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The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2

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The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2
Studio album by
Randy Newman
ReleasedMay 10, 2011
Recorded2009–11
StudioConway, Hollywood, California
GenreSinger-songwriter
LabelNonesuch
ProducerLenny Waronker, Mitchell Froom
Randy Newman chronology
Harps and Angels
(2008) 		The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2
(2011) 		The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
The Independent[4]
The Irish Times[5]
Mojo[6]
musicOMH[7]
Record Collector[8]
The Telegraph[9]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[10]
Uncut[11]

The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2 is the thirteenth studio and second songbook album by Randy Newman and 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.

Track listing

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All tracks composed and arranged by Randy Newman

  1. "Dixie Flyer"
  2. "Yellow Man"
  3. "Suzanne"
  4. "The Girls in My Life, Pt. 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"

Personnel

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Randy Newman – vocals, piano

References

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  1. ^ "Reviews for The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 2 by Randy Newman". Metacritic. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  2. ^ AllMusic
  3. ^ Morrison, Allen (October 18, 2018). "Randy Newman: The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 2". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  4. ^ Gill, Andy (May 6, 2011). "Album: Randy Newman, The Randy Newman Songbook Vol 2 (Nonesuch)". The Independent. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  5. ^ Breen, Joe (May 27, 2011). "Randy Newman". The Irish Times. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  6. ^ It's sometimes easy to lose sight of the humanity in Randy Newman's songwriting. Some redress is afforded by an album which--as with its 2003 predecessor--sees 67-year-old Newman pare back songs spanning four decades to voice and piano. [Jun 2011, p.92]
  7. ^ Falcone, Jon (May 9, 2011). "Randy Newman – The Randy Newman Songbook Vol 2". musicOMH. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  8. ^ Staunton, Terry (May 11, 2011). "The Randy Newman Songbook Volume 2 - Randy Newman". Record Collector. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  9. ^ Chilton, Martin (May 5, 2011). "Randy Newman: Songbook Volume 2, CD of the week". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  10. ^ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Randy Newman". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  11. ^ This collection further substantiates Newman's rarefied status as a songwriter. [Jun 2011, p.93]
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