“The Randy Newman Songbook,” a new 3-CD box set ... (In typical Newman fashion, he led off Vol. 1 with the ultra tongue-in-cheek “It’s Lonely at the Top.”) For this box set, Newman ...

ONE weather-beaten voice, one well-played piano and just 18 songs is all Randy Newman requires to remind us just why he deserves to be considered among the great American composers of this and any ...

And so to the third (and I think final) volume of solo piano-only recordings, following on from vol 2 (2011) and vol 1 (2003). Randy Newman ... of the great American songbook are obvious, as ...

The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 2 ... This review originally included a statement suggesting that Newman conceived Vol. 1 of the Songbook series to buy time while writing his album Harps and ...

This rare tour is ostensibly in support of The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1, on which he reinterprets some of his favorite tunes on solo piano. As he does on the album, Newman managed in concert ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Randy Newman is delving back into his considerable catalog to ...

On "The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1," due Sept. 30 on Nonesuch Records, Randy Newman recreates 18 works spanning his 33-year career. By Billboard Staff On “The Randy Newman Songbook ...

He’s touring in support of a new CD, "The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1." Released Tuesday by Nonesuch Records, "Songbook" finds Newman revisiting material from throughout his 35-year career ...

There used to be an ad campaign claiming that "Nobody sings Dylan like Dylan", a boast that applies equally to Randy ... of his Songbook series draws from all phases of Newman's career, from ...

Randy Newman, one of the world’s greatest songwriters, has followed up his 2003 album Songbook – which reworked his classics as solo piano versions – with a new selection from the treasure ...