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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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[4] |
Trouble in Paradise is the seventh album by American composer Randy Newman. It spawned the hit "I Love L.A.", and included a duet with Paul Simon on "The Blues."
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.
- ↑ Rolling Stone Archived July 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "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.
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