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Trouble in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
Studio album by Randy Newman
Released	January 17, 1983
Recorded	1982–1983
Studio	Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, Los Angeles)
Length	39:36
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Russ Titelman, Lenny Waronker
Randy Newman chronology

Trouble in Paradise is the seventh studio album by the American musician Randy Newman, released in 1983.^[2] It includes "I Love L.A." and the first single, "The Blues", a duet with Paul Simon.^[3] "Same Girl" is about a woman addicted to heroin.^[4] Newman supported the album playing shows with the Roches.^[5]

A cover version of "Real Emotional Girl" by the Canadian singer Patricia O'Callaghan appears on her studio album Real Emotional Girl (2001).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]
Robert Christgau	A−^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]

The New York Times wrote: "Newman inhabits his characters so completely that he makes us uneasy, wondering how much self-identification he has invested in their creation. His work achieves its power by that very confusion."^[9] The Globe and Mail noted that "Newman still has not the least desire to play it safe: he is still tossing up the great American contradictions—the seductiveness of racism and the paranoia of sex—like a circus performer juggling machetes, with the same appalling, exhilarating effect."^[10]

The Miami Herald determined that most of the songs "defy humming... A couple are essentially free verse set to music."^[11] The Christian Science Monitor determined that "the polished sound of the album makes it his most commercial effort, yet he has kept his humor and wit alive."^[12]

The album placed 13th in the 1983 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll,^[13] and it was ranked as number 67 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s list.^[14]

Track listing

All songs written by Randy Newman.

LP Side 1

"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

LP Side 2

"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.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 504.
^ Tucker, Ken (30 January 1983). "Randy Newman: Idealistic Cynic". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. H5.
^ Morse, Steve (31 March 1983). "Times Change for Randy Newman". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
^ Takiff, Jonathan (25 March 1983). "Randy Newman". Features. Philadelphia Daily News. p. 71.
^ Mark Deming. "Trouble in Paradise – Randy Newman | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
^ "CG: Randy Newman". Robert Christgau. 31 October 1995. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
^ Rolling Stone Archived 14 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Rockwell, John (16 January 1983). "Randy Newman's New Album Is Top Pop". The New York Times. p. A29.
^ Lacey, Liam (31 January 1983). "Newman back in paradise lost". The Globe and Mail. p. P18.
^ Kelleher, Terry (20 March 1983). "Music of March". Miami Herald. p. 9L.
^ Winkel, Vincent J. (7 April 1983). "Rock/Pop". Arts/Entertainment. The Christian Science Monitor. p. 16.
^ 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. 16 November 1989. Retrieved 24 May 2014.