Randy Newman LONELY AT THE TOP (THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1968-77) Ltd. Ed. Vinyl, 2017

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Selected titles from the private collection of a music business veteran are now being made available for the first time. Titles offered by this Seller are one-owner and came directly from the pressing plant, record company warehouse, other label reps or record store unless otherwise noted. 

Grading is based on visual inspection.

• This 2017 Box Set release includes the five Randy Newman studio albums released between 1968 and 1977.
• In addition, a promotional 7" single is included.
• See Track List below for titles.
• Made in The Netherlands for release in the US.
• It is a Limited Edition of 1000 copies.
• It is now Out-Of-Print (OOP).
• This was a Record Store Day exclusive 2017.
• Factory Sealed.

TracklistHide Credits

Randy Newman A1 Love Story (You And Me) 3:20 A2 Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad 2:00 A3 Living Without You 2:25 A4 So Long Dad 2:02 A5 I Think He's Hiding 3:04 A6 Linda 2:27 B1 Laughing Boy 1:55 B2 Cowboy 2:38 B3 The Beehive State 1:50 B4 I Think It's Going To Rain Today 2:55 B5 Davy The Fat Boy 2:50 12 Songs C1 Have You Seen My Baby? 2:32 C2 Let's Burn Down The Cornfield 3:03 C3 Mama Told Me Not To Come 2:12 C4 Suzanne 3:15 C5 Lover's Prayer 1:55 C6 Lucinda 2:40 C7 Underneath The Harlem Moon Written-By – Harry Revel, Mack Gordon 1:52 D1 Yellow Man 2:19 D2 Old Kentucky Home 2:40 D3 Rosemary 2:08 D4 If You Need Oil 3:00 D5 Uncle Bob's Midnight Blues 2:15 Sail Away E1 Sail Away 2:56 E2 Lonely At The Top Alto Saxophone – Abe Most 2:32 E3 He Gives Us All His Love 1:53 E4 Last Night I Had A Dream 3:01 E5 Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear 2:00 E6 Old Man 2:42 F1 Political Science 2:00 F2 Burn On 2:33 F3 Memo To My Son 1:56 F4 Dayton, Ohio - 1903 1:47 F5 You Can Leave Your Hat On 3:18 F6 God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) 3:36 Good Old Boys G1 Rednecks 3:07 G2 Birmingham 2:45 G3 Marie Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Conductor [Strings Conducted By] – Nick DeCaro 3:07 G4 Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man) 2:45 G5 Guilty 2:30 H1 Louisiana 1927 2:54 H2 Every Man A King Written-By – Castro Carazo, Huey P. Long 1:02 H3 Kingfish 2:42 H4 Naked Man 3:06 H5 A Wedding In Cherokee County 3:07 H6 Back On My Feet Again 3:30 H7 Rollin' Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Conductor [Strings Conducted By] – Nick DeCaro 2:53 Little Criminals I1 Short People Backing Vocals – Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther*, Tim Schmit*Bass – Klaus VoormannCongas – Milt HollandDrums – Jim KeltnerGuitar – Waddy Wachtel 2:54 I2 You Can't Fool The Fat Man Bass – "Pretty" Willie Weeks*Congas – Milt HollandDrums – Andy Newmark 2:44 I3 Little Criminals Bass – Willie WeeksDrums – Andy Newmark, Rick MarottaGuitar – Glenn Frey, "Average" Joe Walsh*Percussion – Milt HollandSlide Guitar [Slide Solo], Soloist [Slide Solo] – Joe Walsh 3:04 I4 Texas Girl At The Funeral Of Her Father Bass – Ralph Grierson 2:40 I5 Jolly Coppers On Parade Bass – Willie WeeksCongas – Milt HollandDrums, Temple Block – Jim KeltnerGuitar – Waddy Wachtel 3:46 I6 In Germany Before The War 3:39 J1 Sigmund Freud's Impersonation Of Albert Einstein In America Bass – Willie WeeksDrums, Tambourine – Jim Keltner 3:02 J2 Baltimore Backing Vocals – Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther*Bass – Willie WeeksDrums – Andy Newmark, Rick MarottaGuitar – Glenn FreyPercussion – Milt Holland 4:02 J3 I'll Be Home Bass – Willie WeeksDrums – Jim KeltnerGuitar – Waddy Wachtel 2:47 J4 Rider In The Rain Backing Vocals – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther*Bass – Willie WeeksDrums – Rick MarottaGuitar – Waddy Wachtel 3:54 J5 Kathleen (Catholicism Made Easier) Bass – Willie WeeksDrums – Rick MarottaGuitar – Joe WalshMandola – Ry Cooder 3:35 J6 Old Man On The Farm 2:14 You Can Leave Your Hat On / Last Night I Had A Dream K You Can Leave Your Hat On Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Jerry Jumonville 3:10 L Last Night I Had A Dream 2:03

