The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3

2016 studio album by Randy Newman

The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3

Studio album by

Randy Newman

Released| September 23, 2016
Studio| Conway, Hollywood, California
Genre| Singer-songwriter
Label| Nonesuch
Producer| Lenny Waronker, Mitchell Froom
Randy Newman chronology
| The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2
(2011)  | The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3
(2016)  | Dark Matter
(2017)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Pitchfork| 7.5/10[2]

The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3 is the fourteenth studio and third songbook album by Randy Newman and contains newly recorded, stripped-down versions of some of Newman's best known songs, performed by Randy Newman singing and playing the piano without accompaniment.[3][4]

The album was also released as part of a four-LP, vinyl-only, limited edition box set on September 23, 2016 including Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the Songbook and five bonus tracks.[5] On December 16, 2016, a three-CD box set was released comprising all three Songbook albums and five bonus tracks.[6]

## Track listing

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All tracks composed and arranged by Randy Newman.

1. "Short People"
2. "Mama Told Me Not to Come"
3. "Love Story"
4. "Burn On"
5. "You've Got a Friend in Me"
6. "Rollin'"
7. "Guilty"
8. "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear"
9. "Davy the Fat Boy"
10. "Red Bandana"
11. "Old Man"
12. "Real Emotional Girl"
13. "I Love to See You Smile"
14. "I Love L.A."
15. "Bad News from Home"
16. "I'll Be Home"

### September 2016 vinyl box set bonus tracks

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1. "Feels Like Home"
2. "A Wedding in Cherokee Country"
3. "Family Album: Homage to Alfred, Emil and Lionel Newman"
4. "I'm Dreaming"
5. "Wandering Boy"

### December 2016 CD box set bonus tracks

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1. "Feels Like Home"
2. "A Wedding in Cherokee Country"
3. "Family Album: Homage to Alfred, Emil and Lionel Newman"
4. "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country"
5. "I'm Dreaming"

## Personnel

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Randy Newman – vocals, piano

## References

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1. ^ Deming, Mark. Randy Newman – The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 3: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (September 21, 2016). "The Randy Newman Songbook". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
3. ^ "The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 3". Randy Newman Official Website. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
4. ^ "Songbook Vol. 3 by Randy Newman". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
5. ^ https://www.nonesuch.com/albums/randy-newman-songbook-4-lp-set
6. ^ https://www.nonesuch.com/albums/randy-newman-songbook-3-cd-set

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Randy Newman

Studio albums|

* Randy Newman
* 12 Songs
* Sail Away
* Good Old Boys
* Little Criminals
* Born Again
* Trouble in Paradise
* Land of Dreams
* Bad Love
* Harps and Angels
* Dark Matter

Live albums|

* Randy Newman Live

Compilations|

* Lonely at the Top: The Best of Randy Newman
* Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman
* The Best of Randy Newman
* The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1
* The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2
* The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 3

Musicals|

* Randy Newman's Faust

Soundtracks|

* Avalon
* Toy Story
* James and the Giant Peach
* A Bug's Life
* Toy Story 2
* Meet the Parents
* Monsters, Inc.
* Cars
* The Princess and the Frog
* Toy Story 3
* Monsters University
* Cars 3
* The Meyerowitz Stories
* Toy Story 4
* Marriage Story

Songs|

* "Mama Told Me Not to Come"
* "I Think It's Going to Rain Today"
* "Sail Away"
* "He Gives Us All His Love"
* "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear"
* "Political Science"
* "You Can Leave Your Hat On"
* "Louisiana 1927"
* "Rednecks"
* "Short People"
* "I Love L.A."
* "You've Got a Friend in Me"
* "When She Loved Me"
* "If I Didn't Have You"
* "It's a Jungle Out There"
* "Our Town"
* "When We're Human"
* "Friends on the Other Side"
* "Down in New Orleans"
* "Almost There"
* "We Belong Together"
* "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy"

Related|

* Discography
* Accolades
* Nilsson Sings Newman
* Alfred Newman
* David Newman
* Emil Newman
* Joey Newman
* Lionel Newman
* Thomas Newman

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