In January of 1977 she was invited to sing at Jimmy Carter's presidential inaugural. Ronstadt spent six months in 1976 touring around the United States as well as Europe. Highlights of the album included covers of Buddy Holly's hit "That'll Be the Day" and Willie Nelson's "Crazy." Ronstadt's Hasten Down the Wind was her seventh solo album and the third to go platinum. In 1976 Asylum released Ronstadt's Greatest Hits, Vol.1. Despite its success, however, the album was criticized as merely a remake of Heart Like a Wheel. Covering Motown classics such as "Heat Wave" and "Tracks of My Tears," she also sang Neil Young's "Love is a Rose," which became a hit on the country and western charts. Riding the wave of her widespread popularity, Ronstadt put out Prisoner in Disguise in 1975, which also went platinum. … the edge between vulnerability and willfulness that I find totally, irresistibly sexy." There is a throbbing edge to Ronstadt's honey-colored soprano that no other singer quite possesses. No other pop singer so perfectly embodies the Western mythical girl/woman, heartbroken yet resilient and entirely feminine in the traditional sense. Of Heart Like a Wheel, Stephen Holden wrote in his Rolling Stone review: "The song lyric … underscores the essence of Ronstadt's vocal personality. The success of the album made Ronstadt a household name, and seemed due to a combination of factors, including stronger, more assertive singing, and better song selection, musical arrangements, and production. Riding on the popularity of Heart Like a Wheel, Ronstadt won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocalist. "When Will I Be Loved" reached number one on the country and western charts and number two on the pop charts. The singles "You're No Good" reached number one on the pop charts, and "I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love with You," with harmony by Emmylou Harris, climbed to number two on the country and western charts. With Asher as her sole producer and manager, Ronstadt put together a superb collection of country-rock cover tunes and contemporary songs that took the album, which went platinum, to number one on the charts.
She completed her contractual obligation to Capitol in 1974 with the release of Heart Like a Wheel, which became her breakthrough album. In 1973 Ronstadt found out she still owed Capitol another album.
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