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Randy Newman

Randy Newman's Faust

Randy Newman's Faust

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Personnel includes: Randy Newman (vocals, conductor, piano, synthesizer); James Taylor, Don Henley, Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Kristyn Liang-Chen (vocals); Ry Cooder, Waddy Watchel, Mark Goldenberg, Michael Landau, Michael Thompson, Bob Mann, John Goux (guitar); Doug Livingston (pedal steel); Steve Tavaglione (saxophone); Randy Kerber (piano, Hammond B-3, synthesizer); Benmont Tench (harmonium, Hammond B-3 organ); Randy Waldman (organ, synthesizer); Bill Payne (Hammond B-3 organ); Robbie Buchanan (synthesizer); Leland Sklar, Larry Klein, James Hutchinson, Jimmy Johnson (bass); Jim Keltner, Kenny Aronoff, Carlos Vega, Denny Carmassi (drums); Michael Fisher (percussion); Mark Mann, Eric Persing (programming).
Producers: Peter Asher, Don Was.
Engineers: Frank Wolf, George Massenburg, Ed Cherney.
Recorded between February 10, 1993 and June 1, 1995.
RANDY NEWMAN'S FAUST is an Enhanced CD containing both a full audio program as well as multimedia computer files.
Personnel includes: Randy Newman (vocals, conductor, piano, synthesizers); James Taylor, Don Henley, Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Kristyn Liang-Chen (vocals); Ry Cooder, Waddy Watchel, Mark Goldenberg, Michael Landau, Michael Thompson, Bob Mann, John Goux (guitar); Doug Livingston (pedal steel); Steve Tavaglione (saxophone); Randy Kerber (piano, Hammond B-3, synthesizers); Benmont Tench (harmonium, Hammond B-3 organ); Randy Waldman (organ, synthesizer); Bill Payne (Hammond B-3 organ); Robbie Buchanan (synthesizer); Leland Sklar, Larry Klein, James Hutchinson, Jimmy Johnson (bass); Jim Keltner, Kenny Aronoff, Carlos Vega, Denny Carmassi (drums); Michael Fisher (percussion); Mark Mann, Eric Persing (programming).
Producers: Peter Asher, Don Was.
Engineers: Frank Wolf, George Massenburg, Ed Cherney.
Recorded between February 10, 1993 and June 1, 1995.
Personnel includes: Randy Newman (vocals, piano); James Taylor, Elton John, Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt (vocals); Bob Mann, Michael Landau, Michael Thompson, Ry Cooder, Mark Goldenberg, John Gaux (guitar); Doug Livingston (pedal steel); Steve Tavaglione (saxophone); Bill Payne, Benmont Tench (Hammond B-3 organ); Randy Waldman, Robbie Buchanon, Randy Kerber (synthesizer); Jimmy Johnson, James Hutchinson, Larry Klein, Leland Sklar (bass); Carlos Vega, Danny Carmassi, Kenny Aronoff, Jim Keltner (drums); Michael Fisher (percussion).
Includes liner notes by Chris William.
The legend of Faust has inspired everyone from Goethe to Thomas Mann. Newman's first foray into musical theater, FAUST stumbled a bit on its way out of the starting gate and to date, aside from workshop performances, hasn't materialized on any major stage. However, Newman gathered an array of friends to record the work, including James Taylor, Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt and Elton John. Newman, not unpredictably, casts himself as the Devil, once God's favorite archangel, trying to regain favor from the picky Lord (Taylor) and return to his former heavenly home.
A wry lyricist and vocalist with a rare sense of timing and nuance, Newman makes dubious lines like "The man who shot you in the head in that Burger King in Tuscon" work as sheer comedy. But in the more kindly hands of Taylor and Ronstadt, the humor falls short. Raitt, an off-color jokester herself, fares far better. Nevertheless, it's the biting wit of Newman that shines through, from the rolling ragtime of "Can't Keep A Good Man Down" to the bluesy dialogue between the Devil and Margaret in "Bleeding All Over the Place."