Trouble in Paradise (Randy Newman album)

Trouble in Paradise is the seventh album by American composer Randy Newman. It spawned local anthem "I Love L.A.", and minor hit, "The Blues," a duet with Paul Simon.

Trouble in Paradise
Studio album by
Released17 January 1983[1]
Recorded198283
StudioWarner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California
GenreSoft rock
Length39:36
LabelWarner Bros., Reprise
ProducerRuss Titelman, Lenny Waronker
Randy Newman chronology
Born Again
(1979)
Trouble in Paradise
(1983)
Land of Dreams
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Robert Christgau(A-)[4]

It placed 13th in the 1983 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll,[5] and it was ranked as number 67 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s list.[6]

A cover version of "Real Emotional Girl" by the Canadian singer Patricia O'Callaghan appears on her 2001 album Real Emotional Girl.

Track listing

All songs written by Randy Newman.

  1. "I Love L.A." – 3:29
  2. "Christmas in Capetown" – 4:21
  3. "The Blues" – 3:01
  4. "Same Girl" – 2:53
  5. "Mikey's" – 2:10
  6. "My Life Is Good" – 4:38
  7. "Miami" – 4:04
  8. "Real Emotional Girl" – 2:28
  9. "Take Me Back" – 4:09
  10. "There's a Party at My House" – 2:50
  11. "I'm Different" – 2:33
  12. "Song for the Dead" – 3:00

Personnel

Technical
  • Mark Linett – engineer, mixing
  • Tim Newman – cover photography

References

  1. "Billboard – Google Boeken". 8 January 1983. Retrieved 24 May 2014 via Google Books.
  2. Mark Deming. "Trouble in Paradise – Randy Newman | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. Rolling Stone Archived 14 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "CG: Randy Newman". Robert Christgau. 31 October 1995. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. Christgau, Robert (28 February 1984). "The 1983 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. "100 Best Albums of the Eighties: Randy Newman, 'Trouble in Paradise'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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