· Randy Newman has been arranging and recording his own wonderful compositions for almost 40 years. For the best part of a decade before that, he was busy building his reputation as one of the greatest songwriters of his and future generations. “On Vine Street” is a lovingly compiled overview of what Randy Newman wrote for others in the days before he found his own voice."
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· Concentrating on songs that Randy wrote between 1962-1969, this 24-track set acquaints the listener with the original or early versions of songs that have passed into the realms of standards (‘I Think It’s Going To Rain Today’, ‘Mama Told Me (Not to Come)’ and more."
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· “On Vine Street” also features many recordings of songs from Randy’s early days as a staff writer at Metric Music that have never been reissued before in any format. Several of these appear here in stereo for the first time, too. "
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· Randy Newman’s reputation as a songwriter was firmly established long before he ever had a hit record of his own. A look at our artist roster will demonstrate the quality of the talent that lined up to record Randy’s songs, and a listen to any one of our two dozen tracks will confirm why they did so."
Track listing:"
1. The Biggest Night Of Her Life - HARPERS BIZARRE"
2. Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear - THE ALAN PRICE SET"
3. Mama Told Me Not To Come - ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS"
4. Have You Seen My Baby - FATS DOMINO"
5. Old Kentucky Home - THE BEAU BRUMMELS"
6. So Long Dad - NILSSON"
7. Love Story - RICK NELSON"
8. Vine Street (Intro: Black Jack David) - VAN DYKE PARKS"
9. I’ll Be Home - LORRAINE ELLISON"
10. I Think It’s Going To Rain Today - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD"
11. I Don’t Want To Hear It Anymore - SCOTT WALKER (first issued as by The Walker Brothers)"
12. I’ve Been Wrong Before - CILLA BLACK"
13. Take Me Away - JACKIE DESHANNON"
14. Happy New Year - BEVERLEY"
15. Baby, Don’t Look Down - BILLY STORM"
16. Friday Night - THE O’JAYS"
17. Big Brother - CALVIN GRAYSON"
18. Nobody Needs Your Love - GENE PITNEY"
19. Just One Smile - THE TOKENS"
20. I Can’t Remember Ever Loving You - TAMMY GRIMES"
21. While The City Sleeps - IRMA THOMAS"
22. Take Her - FRANKIE LAINE"
23. Love Is Blind - ERMA FRANKLIN"
24. Somebody’s Waiting - GENE MCDANIELS"
25. Looking For Me - VIC DANA"
26. They Tell Me It’s Summer - THE FLEETWOODS"