Carmelita (song)

"Carmelita" is a country rock song written by Warren Zevon. The song was originally recorded in 1972 by Canadian singer Murray McLauchlan on his self-titled album. Zevon himself recorded it four years later, in 1976, on his self-titled album.^[1] Linda Ronstadt recorded a version in 1977 on her Simple Dreams album.^[2]

In 1986, country singer Dwight Yoakam sang this on his album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. He reprised this in a collaboration with conjunto/Tex-Mex musician Flaco Jimenez on Jimenez' 1992 release, Partners LP.^[3]