Lonely at the Top: The Best of Randy Newman
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Lonely at the Top: The Best of Randy Newman is a 1987 compilation album by Randy Newman
. It was not issued in the U.S.
Randy Newman
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
. It was not issued in the U.S.
Track listing
All tracks written by Randy Newman- "Love Story (You and Me)"
- "Livin' Without You"
- "I Think It's Going to Rain TodayI Think It's Going to Rain Today"I Think It's Going to Rain Today" is a song written by Randy Newman, and appears on the album Randy Newman, as well as The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 and all of Newman's official and bootleg live albums...
" - "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"
- "Old Kentucky Home"
- "Sail AwaySail Away (Randy Newman song)"Sail Away" is a song by Randy Newman, the title track of his 1972 album.-Lyrics and interpretation:"Sail Away" is representative of Newman's trademark unconventional and clever approach to songwriting: it takes the form of a "come on" or a "pitch" from an American slave trader to potential slaves...
" - "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear"
- "Political SciencePolitical Science (song)"Political Science" is a song written and performed by singer-songwriter Randy Newman on his 1972 album, Sail Away. In going along with the theme of the rest of the album, the song is a satire of a particular part of American culture and history, namely its foreign policies at the time...
" - "God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)"
- "RednecksRednecks (song)"Rednecks" is a song by Randy Newman, the lead-off track on his 1974 album Good Old Boys.- Lyrics and interpretation :"Rednecks" is sung from the perspective of a Southern "redneck". In it he expresses his dismay at the way that the North looks down upon The South...
" - "Birmingham"
- "Marie"
- "Louisiana 1927Louisiana 1927"Louisiana 1927" is a 1974 song telling the story of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 that left 700,000 people homeless in Louisiana and Mississippi...
" - "Baltimore"
- "Jolly Coppers on Parade"
- "Rider in the Rain"
- "In Germany Before the War"
- "Short PeopleShort People"Short People" is a song by Randy Newman from his 1977 album Little Criminals, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The verses and chorus seem to be a pointed attack on the short...
" - "Christmas in Cape Town"
- "My Life Is Good"
- "I Love L.A.I Love L.A."I Love L.A." is a song about Los Angeles, California written and recorded by Randy Newman. It was originally released on his 1983 album Trouble in Paradise...
" - "Lonely at the Top" [Live]