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Warner Music Group
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Nonesuch Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Nonesuch Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Published By – Bourne Co., Inc.
• Published By – DeSylva, Brown & Henderson
• Published By – EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
• Published By – Randy Newman
• Published By – Six Pictures Music
• Published By – Unichappell Music, Inc.
• Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
• Published By – WB Music Corp.
• Recorded At – Amigo Studios
• Recorded At – The Burbank Studios
• Recorded At – Poppi Studios
• Recorded At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Western Recorders
• Mixed At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
• Remixed At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
• Mastered At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 18414
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 18415
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 18416
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 18417
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 18418
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 18712

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Dennis Budimir (tracks: G1 to H7), Ron Elliott (2) (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Arranged By – Randy Newman (tracks: A1 to B5, E1 to J6, L)
• Art Direction [Self-titled, 12 Songs] – Ed Thrasher
• Backing Vocals – Bernie Leadon (tracks: G1 to H7), Don Henley (tracks: G1 to H7), Glenn Frey (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: C1 to D5), Chris Ethridge (tracks: E1 to F6), Jimmy Bond (tracks: E1 to F6), Lyle Ritz (tracks: C1 to D5), Red Callender (tracks: G1 to H7), Wilton Felder (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Co-producer – Jack Nitzsche (tracks: C2)
• Composed By – Randy Newman (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Concertmaster – Louis Kauffman* (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Conductor – Emil Newman (tracks: E1, F2), Larry Marks (tracks: E6), Randy Newman (tracks: G1 to J6)
• Coordinator [Production Coordination] – Judy Maizel (tracks: G1 to H7), Trudy Portch (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Design [Cover Design - Good Old Boys], Photography By [Front Cover Photograph - Good Old Boys] – Mike Salisbury
• Design [Cover Design - Little Criminals] – Mike Salisbury
• Design [Slipcase Design] – Michael Carney
• Design Concept [Visual Concept - 12 Songs] – Tony Newman (5)
• Drums – Andy Newmark (tracks: G1 to H7), Earl Palmer (tracks: E1 to F6), Gene Parsons (tracks: C1 to F6), Jim Gordon (tracks: C1 to D5), Jim Keltner (tracks: E1 to H7), Milt Holland (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Electric Bass – Russ Titelman (tracks: G1 to H7), Willie Weeks (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Electric Guitar – John Platania (tracks: G1 to H7), Ry Cooder (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Randy Newman (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Engineer – Doug Botnick (tracks: C1 to D5), Lee Herschberg (tracks: A1 to J6), Loyd Clifft (tracks: I1 to J6)
• Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Donn Landee (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Engineer [Other Engineers] – Bob Kovach (tracks: E1 to F6), Bruce Botnick (tracks: E1 to F6), Donn Landee (tracks: E1 to F6), Lanky* (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Graphics [Album Graphics - Sail Away], Photography By [Sail Away] – Mike Salisbury
• Guitar – Clarence White (2) (tracks: C1 to D5), Ron Elliott (2) (tracks: C1 to D5), Russ Titelman (tracks: E1 to F6), Ry Cooder (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Guitar [Bottleneck] – Ry Cooder (tracks: C1 to D5)
• Keyboards – Randy Newman (tracks: I1 to J6)
• Mastered By – Lee Herschberg (tracks: A1 to B5, I1 to J6)
• Mastered By [Vinyl] – CB* (tracks: A1 to J6)
• Mixed By – Doug Botnick (tracks: C1 to D5), Lee Herschberg (tracks: C1 to J6)
• Mixed By [Additional Mixing] – Donn Landee (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Pedal Steel Guitar – Al Perkins (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Percussion – Bobbye Hall Porter (tracks: G1 to H7), Milt Holland (tracks: C1 to H7), Roy Harte (tracks: C1 to D5)
• Photography By [12 Songs] – Tony Newman (5)
• Photography By [Cover Photograph - Box] – Tony Newman (5)
• Photography By [Cover Photograph - Little Criminals] – Bob Seidemann
• Photography By [Liner Photograph - Good Old Boys] – Shepard Sherbell
• Photography By [Self-titled Cover Photo] – Guy Webster
• Piano – Randy Newman (tracks: C1 to H7)
• Producer – Lenny Waronker, Russ Titelman (tracks: E1 to K), Van Dyke Parks (tracks: A1 to B5, L)
• Production Manager [Production Assistants] – Judy Maizel (tracks: E1 to F6), Noel Newbolt (tracks: I1 to J6), Sue Bridgman (tracks: I1 to J6), Trudy Portch (tracks: E1 to F6)
• Programmed By [Moog And Arp Synthesizers Programmed By] – Malcolm Cecil (tracks: G1 to H7), Robert Margouleff (tracks: G1 to H7)
• Programmed By [Synthesizers Programmed By] – Mike Boddicker* (tracks: I1 to J6)
• Supervised By – Lee Herschberg (tracks: A1 to B5)
• Synthesizer – Mike Boddicker* (tracks: I1 to J6), Randy Newman (tracks: I1 to J6)
• Written-By – Randy Newman (tracks: A1 to C6, D1 to H1, H3 to L)

