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Randy Newman Songbook Vol 2 (2011)
| Artist: Randy Newman |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Dixie Flyer ~ Randy Newman
2. Yellow Man ~ Randy Newman
3. Suzanne ~ Randy Newman
4. Girls in My Life, Pt. 1, The ~ Randy Newman
5. Kingfish ~ Randy Newman
6. Losing You ~ Randy Newman
7. Sandman's Coming ~ Randy Newman
8. My Life is Good ~ Randy Newman
9. Birmingham ~ Randy Newman
10. Last Night I Had a Dream ~ Randy Newman
11. Same Girl ~ Randy Newman
12. Baltimore ~ Randy Newman
13. Laugh and Be Happy ~ Randy Newman
14. Lucinda ~ Randy Newman
15. Dayton, Ohio, 1903 ~ Randy Newman
16. Cowboy ~ Randy Newman
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Recording information: Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA. |
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Photographer: Robb Bradley. |
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Nearly eight years after releasing The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1, in which one of America's finest and most distinctive songwriters revisited a handful of songs from his back catalog in elegant, austere new recordings, Newman has delivered the implied follow-up, in which he revisits 16 more tunes with just his own piano work accompanying his vocals. Unlike many veteran artists past official retirement age, Newman's skills as a performer haven't suffered a bit with the passage of time, and these new recordings sound fresh and immediate; while Newman has never had a traditionally "good" voice, his instrument sounds as strong as ever and he's even better at assuming his cast of often questionable characters than he was on his early LPs, while his piano playing, a remarkable fusion of traditional pop and New Orleans groove, is emotionally and technically dazzling and gives these songs all the form and color they need. As good as it is, The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 2 feels a bit like the second Greatest Hits album drawn from a career artist's catalog; so many great songs were pulled for Vol. 1 that the sophomore effort seems slightly weak in comparison, and though Newman certainly has enough great songs to come up with another Songbook installment as strong as the first, there are a few numbers here that aren't A-list, particularly "Sandman's Coming" from his fascinating but flawed musical Faust and "My Life Is Good," one of the rare examples of his venom not finding its target (it's also one of the only songs here that doesn't seem suited to this minimal arrangement). And while "Laugh And Be Happy" fares well, it also appeared on Newman's last pop effort, 2008's excellent Harps and Angels, and there are plenty of songs that better deserve a second look. The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 2 seems flawed compared to its sibling, but that's more a matter of the choice of material than any fault in Newman's performance or interpretation; he's the rare performer and songwriter who could undertake this sort of project and not only keep it from seeming redundant, but make it revelatory and consistently pleasurable. Longtime fans will be pleased, and folks who only know Newman from his film scores will be startled at the depth of the man's body of work, even on a collection with a couple of (relative) ringers. ~ Mark Deming |
Producer: Lenny Waronker; Mitchell Froom |
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Engineer: David Boucher |
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Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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Klink, Steve |
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Nilsson |
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Nilsson, Harry |
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Original Soundtrack |
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Cars [Original Soundtrack] ~ Original Soundtrack |
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The Princess and the Frog [Original Songs and Scor ~ Original Soundtrack |
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Steve Klink |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 05/09/2011 |
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Original Release Date : 2011 |
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Catalog ID : 7559797820 |
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Label : Nonesuch (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00075597978209 |
Professional Reviews
Record Collector (magazine)
(p.92)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he warmest and most intimate moments come on two autobiographical inclusions, the childhood reminiscences of 'Dixie Flyer and the celeb-mocking 'My Life Is Good.'"
(p.92)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he warmest and most intimate moments come on two autobiographical inclusions, the childhood reminiscences of 'Dixie Flyer and the celeb-mocking 'My Life Is Good.'"
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