Trouble in Paradise (album)

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Trouble in Paradise
Studio album by Randy Newman
Released	1983
Recorded	1983?
Genre	Rock
Length	39:36
Label	Warner Bros. Records Reprise Records
Producer(s)	Russ Titelman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link Robert Christgau (A-) link
Randy Newman chronology
Born Again (1979)	Trouble in Paradise (1983)	Land of Dreams (1988)

Trouble in Paradise is the seventh album by American composer Randy Newman. Released four years after his last commercial album, 1979's Born Again, and two years after he composed the original score for the 1981 film Ragtime, it was well-received as a return to form. It spawned the smash hit "I Love L.A." in addition to a duet with Paul Simon on "The Blues".

Viewing it from a musical perspective, it was vastly different from anything Newman had previously created, full of synthesizers, drum loops, and samples. The writing also took a change, somewhat abandoning the country-tinged folkiness of his work in the 70's in favor of glossy synth pop.

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Love L.A."
2. "Christmas in Capetown"
3. "The Blues"
4. "Same Girl"
5. "Mikey's"
6. "My Life Is Good"
7. "Miami"
8. "Real Emotional Girl"
9. "Take Me Back"
10. "There's a Party at My House"
11. "I'm Different"
12. "Song for the Dead"