Trouble in Paradise (Randy Newman album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Trouble in Paradise
Type = Album
Artist = Randy Newman


Released = 1983
Recorded = 1983 Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre = Rock
Length = 39:36
Label = Warner Bros. Records Reprise Records
Producer = Russ Titelman, Lenny Waronker
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dmdkyl3jxpeb link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=randy+newman link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/randynewman/albums/album/251646/review/5945780/trouble_in_paradise link]
Last album = "Born Again"
(1979)
This album = "Trouble in Paradise"
(1983)
Next album = "Land of Dreams"
(1988)

"Trouble in Paradise" is the seventh album by American composer Randy Newman. Released four years after his last commercial album, 1979's "Born Again", and two years after he composed the original score for the 1981 film "Ragtime", it was well-received as a return to form. It spawned the smash hit "I Love L.A." in addition to a duet with Paul Simon on "The Blues".

Viewing it from a musical perspective, it was vastly different from anything Newman had previously created, full of synthesizers, drum loops, and samples. The writing also took a change, somewhat abandoning the country-tinged folkiness of his work in the 70's in favor of glossy synth pop.

Track listing

All tracks written by Randy Newman

# "I Love L.A."
# "Christmas in Capetown"
# "The Blues"
# "Same Girl"
# "Mikey's"
# "My Life Is Good"
# "Miami"
# "Real Emotional Girl"
# "Take Me Back"
# "There's a Party at My House"
# "I'm Different"
# "Song for the Dead"

"'Personnel:

* Randy Newman - vocals, piano
* Jennifer Warnes - vocals
* Don Henley - vocals
* Steve Lukather - guitar
* Larry Williams - horns
* Steve Madaio - horns
* Ernie Watts - horns
* Jerry Hey - horns
* Jim Horn - horns
* Jon Smith - horns
* Ralph Grierson - piano
* Neil Larson - piano
* David Paich - keyboards
* Michael Boddicker - keyboards
* Nathan East - bass
* Jeff Porcaro - drums
* Lenny Castro - percussion
* Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
* Christine McVie - background vocals
* Wendy Waldman - background vocals
* Lindsey Buckingham - background vocals
* Bob Seger - background vocals
* Linda Ronstadt - background vocals
* Rickie Lee Jones - background vocals
* Paul Simon - vocals on "The Blues"