Randy Newman Live
''Randy Newman Live'' is a live album by United States, American singer Randy Newman. It is one of only two official live recordings he has released (the other was 2011's ''Live in London''.) The album was recorded over three evenings between September 17 and 19, 1970 at the Bitter End, New York. Originally intended as a radio promo recording to gain publicity, it is just over 28 minutes in length. The material is mostly taken from his Randy Newman (album), debut album and ''12 Songs (Randy Newman album), 12 Songs'' plus a couple of rarities ("Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong" and "Tickle Me") and two songs from the as then unreleased ''Sail Away (Randy Newman album), Sail Away'' album ("Last Night I Had a Dream" and "Lonely at the Top"). "I'll Be Home" is a song that was also recorded (most notably) by Harry Nilsson (''Nilsson Sings Newman'', 1970), Barbra Streisand (''Stoney End (Barbra Streisand album), Stoney End''), Cass Elliott (''Cass Elliot (album), Cass Elliot''), The New Seeke ...
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Randy Newman
Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and various film scores. His best-known songs as a recording artist are " Short People" (1977), "I Love L.A." (1983), and " You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995) with Lyle Lovett, while other artists have enjoyed more success with cover versions of his " Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1966), " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968) and " You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972). Born in Los Angeles to an extended family of Hollywood film composers, Newman began his songwriting career at the age of 17, penning hits for acts such as the Fleetwoods, Cilla Black, Gene Pitney, and the Alan Price Set. In 1968, he made his formal debut as a solo artist with the album '' Randy Newman'', produced by Lenny Waronker and Van Dyke Parks. Four of Newman's non-soundtrac ...
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