Notes

2017 Record Store Day Limited Run / Regional Focus Release- The collection will receive a limited release of 1,000.

Randy Newman's Lonely at the Top: Studio Albums, 1968–1977 comprises Newman's first five studio albums—Randy Newman, 12 Songs, Sail Away, Good Old Boys, and Little Criminals—on vinyl and a bonus 45 RPM of alternate versions of "You Can Leave Your Hat On" and "Last Night I Had a Dream."
Self-titled:
Originally released 1968
Packaged in a tip-on sleeve.
All songs [...] copyrighted by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
©? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Manufactured in the Netherlands.

12 Songs:
Originally released 1970
Packaged in a tip-on sleeve.
Includes a 2-panel folded poster.
© 1970 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
All selections [...] published by Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI) except "Underneath The Harlem Moon" DeSylva, Brown & Henderson (ASCAP)
Manufactured in the Netherlands.

Sail Away:
Originally released 1972
Packaged in a gatefold tip-on sleeve.
Recorded in Los Angeles at Amigo, Western and Poppi Studios
Tracks E1, E6, F3, F5, F6: © 1972 WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Tracks E2, F2: © 1970 Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track E3: © 1971 EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
Track E4: © 1972 Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track E5: © 1966 Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track F1: © 1969 Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track F4: © 1967 Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
© 1972 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
© 1970 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Manufactured in the Netherlands.

Good Old Boys
Originally released 1974
Packaged in a tip-on sleeve.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Warner Bros. Studios, No. Hollywood
Photograph of Huey Long courtesy of T. Harry Williams
"Guilty" © 1973 Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. and Randy Newman (BMI)
"Every Man A King" © 1935 Bourne Co Inc. (ASCAP)
All other songs © 1974 Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. and Randy Newman (BMI)
© 1974 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Manufactured in the Netherlands.

Little Criminals:
Originally released 1977
Packaged in a tip-on sleeve.
Recorded at Warner Bros. RecordingS tudios, North Hollywood, and The Burbank Studios, July, August and September, 1977
Remixed and mastered at Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood
All songs © 1977 Six Pictures Music (BMI) except "I'll Be Home" © 1970 Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI)
© 1977 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
Manufactured in the Netherlands.

7":
Packaged in a generic paper sleeve.
Side A: Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. (BMI)
Side B: Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
© 1972 Warner Bros. Records Inc. ? 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. Manufactured in the Netherlands.