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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[4] |
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.
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.
- "I Love L.A." – 3:29
- "Christmas in Capetown" – 4:21
- "The Blues" – 3:01
- "Same Girl" – 2:53
- "Mikey's" – 2:10
- "My Life Is Good" – 4:38
- "Miami" – 4:04
- "Real Emotional Girl" – 2:28
- "Take Me Back" – 4:09
- "There's a Party at My House" – 2:50
- "I'm Different" – 2:33
- "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
- ^ "Billboard – Google Boeken". 8 January 1983. Retrieved 24 May 2014 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mark Deming. "Trouble in Paradise – Randy Newman | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ Rolling Stone Archived 14 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CG: Randy Newman". Robert Christgau. 31 October 1995. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (28 February 1984). "The 1983 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "100 Best Albums of the Eighties: Randy Newman, 'Trouble in Paradise'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 May 2014.