Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | It’s Lonely at the Top | 3:13 |
| 2 | God's Song (That’s 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 |
News & Reviews
- Friday, May 17, 2013
Randy Newman Wins Ivor Novello Award; HBO to Broadcast Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony
Congratulations to Randy Newman, winner of the PRS for Music Special International Award at the 58th Ivor Novello Awards in London last night. The awards, which honor excellence in music writing, are presented by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) and judged by the writing community. Peter Gabriel presented Newman with his award at the ceremony. The 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, at which Newman was inducted into the Hall of Fame last month, will be presented on HBO this Saturday night.
- Thursday, May 9, 2013
Randy Newman Featured on NPR's "Talk of the Nation"
Randy Newman, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month, was a guest on NPR's Talk of the Nation yesterday. He spoke with host Neal Conan about his career in music, his songwriting process, writing for film scores, and more. Listeners of the show wrote in to pick their favorite Randy Newman tune. Their choice: "Political Science." The 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be presented on HBO on Saturday, May 18, at 9 PM ET/PT. Newman has a number of live shows scheduled later this spring and summer.
About this Album
For his Nonesuch debut, legendary singer-songwriter Newman revisits earlier work via this piano-and-voice solo set. The collection, says the Chicago Sun-Times, offers “an intimate, seamless and seemingly effortless stroll through some of the highlights and obscurities in his catalogue.” Interview magazine calls it "an austere and moving piece of work ... [T]he songs, some going back 35 years, sound absolutely fresh.”
Credits
MUSICIANS
Randy Newman, vocals, piano
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Mitchell Froom
Recorded January-February 2003, Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Engineer: David C. Boucher
Assistant Engineer: Seth Waldmann
Mixed at Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA
Engineer: David C. Boucher
Assistant Engineer: Steven Rhodes
Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME
All songs written by Randy Newman
Design by Doyle Partners
Photography by Michael Wilson
Executive Producers: Robert Hurwitz and Cathy Kerr
