Songbook Vol. 1

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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.”

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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.”

ProductionCredits

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

Nonesuch Selection Number

79689

Number of Discs in Set
1disc
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Artist Name
Randy Newman
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MUSICIANS
Randy Newman, vocals, piano

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CD+MP3
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0.00
UPC
075597968927BUN
Label
MP3
Price
9.00
UPC
075597968965
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songbook-vol-1-digital-mp3-album
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    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