Little Criminals

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Little Criminals
Little Criminals cover
Studio album by Randy Newman
Released 1977
Recorded Jul 1977-Sep 1977
Genre Rock
Length 38:21
Label Warner Bros. Records Reprise Records
Producer(s)  ?
Professional reviews
Randy Newman chronology
Good Old Boys
(1974)
Little Criminals
(1977)
Born Again
(1979)


Little Criminals is a 1977 album from Randy Newman. Like most of Newman's work, the album eschews traditional pop-music themes (there is not one love song on the whole album) in favor of musical story-telling, often featuring quirky characters and cynical views. The first song on the album — "Short People" — became a hit single in its own right. The album itself peaked at #9 on the pop albums chart, Newman's highest-charting album to date.

Most of the instrumental work and backing vocals on the album are performed by the Eagles, who are listed in the album credits individually (and not by group name, possibly to avoid a contract dispute with their record label).

1. Short People
2. You Can't Fool the Fat Man
3. Little Criminals
4. Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father
5. Jolly Coppers on Parade
6. In Germany Before the War
7. Sigmund Freud's Impersonation of Albert Einstein in America
8. Baltimore
9. I'll Be Home
10. Rider in the Rain
11. Kathleen (Catholicism Made Easier)
12. Old Man on the Farm