The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1

by Randy Newman

The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 30 September 2003
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:00
  • Community rating: 4.06/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The legendary songwriter revisits his extensive catalog, stripping away all orchestral bombast to present his classic compositions with only his weary voice and deeply expressive piano accompaniment. The stark, incredibly intimate format highlights the profound brilliance, dark humor, and biting satire inherent in his songwriting. It serves as an essential, definitive re-examination of one of America's greatest musical storytellers.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, satirical, storytelling, stripped-down, unadorned, male-vocals, unaccompanied-solo

Tracklist

  1. It鈥檚 Lonely At The Top (3:13)
  2. God's Song (That鈥檚 Why I Love Mankind) (3:24)
  3. Louisiana 1927 (2:56)
  4. Let Me Go (2:37)
  5. Rednecks (3:05)
  6. Avalon (0:58)
  7. Living Without You (2:16)
  8. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (2:57)
  9. You Can Leave Your Hat On (2:32)
  10. It's Money That I Love (2:16)
  11. Marie (2:57)
  12. When She Loved Me (1:03)
  13. Sail Away (2:58)
  14. The World Isn't Fair (3:07)
  15. Political Science (2:03)
  16. The Great Nations Of Europe (3:24)
  17. In Germany Before The War (3:49)
  18. Ragtime (1:25)

Credits

  • Randy Newman - primary artist, written-by
  • Karina Beznicki - supervised by [production]

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