The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1
Released: Sep 30, 2003
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Released: Sep 30, 2003
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Between 1977 and 1988, Randy Newman seemed bound and determined to prove he could be a pop star, which is no small task when your voice is froggy, wear glasses, and your favorite themes are racism...
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Randy Newman's Faust - EXPANDED
Released: Feb 11, 2003
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Released: Feb 11, 2003
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Since Randy Newman has always borrowed from Hollywood and Broadway musicals in his songwriting, it's not surprising that he wrote his own full-blown musical with Randy Newman's Faust. Adapting...
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Good Old Boys - BONUS TRACK
Released: Feb 11, 2003
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Released: Feb 11, 2003
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Randy Newman's songwriting often walks a narrow line between intelligent satire and willful cruelty, and that line was never finer than on the album Good Old Boys. Newman had long displayed a...
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Good Old Boys - EXPANDED
Released: May 21, 2002
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Released: May 21, 2002
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The crown jewel in the first wave of Rhino's extensive Randy Newman reissue series is Good Old Boys -- which perhaps is appropriate, since it's arguably Newman's finest album. Then again, perhaps...
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Sail Away - EXPANDED
Released: May 21, 2002
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Released: May 21, 2002
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For their expanded 2002 reissue of Randy Newman's classic Sail Away album, Rhino/Reprise unearthed five previously unissued gems. Of these, arguably the most notable is the studio version of "Maybe...
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Ragtime - BONUS TRACK
Released: May 21, 2002
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Released: May 21, 2002
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Randy Newman was the nephew of film composers Alfred, Emil, and Lionel Newman, which would suggest at least some familiarity with the field, even though he had only scored one minor movie (Cold...
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The Best of Randy Newman
Released: Sep 18, 2001
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Released: Sep 18, 2001
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Randy Newman has been beloved of critics, record geeks, and music fans for years, so much so that Rhino's 2001 compilation The Best of Randy Newman may seem like a case of preaching to the...
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Bad Love
Released: Jun 1, 1999
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Released: Jun 1, 1999
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Newman's first collection of pop songs since 1988's Land of Dreams finds him as satirically biting as ever, yet unafraid to tackle personal and heartfelt concerns. Few are out of harm's way when...
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Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman
Released: Nov 3, 1998
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Released: Nov 3, 1998
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Throughout his entire career, Randy Newman was at the fringes of popular music. He peeked through the curtains every so often, whether it was in the form of a film composer or a novelty hitmaker,...
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Lonely at the Top: The Best of Randy Newman
Released: Jun 30, 1998
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Released: Jun 30, 1998
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From a chart standpoint, Randy Newman's only Top 40 hit came in the form of 1977's "Short People, which reached the number two spot, backed by the Eagles' Timothy B. Schmit, J.D. Souther, and Glenn...
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