Little Criminals
by Randy Newman
- Type: Album
- Released: 23 September 1977
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:35
- Community rating: 4.01/5 from 4 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Highlighted by the phenomenally successful, widely misunderstood novelty hit 'Short People', Randy Newman's fifth studio album perfectly balances gorgeous orchestration with razor-sharp lyrical poison. 'Little Criminals' is a remarkably melodic, wonderfully warm piano-rock record brimming with deeply sarcastic, intensely satirical, and beautifully bittersweet singer-songwriter storytelling.
Genres
Descriptors: satirical, melodic, storytelling, piano, witty, male-vocals, orchestral
Tracklist
- Short People (2:56)
- You Can't Fool the Fat Man (2:46)
- Little Criminals (3:03)
- Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father (2:43)
- Jolly Coppers on Parade (3:49)
- In Germany Before the War (3:42)
- Sigmund Freud's Impersonation of Albert Einstein in America (2:53)
- Baltimore (4:05)
- I'll Be Home (2:48)
- Rider in the Rain (3:54)
- Kathleen (Catholicism Made Easier) (3:37)
- Old Man on the Farm (2:13)
Credits
- Randy Newman - primary artist, keyboards, written-by, arranged by, conductor
- Mike Salisbury - design [cover]
- Lee Herschberg - engineer
- Loyd Clifft - engineer
- Noel Newbolt - other [production assistant]
- Sue Bridgman - other [production assistant]
- Bob Seidemann - photography by [cover]
- Lenny Waronker - producer
- Russ Titelman - producer
- Michael Boddicker - programmed by [synthesizers]
- Glenn Frey - backing vocals, guitar
- John David Souther - backing vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit - backing vocals
- Klaus Voormann - bass
- Milt Holland - congas, percussion
- Jim Keltner - drums, drums, temple block [temple blocks]
- Waddy Wachtel - guitar
- Willie Weeks - bass
- Andy Newmark - drums
- Rick Marotta - drums
- Joe Walsh - guitar, slide guitar
- Ralph Grierson - piano
- Don Henley - backing vocals
- Ry Cooder - mandola