Randy Newman has provided a soundtrack to our lives for so long that it’s hard to believe 1983’s “Trouble In Paradise” was his only seventh longplay. Hailed by “Rolling Stone” as one of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s and placed on #67 in this list, the album – despite universal love for the “I Love L.A.” single and the presence of such prominent guests as Paul Simon and the members of TOTO – didn’t have a lot of chart action, yet it remains many fans’ favorite, and to have it reissued in expanded for feels great.
The two-disc set to be released on October 17th includes demos for all the platter’s tracks bar one, and then some, as well as a live album titled “Un Samedi En Décembre” which, recorded in 1982, originally accompanied “Trouble In Paradise” only in France and featured alongside, Newman and Simon, Linda Ronstadt and Bob Seger. A great way to provided a context to a musical opus.
Trouble in Paradise
CD 1:
1. I Love L.A.
2. Christmas In Capetown
3. The Blues
4. Same Girl
5. Mikey’s
6. My Life Is Good
7. Miami
8. Real Emotional Girl
9. Take Me Back
10. There’s A Party At My House
11. I’m Different
12. Song For The Dead
Demos:
13. I Love L.A.
14. Christmas In Cape Town
15. The Blues
16. Same Girl
17. My Life Is Good
18. Miami
19. Real Emotional Girl
20. Take Me Back
21. There’s A Party At My House
22. I’m Different
23. Song For The Dead
24. Big Fat Country Song (Something to Sing About)
25. Rainbow
CD 2 – Live In Paris, France, 1982:
1. Ragtime (Extrait de la Bande Originale du Film)
2. Louisiana 1927
3. It’s Money That I Love
4. Sail Away
5. Old Man
6. Love Story
7. Short People
8. Christmas In Cape Town
9. Rednecks
10. Baltimore
11. I Think It’s Going to Rain Today
12. You Can Leave Your Hat On
13. Marie
14. Ragtime
