Randy Newman The Randy Newman Songbook, Volume 1

Entertainment Weekly: "Like its creator...SONGBOOK is uncategorizable....the deepened blues of his aged-whiskey croak sear the dust off classics..." - Rating: A-
The Randy Newman Songbook, Volume 1
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CD Details

  • Released: September 29, 2003
  • Originally Released: 2003
  • Label: Nonesuch

Entertainment Reviews:

Entertainment Weekly - 10/3/03, p.72
"Like its creator...SONGBOOK is uncategorizable....the deepened blues of his aged-whiskey croak sear the dust off classics..." - Rating: A-
Q - 10/03, p.111
4 stars out of 5 - "...The solo piano setting - Newman's playing is a revelation - plus more comfortable vocal arrangements work incredibly well..."
Uncut - 01/04, pp.84-7
Ranked #39 in Uncut's "Albums Of The Year 2003" - "Newman has been writing acerbic, smart, satirical and outrageous songs for over 30 years."
Mojo (Publisher) - 10/03, p.126
4 stars out of 5 - "...For listeners who get it, these are some of the most powerful songs the rock era has thrown up..."

Tracks:

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

Product Info

  • UPC: 075597968927
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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