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''Randy Newman'' is the debut recording by Randy Newman, released in 1968. Unlike his later albums which featured Newman and his piano backed by guitar, bass guitar and drums, ''Randy Newman'' was highly orchestral and aimed to blend the orchestra with Newman's voice and piano. ''Randy Newman'' never dented the ''Billboard'' Top 200 and was not received as well by critics as Newman's acclaimed 1970s albums ''12 Songs'', ''Sail Away'' and ''Good Old Boys''; indeed, according to Ken Tucker, the album sold so poorly that Warner offered buyers the opportunity to trade the album for another in the company's catalog.''Randy Newman'' was out of print for over 15 years until it was re-released on CD in 1995. It was remastered by Lee Herschberg. The album is sometimes referred to as ''Randy Newman Creates Something New Under The Sun'', which was written on the reverse of the album sleeve.〔( Kevin Courrier, ''Randy Newman's American Dreams'', ECW Press, 2005, p.119 )〕〔( William Ruhlmann, Review of ''Randy Newman'', Allmusic.com ). Retrieved 21 November 2015〕 ==Previous versions of songs on this album== As with many of Newman's early albums, several Newman-penned songs had been previously recorded by other artists. *"I Think It's Going to Rain Today", was originally recorded and released by Julius LaRosa in 1966. It had also been covered in 1966/67 by Judy Collins, Eric Burdon, and others. *"Living Without You" was issued as a single (under the title "So Hard Living Without You") by Keith Shields in February 1967. *"Love Story" was released as a single by The Brothers in August 1967 *"So Long Dad" was released as a single by Manfred Mann in September 1967. * The Alan Price Set issued recordings of "Living Without You", "Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad" (as "No One Ever Hurt So Bad") and "So Long Dad" on their 1967 album ''A Price On His Head''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Randy Newman (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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