The Best of Randy Newman

Product Description
The songwriting genius' multi-label highlights on one CD! The first of its kind, this unique collection gathers 21 tracks released between 1968 and 1999, including Newman's greatest hits, album cuts, and soundtrack classics.

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The Best of Randy Newman

Average customer rating: A great CD for people who think, understand irony, and have a sense of humor RANDY NEWMAN The Best of Randy Newman-Poetic Lyricist as Musical Prodigy It is really a cd Too Bad There Are So Many Used Copies Up For Sale

The Best of Randy Newman Randy Newman Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1 Good Old Boys (Bonus CD) (Dlx) Sail Away Michael: Music From The Motion Picture The Very Best of Aaron Neville ASIN: B00005NTQ4 Release Date: 2001-09-18

Tracks:

1. Mama Told Me Not To Come
2. You Can Leave Your Hat On
3. I Think It's Going To Rain Today
4. Sail Away
5. Political Science
6. Rednecks
7. Marie
8. Louisiana 1927
9. Short People
10. Little Criminals
11. It's Money That I Love
12. I Love L.A.
13. Miami
14. Take Me Back
15. Same Girl
16. Dixie Flyer
17. Happy Ending
18. You've Got A Friend In Me
19. Feels Like Home (Live, 1996)
20. Shame
21. I Miss You

Album Description

The songwriting genius' multi-label highlights on one CD! The first of its kind, this unique collection gathers 21 tracks released between 1968 and 1999, including Newman's greatest hits, album cuts, and soundtrack classics.

Customer Reviews:

A great CD for people who think, understand irony, and have a sense of humor.......2007-02-11

Creating a short list of all of Randy Newman's "Best Hits" is next to impossible because like any "Best Hits" album it is so subjective and narrow...especially with musicians, like Newman, who have had long-lasting, impactful careers over several decades. However, I felt this compilation is a great choice of some incredible songs.

"Political Science" (An appropriate song for our modern times), "Rednecks", "Sail Away", and "Little People" are sarcastic, hilarious and ironic. They are sung from a bigotted and racist point of view. He provides the listener an opportunity to see how illogical, irrational and dimwitted warmongers and racists truly are...while being funny.

He expresses some pretty deep, touching feelings in "Marie" which is told from the perspective of a man who can only expess his true feelings to a past love when he is drunk. "Feels Like Home" is an incredibly beautiful song that makes me think of my wife each time I hear it...while "You've Got a Friend in Me" from the movie "Toy Story" has a poignant, tender and sincere message that reminds me of my daughter every time.

"Mama Told Me Not To Come" (Made famous by Three Dog Night), "You Can Leave Your Hat On", "Little Criminals", "It's Money That I Love", and "Happy Ending" all have a bluesy feel and are raunchy and fun.

"I Love L.A." is frequently played at Dodger Stadium and makes me want to see a game in L.A. everytime I hear it.

RANDY NEWMAN.......2006-07-06

I WAS LOOKING FOR THE "MONK" LYRICS, AND DIDN'T REALIZE THAT RANDY NEWMAN WAS THE SAME ARTIST WHO WROTE "SHORT PEOPLE". IT WAS A VERY PLEASANT SURPRISE. I'VE READ OTHER REVIEWS OF THIS ALBUM, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT PEOPLE NEED TO LIGHTEN UP AND HAVE SOME FUN. MR.NEWMAN WRITES SATIRE. TAKE IT IN THE SPIRIT IN WHICH IT IS WRITTEN AND ENJOY.

A RANDY NEWMAN FAN

P.S. WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE POLITICALLY CORRECT??

The Best of Randy Newman-Poetic Lyricist as Musical Prodigy.......2006-06-08

When I hear that line about "broken windows, empty hallways, pale-dead moon and a sky streaked with grey, I think of Randy Newman as being sometimes underated in the music business but regarded as a unique specimen of the artist whose highly unusual and endearing talents especially are significant to his legions of fans. There are three compositions that Randy performs on this CD that could sell the CD if they were actually by themselves. First is "I Think It's Going To Rain Today" which is soft rock's answer to something like the poetic value of Dylan's Positively 4th Street,and Short People which clearly represents the satirical and highly irreverent qualities that Randy also exhibits in "I Love LA". The latter is accompanied on MTV with what I believe to be one of the most gonzo and in your face videos I have ever seen, alluding to the underbelly and seedier side of a big city that the right coasters have always considered to be Nirvana.Randy Newman is more than just a spectacled and classy middle age singer song writer who sits at a piano in smaller venues and does the best he can to entertain. Specifically, he's a genius who weaves poetry and angst and satire and even sometimes vindictiveness to his music. Ventura Boulevard-We love it! Buy this CD, you definitely will love it too.

Jay Adler, Massapequa, New York

It is really a cd.......2005-12-28

This is just a correction to the guy who said this cd could not be played on any cd-rom, or converted to MP3; he must not know how to use his computer. I just recieved this for x-mas, and it plays in my computer, and I saved it as an MP3. As far as the music goes, it's Randy Newman's greatest hits, if you like Randy Newman, you'll like this disc.

