jacob Niles

File:Johnjacobniles3.jpgJohn Jacob Niles was an United States composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. Called the "Dean of American Balladeers", Niles was an important influence on the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, with Joan Baez, Burl Ives, and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others, recording his songs....
 "Go Away From My Window" and the French classic "Parlez-Moi D'Amour". Likewise, Ronstadt takes lead on Julie Miller
Julie Miller

Julie Miller is a songwriter, singer, and recording artist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee. Julie Miller has been married to Buddy Miller for 20 years....
's "I Can't Get Over You," with husband Buddy Miller
Buddy Miller

Buddy Miller is a country music singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee....
 on guitar and Savoy takes lead on Richard Thompson's "Burns' Supper."

On her collaboration with Savoy for this disc, Ronstadt has remarked ""We could have made a quilt, I guess, except we're musicians, so we're making a record together instead. She sings in French — I don't speak French.. — but there's traditional love in this bond."

The Ronstadt/Savoy album was well-received critically and even landed on several year-end Top Ten (favorite) lists. However, it peaked at a dissapointing #146 on the Billboard
Billboard

Billboard is a weekly United States magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized Record chart that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis....
 album chart - a rare occurrence for a Linda Ronstadt product - and, surprisingly, sold less than 100,000 copies in the United States.

The album was recorded at Dirk Powell’s Cypress House Studio in Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
. Adieu False Heart features a strong cast of handpicked local musicians, including Chas Justus, Eric Frey and Kevin Wimmer of the Red Stick Ramblers
Red Stick Ramblers

The Red Stick Ramblers are a Cajun Music and Western Swing band who formed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana while the members were attending the University of Louisiana....
, Sam Broussard of The Mamou Playboys, Dirk Powell and Joel Savoy, as well as an impressive array of Nashville aces: fiddler Stuart Duncan, mandolinist Sam Bush
Sam Bush

Sam Bush is an United States Bluegrass music mandolin player considered an originator of the Progressive bluegrass style....
 and guitarist Bryan Sutton. The recording earned two Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
 nominations, including Best Traditional Folk Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

Track listing


  1. "Opening" (0:32)
  2. "Adieu False Heart" (3:34)
  3. "I Can't Get Over You" (3:07)
  4. "Marie Mouri" (3:31)
  5. "King of Bohemia" (3:04)
  6. "Plus Tu Tournes" (2:45)
  7. "Go Away From My Window" (3:01)
  8. "Burns' Supper" (3:43)
  9. "The One I Love Is Gone" (2:37)
  10. "Interlude" (0:24)
  11. "Rattle My Cage" (2:48)
  12. "Parlez-Moi D'Amour" (4:06)
  13. "Too Old To Die Young" (3:17)
  14. "Interlude
    Interlude

    An interlude is:*In theatre:**a short Play or, in general, any representation between parts of a larger stage production: see entr'acte...
    " (0:31)
  15. "Walk Away Renée
    Walk Away Renee

    "Walk Away Ren?e" is a song made popular by the band The Left Banke in 1966 , composed by the group's then 16-year-old keyboard player Michael Brown and Tony Sansone....
    " (3:26)
  16. "Closing" (1:08)


Personnel

  • Linda Ronstadt - lead vocals, harmony
  • Ann Savoy
    Ann Savoy

    Ann Savoy is a musician, author, and record producer. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Richmond, Virginia. She resides with her husband Marc Savoy and family in Southern Louisiana....
     - lead vocals, harmony, acoustic guitar
  • Dirk Powell - fretless banjo
  • Sam Broussard - acoustic guitar
  • Andrea Zonn - resophonic viola
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle
  • David Schnaufer - bowed dulcimer
  • Bryon House - upright bass
  • Buddy Miller
    Buddy Miller

    Buddy Miller is a country music singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee....
     - acoustic guitar
  • Tim Lauer - accordion
  • Kevin Wimmer - fiddle
  • Joel Savoy - acoustic guitar
  • Chas Justus - acoustic guitar
  • Eric Frey - upright bass
  • Kristin Wilkinson - viola
  • John Catchings - cello
  • Christine Balfa - triangle
  • Sam Bush
    Sam Bush

    Sam Bush is an United States Bluegrass music mandolin player considered an originator of the Progressive bluegrass style....
     - mandolin