Randy Newman: Sail Away
Label: Reprise Records
Year: 1972
You hear all these famous songwriters say they don’t know how they do it. The songs just find them. Keep the antenna up at all times with tape recorders, typewriters, notepads and mobile devices in every room. That’s not how Randy’s songs sound. Randy’s songs sound like he’s spent months if not significantly longer laboring over every detail no matter how minor. If you’re a singer with a moderate amount of talent, sing any one of these songs and they’ll sound good. Sure you’re no Joe Cocker, but who is?
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*what a world…
*is a crime…