Too Bad There Are So Many Used Copies Up For Sale.......2005-10-31

Well, just like Newman,an under-rated songwriter who never got the recognition he deserves so too a fickle buying music public not recognizing the artist Newman.
Cynical,coy, satirical,political,sentimental writing and music at it's best...in this voice of tin pan alley whimsy.
This CD is a great overview and play of the man's music and as all seem to agree the place to start...heartfelt authentic singer songwriters are a rare bird these days especially Newman's type because he is so hard to categorize..what was both his strength and a weakness...I hope he is happy and comfortable..

Average customer rating: Sounds GREAT...

Sounds of the Seventies: 1978 (Time-Life Music) Warren Zevon , Foreigner , Queen , Alicia Bridges , Exile , Nick Glider , Patti Smith Group , The Bee Gees , Chic , and Kansas Manufacturer: Time-Life Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sounds of the Seventies - 1975 Sounds of the Seventies - 1977 Sounds of the Seventies: 1979 Sounds of the Seventies: 1974 Sounds of the Seventies: 1970 ASIN: B000FC6C6E

Product Description

Features 20 hits from 1978. Song listing: Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon Baby Hold on - Eddie Money Because The Night - Patti Smith Group Two out of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf Hot Chil In THe City - Nick Glider Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton Hot Blooded - Foreigner Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh Peg - Steely Dan Use To Be My Girl - The O'Jays We Are The Champions - Queen Night Fever - The Bee Gees i Love The Nightlife (Disco ' Round) - Alicia Bridges Kiss you All Over -Exile Short People - Randy Newman Dust in The Wind - Kansas Le Freak - Chich Double Vision - Foreigner You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) - Rod Stewart Ooh Baby Baby - Linda Ronstadt

Customer Reviews:

Sounds GREAT..........2006-11-16

I am going to review many Time-Life items that I have purchased over the years - Sounds of the 70's, Sounds of the 70's (Take Two), Legends of Rock & Roll, numerous 60's CDs & 50's CDs. The recordings are excellent and I know all the tunes - most have at least 18 songs. I would recommend any of Time-Life's compilations to anyone, who is looking for a great CD with alot of songs, we all know. The only complaint I have is that the CDs should have been maximized on the 50's & 60's selections. All in all, a very good purchase...

Average customer rating: A great CD for those who appreciate movie themes

Critic's Choice: Leonard Maltin's Best Movie Themes of the '90s Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004SVHW Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

1. Critic's Choice Theme
2. Titanic Suite: Distant Memories/Southampton/Rose/Take Her To Sea Mr. Murdoch
3. Basic Instinct: An Unending Story
4. Maverick Suite
5. The Firm: Main Title/Ray's Blues
6. Ed Wood: Main Title
7. Shakespeare In Love Suite: The End/The Beginning Of The Partnership
8. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Orchestral Suite
9. The Mask Of Zorro Suite: The Plaza Of Execution/Zorro's Theme/Love Theme
10. Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen

Tracks:

1. First Knight Orchestral Suite: Arthur's Fanfare/Main Title/End Credits/Camelot/Arthur's Farewell
2. Fast, Cheap & Out Of Control: Eternal Future II
3. As Good As It Gets
4. The English Patient: Rupert Bear/As Far As Florence
5. American Beauty: Dead Already/Any Other Name
6. Braveheart: End Credits
7. Life Is Beautiful: Buon Giorno Principessa/Abbiano Vinto
8. John Grisham's The Rainmaker: Kelly's Theme
9. The Lion King Orchestral Suite
10. Schindler's List: Theme From Schindler's List/Jewish Town/Remembrances

Customer Reviews:

A great CD for those who appreciate movie themes.......2000-10-06

I enjoyed this CD because Leonard Martin does a good job in selecting the scores of movies that are special in itself, outside from the context of the movie. His selection is diverse, in the sense that it includes scores of not only the big blockbusters of the 90s (Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart), but also of the movies that have already been forgotten (Fast, Cheap and Out of Control, and The Rainmaker). There is reasoning behind such a selection, according to Martin: "Some scores wear well over time and provide a rewarding experience long after the movie begins to recede in one's memory."

Martin selects the scores from a variety of film genres (drama, dark comedy, suspense,for example) which translates into a well rounded compilation of musical pieces (classical,spanish-inspired, blues, etc). He also includes liner notes reagrding each selection and composer, which serves as a brief, yet interesting, background regarding each selection.

The only qualm that I have with the CD is the abscence of some of my personal favorites, which are certainly memorable both as films and as scores. Reagarding such statements Martin states that "Lists, of course, are highly arbitrary and designed to provoke argument." Moreover, Martin acknowledges that selections are not the only great scores of the past decade; they are, however, among his favorites. I definitely agree with him on this statement.

Purchase the CD for not only your favorites but for the nice variety that Martin put together. You will be surprised that you will love the scores, even of the movies you may not have seen!

Average customer rating:

Rumble Rattle & Roar Manufacturer: Seth Andrew ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CADKOG Release Date: 2005-03-08

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