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 Randy Newman
Released	17 January 1983[1]
Recorded	1982–83
Studio	Warner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Soft rock
Length	39:36
Label	Warner Bros., Reprise
Producer	Russ Titelman, Lenny Waronker
Randy Newman chronology
Born Again (1979) Trouble in Paradise (1983) Land of Dreams (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• Randy Newman – vocals, piano, synthesizers, arranger, conductor
• Steve Lukather – guitar
• David Paich – farfisa organ, Fender Rhodes
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers, piano on "Mikey's", hammond organ on "Miami"
• Nathan East – bass guitar
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion on "Take Me Back", "Christmas in Capetown" and "The Blues"
• Ralph Grierson – piano on "Same Girl" and "Real Emotional Girl"
• Neil Larsen – piano solo on "The Blues"
• Dean Parks – guitar on "I'm Different", guitar solo on "The Blues", mandolin on "Miami"
• Waddy Wachtel – rhythm guitar on "I Love L.A"
• Paul Simon – vocals on "The Blues"
• Larry Williams – horns on "Take Me Back" and "I Love L.A"
• Steve Madaio – horns on "Take Me Back"
• Ernie Watts – horns on "Take Me Back", sax solo on "My Life Is Good"
• Jerry Hey – horns on "There's A Party at My House"
• Jim Horn, Jon Smith – horns on "There's A Party at My House" and "Mickey's"
• Jennifer Warnes, Wendy Waldman, Linda Ronstadt – backing vocals on "I'm Different" and "Christmas in Capetown"
• Don Henley, Bob Seger – backing vocals on "Take Me Back" and "Christmas in Capetown"
• Rickie Lee Jones, Arno Lucas, Leslie Smith – backing vocals on "Miami"
• Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham – backing vocals on "I Love L.A"

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.