Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman (1998)

About this title: Throughout his entire career, Randy Newman was at the fringes of popular music. He peeked through the curtains every so often, whether it was in the form of a film composer or a novelty hitmaker, but he always remained a cult act, albeit one with enormous influence and respect. He had enough fans (particularly those in the industry) to keep a career afloat, and his songs became familiar to the general public through covers, but many listeners simply never discovered his justly acclaimed albums. Sadly, there never was a strong compilation on the order of Warner UK's Retrospect available in the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Love Story (You and Me) [Newman]
2. Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad [Newman]
3. Cowboy [Newman]
4. The Beehive State [Newman]
5. I Think It's Going to Rain Today [Newman]
6. Davy the Fat Boy [Newman]
7. Have You Seen My Baby? [Newman]
8. Let's Burn Down the Cornfield [Newman]
9. Mama Told Me (Not to Come) [Newman]
10. Suzanne [Newman]
11. Old Kentucky Home [Newman]
12. Sail Away [Newman]
13. Lonely at the Top [Newman]
14. Last Night I Had a Dream [Newman]
15. Political Science [Newman]
16. Burn On [Newman]
17. Memo to My Son [Newman]
18. You Can Leave Your Hat On [Newman]
19. God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) [Newman]
20. Rednecks [Newman]
21. Birmingham [Newman]
22. Marie [Newman]
23. Guilty [Newman]
24. Louisiana 1927 [Newman]
25. Kingfish [Newman]
26. Baltimore [Newman]
27. Rider in the Rain [Newman]
28. Short People [Newman]
29. Little Criminals [Newman]
30. In Germany Before the War [Newman]
31. I'll Be Home [Newman]
32. It's Money That I Love [Newman]
33. Ghosts [Newman]
34. The Girls in My Life, Pt. 1 [Newman]
35. William Brown [Newman]
36. I Love L.A. [Newman]
37. Mikey's [Newman]
38. My Life Is Good [Newman]
39. Miami [Newman]
40. Real Emotional Girl [Newman]
41. Take Me Back [Newman]
42. Song for the Dead [Newman]
43. Dixie Flyer [Newman]
44. New Orleans Wins the War [Newman]
45. Four Eyes [Newman]
46. It's Money That Matters [Newman]
47. I Want You to Hurt Like I Do [Newman]
48. Can't Keep a Good Man Down [Newman]
49. Bleeding All over the Place [Alternate Mix] [Newman]
50. Happy Ending [Newman]
51. Golden Gridiron Boy [Newman]
52. Vine Street[Demo Version] [Newman]
53. Love Is Blind[Demo Version] [Newman]
54. Don't Ruin Our Happy Home[Demo Version] [Newman]
55. The Goat [Williamson]
56. Gone Dead Train [Nitzsche/Titelman]
57. Tickle Me [Live] [Newman]
58. Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong [Live] [Newman]
59. Yellow Man [Live] [Newman]
60. Magic in the Moonlight [Live] [Newman]
61. Beat Me Baby[Demo Version] [Newman]
62. Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear [Newman]
63. Let Me Go [Newman]
64. Jesus in the Summertime[Demo Version] [Newman]
65. Going Home (1918)[Demo Version] [Newman]
66. Interiors[Demo Version] [Newman]
67. Pretty Boy [Newman]
68. Something to Sing About[Demo Version] [Newman]
69. The Ballad of the Three Amigos[Demo Version] [Newman]
70. Lines in the Sand [Newman]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.