Trouble in Paradise (Randy Newman album)

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Trouble in Paradise
Randy Newman-Trouble in Paradise (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
Randy Newman
Released17 January 1983[1]
Recorded1982–83
StudioWarner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California
GenreSoft rock
Length39:36
LabelWarner Bros., Reprise
ProducerRuss Titelman, Lenny Waronker
Randy Newman chronology
Born Again
(1979) 		Trouble in Paradise
(1983) 		Land of Dreams
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
Robert ChristgauA-[4]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[3]

Trouble in Paradise is the seventh album by American composer Randy Newman. It spawned local anthem "I Love L.A.", and minor hit, "The Blues," a duet with Paul Simon.

It placed 13th in the 1983 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll,[5] and it was ranked as number 67 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s list.[6]

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.

  1. "I Love L.A." – 3:29
  2. "Christmas in Capetown" – 4:21
  3. "The Blues" – 3:01
  4. "Same Girl" – 2:53
  5. "Mikey's" – 2:10
  6. "My Life Is Good" – 4:38
  7. "Miami" – 4:04
  8. "Real Emotional Girl" – 2:28
  9. "Take Me Back" – 4:09
  10. "There's a Party at My House" – 2:50
  11. "I'm Different" – 2:33
  12. "Song for the Dead" – 3:00

Personnel[]

  • Randy Newman – vocals, piano, synthesizers, arranger, conductor
  • Steve Lukather – guitar
  • David Paich – farfisa organ, Fender Rhodes
  • Michael Boddicker – synthesizers, piano on "Mikey's", hammond organ on "Miami"
  • Nathan East – bass guitar
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion on "Take Me Back", "Christmas in Capetown" and "The Blues"
  • Ralph Grierson – piano on "Same Girl" and "Real Emotional Girl"
  • Neil Larsen – piano solo on "The Blues"
  • Dean Parks – guitar on "I'm Different", guitar solo on "The Blues", mandolin on "Miami"
  • Waddy Wachtel – rhythm guitar on "I Love L.A"
  • Paul Simon – vocals on "The Blues"
  • Larry Williams – horns on "Take Me Back" and "I Love L.A"
  • Steve Madaio – horns on "Take Me Back"
  • Ernie Watts – horns on "Take Me Back", sax solo on "My Life Is Good"
  • Jerry Hey – horns on "There's A Party at My House"
  • Jim Horn, Jon Smith – horns on "There's A Party at My House" and "Mickey's"
  • Jennifer Warnes, Wendy Waldman, Linda Ronstadt – backing vocals on "I'm Different" and "Christmas in Capetown"
  • Don Henley, Bob Seger – backing vocals on "Take Me Back" and "Christmas in Capetown"
  • Rickie Lee Jones, Arno Lucas, Leslie Smith – backing vocals on "Miami"
  • Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham – backing vocals on "I Love L.A"
Technical
  • Mark Linett – engineer, mixing
  • Tim Newman – cover photography

References[]

  1. ^ "Billboard – Google Boeken". 8 January 1983. Retrieved 24 May 2014 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Mark Deming. "Trouble in Paradise – Randy Newman | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. ^ Rolling Stone Archived 14 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "CG: Randy Newman". Robert Christgau. 31 October 1995. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (28 February 1984). "The 1983 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ "100 Best Albums of the Eighties: Randy Newman, 'Trouble in Paradise'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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