Randy Newman - The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol 1 (2003) torrent

Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter,arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant (and often satirical) pop songs and for film scores.

Since the 1980s, Newman has worked mostly as a film composer. His film scores include Ragtime, Awakenings, The Natural, Leatherheads, James and the Giant Peach, Meet the Parents, Cold Turkey, Seabiscuit and The Princess and the Frog. He has scored six Disney-Pixar films: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Cars and most recently Toy Story 3.

Newman has been nominated for twenty Academy Awards, winning twice. He has also won three Emmys, five Grammy Awards, and the Governor's Award from the Recording Academy.

The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 contains newly recorded, stripped down versions of some of Newman's best known songs, performed by Randy Newman singing and playing the piano without accompaniment.

The album spans a 33-year period, from early songs like "I Think It's Going To Rain Today" and "Living Without You" to "The World Isn't Fair" from his Bad Love album (1999). Also included are three instrumental extracts from his film scores.

All tracks composed and arranged by Randy Newman

1) "It's Lonely At The Top" (actually a medley of the uncredited "Dexter's Tune", an instrumental from 'Awakenings', and "Lonely At The Top") – 3:13
2) "God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)" – 3:23
3) "Louisiana 1927" – 2:56
4) "Let Me Go" – 2:37
5) "Rednecks" – 3:05
6) "Avalon" (Instrumental) – 0:58
7) "Living Without You" – 2:16
8) "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" – 2:57
9) "You Can Leave Your Hat On" – 2:32
10)"It's Money That I Love" – 2:16
11)"Marie" – 2:56
12)"When She Loved Me" (Instrumental) – 1:03
13)"Sail Away" – 2:58
14)"The World Isn't Fair" – 3:07
15)"Political Science" – 2:02
16)"The Great Nations Of Europe" – 3:24
17)"In Germany Before The War" – 3:49
18)"Ragtime" (Instrumental) – 1:25