Award winning musician Randy Newman’s childhood began in Los Angeles but included time spent in New Orleans, absorbing the city’s signature rhythm & blues to accompany his family’s pop-orchestral endowment. He meshed his musical roots with strong doses of singer-songwriter creativity, penning tunes that made artists like Dusty Springfield, Irma Thomas, and Harry Nilsson swoon. But Newman also integrated a cutting theatricality into his song craft, making unlikely pop hits that stung the airwaves (“Short People”), and a host of popular film scores, including the Toy Story movies.
Randy Newman
Audio CD (August 5, 2008)
Original Release Date: August 5, 2008
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Nonesuch
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Track Listing
1. Harps and Angels
2. Losing You
3. Laugh and Be Happy
4. A Few Words in Defense of Our Country
5. A Piece of the Pie
6. Easy Street
7. Korean Parents
8. Only a Girl
9. Potholes
10. Feels Like Home
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