All My Life (Linda Ronstadt song)

"All My Life"
Single by Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville
from the album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
B-side	"Shattered"
Released	January 1990
Studio	Skywalker Ranch (Marin County, California)
Length	3:31
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Karla Bonoff
Producer(s)	Peter Asher
Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville singles chronology
"Don't Know Much" (1989) "All My Life" (1990) "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (1990)

"All My Life" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff and originally performed by Bonoff on her album New World (1988). The following year, American singers Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville performed the song as a duet on Ronstadt's 1989 album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind .

The duet version was released as a single in early 1990 and became a hit, reaching number one on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary as well as number 11 on both the Cash Box Top 100 and the Billboard Hot 100 charts. It was also a top-10 hit in Canada and Ireland, peaking at number 10 in both countries. "All My Life" won the award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 1991 Grammy Awards.

Personnel

• 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

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "All My Life" Chart (1990) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [1] 57 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [2] 10 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [3] 1 Ireland (IRMA) [4] 10 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [5] 27 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 28 UK Singles (OCC) [7] 96 US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 11 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [9] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "All My Life" Chart (1990) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM) [10] 88 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) [11] 11 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [12] 9

Release history

Release dates and formats for "All My Life"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	January 1990	—	Elektra
Australia	March 26, 1990	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	Asylum	[13]
Japan	April 10, 1990	Mini-CD	Warner Music Japan	[14]

References

1. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 239.
2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9099." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
3. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9216." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Linda Ronstadt". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 12, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
6. "Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville – All My Life" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
8. "Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
9. "Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
10. "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM . Retrieved March 28, 2025– via Library and Archives Canada.
11. "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved March 28, 2025– via Library and Archives Canada.
12. "The Year in Music 1990: Top Adult Contemporary Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. YE-36.
13. "New Release Summary: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 11. March 25, 1990. p. 19.
14. "リンダ・ロンシュタット | オール・マイ・ライフ" [Linda Ronstadt | All My Life] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved September 12, 2025.