Trouble in Paradise (Randy Newman album)
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| Studio album by Randy Newman | ||||
| Released | January 17, 1983[1] | |||
| Recorded |
1982 Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 39:36 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros., Reprise | |||
| Producer | Russ Titelman, Lenny Waronker | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[4] |
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."
The album was different from previous Newman albums, full of synthesizers, drum loops, and samples. The writing also somewhat abandoned the country-tinged folkiness of his work in the 1970s in favor of somewhat glossy synth pop.
Trouble in Paradise was ranked as number 67 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s list.[5]
A cover version of "Real Emotional Girl" by the Canadian singer Patricia O'Callaghan appears on her 2001 album Real Emotional Girl.
Track listing
All songs written by Randy Newman.
- "I Love L.A." - 3:29
- "Christmas in Capetown" - 4:21
- "The Blues" - 3:01
- "Same Girl" - 2:53
- "Mikey's" - 2:10
- "My Life Is Good" - 4:38
- "Miami" - 4:04
- "Real Emotional Girl" - 2:28
- "Take Me Back" - 4:09
- "There's a Party at My House" - 2:50
- "I'm Different" - 2:33
- "Song for the Dead" - 3:00
Personnel
- Randy Newman - vocals, piano
- Jennifer Warnes - vocals
- Don Henley - vocals
- Steve Lukather - guitar
- Larry Williams - horns
- Steve Madaio - horns
- Ernie Watts - horns
- Jerry Hey - horns
- Jim Horn - horns
- Jon Smith - horns
- Ralph Grierson - piano
- Neil Larson - piano
- David Paich - keyboards
- Michael Boddicker - keyboards
- Nathan East - bass
- Jeff Porcaro - drums
- Lenny Castro - percussion
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
- Christine McVie - background vocals
- Wendy Waldman - background vocals
- Lindsey Buckingham - background vocals
- Bob Seger - background vocals
- Linda Ronstadt - background vocals
- Rickie Lee Jones - background vocals
- Paul Simon - vocals on "The Blues"
- Waddy Wachtel - guitar
References
- ↑ "Billboard - Google Boeken". Books.google.com. 1983-01-08. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ Mark Deming. "Trouble in Paradise - Randy Newman | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
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- ↑ "CG: randy newman". Robert Christgau. 1995-10-31. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "100 Best Albums of the Eighties: Randy Newman, 'Trouble in Paradise'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-05-24.