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"All My Life"
"All My Life"
Single by Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville
from the album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
B-side	"Shattered"
Released	January 23, 1990
Recorded	March – August, 1989
Studio	Skywalker Ranch, Marin County
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:31
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Karla Bonoff
Producer(s)	Peter Asher
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"All My Life" is a hit song written by Karla Bonoff and originally performed by Bonoff on her album New World (1988).

The following year, Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville performed the song as a duet on Ronstadt's triple platinum-certified album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (1989); this was the second global hit from Ronstadt and Neville.

The song was released as a single in early 1990 and hit number 1 on the Billboard Adult contemporary chart (where it held for three weeks) as well as number 11 on both the Cash Box Top 100 and the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[1] It was another international hit for the duo. It reached number 10 in Canada and Ireland.^[2]

"All My Life" won the award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 1991 Grammy Awards.

Personnel[edit]

Linda Ronstadt – vocals
Aaron Neville – vocals
Don Grolnick – piano
Andrew Gold – guitar, keyboards
Michael Landau – guitar
Lee Sklar – bass
Russ Kunkel – drums
Michael Fisher – percussion
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
Skywalker Symphony Orchestra arranged and conducted by David Campbell

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "All My Life"
Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	57
Ireland (IRMA)^[2]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[4]	28
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	96
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	11
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[7]	1

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for "All My Life"
Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[8]	88

References[edit]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2006. Record Research. p. 209.
^ ^a ^b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Linda Ronstadt". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 239.
^ "Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville – All My Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^ "Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^ "Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.

[1] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2006. Record Research. p. 209.

[IRE-2] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Linda Ronstadt". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

[3] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 239.

[sc_Dutch100_Linda_Ronstadt_feat._Aaron_Neville-4] "Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville – All My Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

[sc_UK_-5] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Linda_Ronstadt-6] "Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Linda_Ronstadt-7] "Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

[8] "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017.

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+| recorded   = March – August, 1989
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+"'''All My Life'''" is a hit song written by [[Karla Bonoff]] and originally performed by Bonoff on her album ''[[New World (Karla Bonoff album)|New World]]'' (1988).
+The following year, [[Linda Ronstadt]] and [[Aaron Neville]] performed the song as a duet on Ronstadt's triple platinum-certified album ''[[Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind]]'' (1989); this was the second global hit from Ronstadt and Neville.
-'''"All My Life"''' is a hit song written by [[Karla Bonoff]] and originally performed by Bonoff on her 1988 album, ''[[New World (Karla Bonoff album)|New World]]''.
+The song was released as a single in early 1990 and hit number 1 on the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Adult contemporary chart]] (where it held for three weeks) as well as number 11 on both the [[Cash Box]] Top 100 and the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2006|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=209}}</ref> It was another international hit for the duo. It reached number 10 in Canada and Ireland.<ref name="IRE"/>
-The following year, [[Linda Ronstadt]] and [[Aaron Neville]] performed the song as a duet on Ronstadt's triple platinum-certified 1989 album ''[[Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind]]''; this was the second global hit from Ronstadt and Neville.
-The song was released as a single in early 1990 and hit number 1 on the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Adult contemporary chart]] (where it held for 3 weeks) as well as number 11 on both the [[Cash Box]] Top 100 and the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2006|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=209}}</ref>  It was another international hit for the duo.  It reached #10 in Canada and Ireland.<ref>http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement</ref>
-*Due to radio airplay, the song was already in the Top 10 of [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart (which monitors airplay only).
 "All My Life" won the award for [[Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]] at the 1991 [[Grammy Award]]s.
+==Personnel==
+* Linda Ronstadt – vocals
+* Aaron Neville – vocals
+* [[Don Grolnick]] – piano
+* [[Andrew Gold]] – guitar, keyboards
+* [[Michael Landau]] – guitar
+* [[Leland Sklar|Lee Sklar]] – bass
+* [[Russ Kunkel]] – drums
+* Michael Fisher – [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
+* Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
+* Skywalker Symphony Orchestra arranged and conducted by [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]]
 ==Charts==
-===Year-end charts===
+===Weekly charts===
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+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ Weekly chart performance for "All My Life"
+! scope="col"| Chart (1990)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
 |-
+! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=239}}</ref>
+| 57
+|-
+{{single chart|Ireland2|10|artist=Linda Ronstadt|rowheader=true|access-date=September 13, 2022|refname=IRE}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Dutch100|28|artist=Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville|song=All My Life|rowheader=true|access-date=September 13, 2022}}
+|-
+{{single chart|UK|96|date=19900204|rowheader=true|access-date=September 13, 2022}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Billboardhot100|11|artist=Linda Ronstadt|rowheader=true|access-date=September 13, 2022}}
+|-
+{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=Linda Ronstadt|rowheader=true|access-date=September 13, 2022}}
+|}
+===Year-end charts===
+{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
+|+ Year-end chart performance for "All My Life"
 !Chart (1990)
 !Position
 |-
-|align="left"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9139&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836|title=Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990|work=RPM|accessdate=November 26, 2017}}</ref>
+!scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9139&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=4dp17sl7hp9qmhhj3vmcenr836|title=Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990|work=RPM|accessdate=November 26, 2017}}</ref>
 |align="center"|88
 |}
-==Personnel==
-* Linda Ronstadt - Vocals
-* Aaron Neville - Vocals
-* [[Don Grolnick]] - [[Piano]]
-* [[Andrew Gold]] - [[Electric guitar]]
-* [[Michael Landau]] - Electric Guitar
-* [[Leland Sklar|Lee Sklar]] - [[Bass guitar|Bass]]
-* [[Russ Kunkel]] - [[Drums]]
-* Michael Fisher - [[Percussion instrument|Percussion]]
-* [[Robbie Buchanan]] - [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]]
-* Skywalker Symphony Orchestra arranged and conducted by [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]]
 ==References==
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+{{authority control}}
+[[Category:1989 songs]]
 [[Category:1990 singles]]
 [[Category:Linda Ronstadt songs]]
 [[Category:Aaron Neville songs]]
-[[Category:Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles]]
+[[Category:Male–female vocal duets]]
-[[Category:RPM Adult Contemporary number-one singles]]
-[[Category:Vocal duets]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Karla Bonoff]]
 [[Category:Song recordings produced by Peter Asher]]
-[[Category:1989 songs]]
 [[Category:Elektra Records singles]]

