In June 1968, “Reprise” label released the debut, self-titled Randy Newman album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Van Dyke Parks.
Personnel:
- Randy Newman – vocals, piano
- Herb Ellis- guitar
- Larry Knechtel- guitar, bass, keyboards
- Tommy Tedesco- guitar
- Sal Valentino- guitar, vocals
- Don Lanier – guitar
- Louis Morell – guitar
- Frank DeCaro – guitar
- Joe Gibbons – guitar
- Al Casey- guitar
- Mike Deasy, Ron Elliott- guitar
- James Burton- guitar
- Nick DeCaro – piano, accordion
- Gene Garf – piano, organ
- James Rowles – piano
- Michael Lang – piano
- Gary LeVant – harmonica
- Tommy Morgan – harmonica
- Carl Fortina – accordion
- Don Bagley – bass
- Carol Kaye- bass
- Lyle Ritz- bass
- Jim Gordon- drums
- Norman Jeffreis – drums
- Gary Coleman – percussion
- Hubert Anderson – percussion
- Ted Nash – saxophone
- Gene Cipriano – saxophone
- Wilbur Schwartz – saxophone
- Thomas Scott – saxophone
- Gordon Pope – saxophone
- William Green – saxophone
- William R. Perkins – saxophone
- Jim Horn- saxophone
- Plas Johnson- saxophone
- Jay Migliori – saxophone
- Sid Miller – saxophone
- Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
- Anthony Terran- trumpet
- Milt Bernhart- trombone
- Robert Knight – trombone
- Richard Hyde- trombone
- Lew McCreary – trombone
- Richard Perissi – French horn
- William Hinshaw – French horn
- James A. Decker – French horn
- David Duke – French horn
- James Getzoff – flute
- Israel Baker- violin
- Harry Bluestone – violin
- William Kurash – violin
- Arnold Belnick – violin
- Jerome Reisler – violin
- Ralph Schaeffer – violin
- Sid Sharp – violin
- Tibor Zelig – violin
- William Weiss – violin
- Leonard Malarsky – violin
- Joseph DiFiore – viola
- Louis Kievman – viola
- Samuel Boghossian – viola
- Leonard Selic – viola
- Harold Ayties – viola
- Jan Hlinka – viola
- Harold Bemko – cello
- Ray Kelley – cello
- Victor Sazer – cello
- Jesse Emrlich – cello
- Armand Karpoff – cello
- David Filerman – cello
- Joseph Tullio – cello
- Frederick Seykora – cello
- Elizabeth Ershoff – harp
- Tommy LiPuma- engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Newman.
- Love Story (You and Me)
- Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad
- Living Without You
- So Long Dad
- I Think He’s Hiding
- Linda
- Laughing Boy
- Cowboy
- Beehive State
- I Think It’s Going to Rain Today
- Davy the Fat Boy