RELEASED 9.5.2011
On The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2, which Nonesuch Records will release on May 10, 2011, Randy Newman takes a fresh look at both classic and more recent work in new solo recordings of the Grammy, Oscar, and Emmy winner’s celebrated songs. The New York Times said of the 2003 first volume of his songbook: “The great craftsmanship is more apparent in the stripped-down context.” The Associated Press said, “Few singer-songwriters could inject more new life into solo piano versions of their work than Randy Newman.” Songbook Vol. 2, which was co-produced by Mitchell Froom and Lenny Waronker, includes songs spanning from the 1968 album Randy Newman (“Cowboys”) through Newman’s most recent, 2008’s Harps and Angels (“Laugh and Be Happy” and “Losing You”). In anticipation of the new record’s release, Newman began his North American tour on February 11 in Baton Rouge, LA, and continues through April 22 in San Francisco, with a stop at New York City’s Town Hall on March 5.
Tracklisting: 1. Dixie Flyer 2. Yellow Man 3. Suzanne 4. The Girls in My Life (Part 1) 5. Kingfish 6. Losing You 7. Sandman's Coming 8. My Life Is Good 9.Birmingham 10. Last Night I Had a Dream 11. Same Girl 12.Baltimore 13. Laugh and Be Happy 14.Lucinda 15.Dayton , Ohio 1903 16. Cowboy