v t e Linda Ronstadt
Albums Singles Performances
Stone Poneys albums	The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt Evergreen, Volume 2 Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III
Studio albums	Hand Sown ... Home Grown Silk Purse Linda Ronstadt Don't Cry Now Heart Like a Wheel Prisoner in Disguise Hasten Down the Wind Simple Dreams Living in the USA Mad Love Get Closer What's New Lush Life For Sentimental Reasons Canciones de Mi Padre Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind Mas Canciones Frenesí Winter Light Feels Like Home Dedicated to the One I Love We Ran A Merry Little Christmas Hummin' to Myself
Collaborations	Trio Santiago Trio II Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions Adieu False Heart The Complete Trio Collection
Compilations	Different Drum Greatest Hits Greatest Hits, Volume 2 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas Duets
Live Albums	Live in Hollywood
Hit singles	"Different Drum" "Long, Long Time" "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "You're No Good"/"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" "When Will I Be Loved"/"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" "Heat Wave"/"Love Is a Rose" "The Tracks of My Tears" "That'll Be the Day" "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me" "Lose Again" "Crazy" "Blue Bayou" "It's So Easy" "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" "Tumbling Dice" "Back in the U.S.A." "Ooo Baby Baby" "Just One Look" "Love Me Tender" "Alison" "How Do I Make You" "Hurt So Bad" "I Can't Let Go" "I Knew You When" "What's New?" "Somewhere Out There" "Don't Know Much" "All My Life" "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" "Close Your Eyes" "Walk On"
Other songs	"Carmelita" "Desperado" "Mr. Sandman"
Related topics	"Mr. Plow" FM (film) The Pirates of Penzance (1983 film) An American Tail (soundtrack)
Category

v t e Aaron Neville
Studio albums	Warm Your Heart The Tattooed Heart Christmas Prayer Bring It On Home... The Soul Classics
Singles	"Tell It Like It Is" "Everybody Plays the Fool" "Don't Know Much" "All My Life" "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" "Close Your Eyes" "The Grand Tour" "That's What My Love Is For"
Family	Art Neville (brother) Charles Neville (brother) Cyril Neville (brother) Ivan Neville (son)