Randy Newman Live is a live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 singer Randy Newman

Randy Newman

Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....

. It is the only official live recording he has released. The album was recorded over three evenings between September 17 and 19, 1970 at the Bitter End

The Bitter End

The Bitter End is a nightclub in New York City's Greenwich Village. It opened its doors in 1961 at 147 Bleecker Street under the auspices of owner Fred Weintraub. The club changed its name to The Other End during the 1970s...

, New York.

Originally intended as a radio promo recording to gain publicity, it is just over 28 minutes in length. The material is mostly taken from his debut album

Randy Newman (album)

Randy Newman is the debut recording by Randy Newman, released in 1968. Unlike his later albums which featured Newman and his piano backed by guitar, bass guitar and drums, Randy Newman was highly orchestral and aimed to blend the orchestra with Newman's voice and piano. Randy Newman is the debut...

 and 12 Songs

12 Songs (Randy Newman album)

12 Songs is a 1970 album by singer/songwriter Randy Newman. His second album, 12 Songs received much better reviews than his first. On 12 Songs Newman collaborates with Clarence White and Ry Cooder. The album set the stage for Newman's later career with songs sung from the point of view of...

plus a couple of rarities ("Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong" and "Tickle Me") and two songs from the as then unreleased Sail Away

Sail Away (Randy Newman album)

-Personnel:* Randy Newman - arranger, composer, piano, vocals* Ry Cooder - guitars on "Last Night I Had a Dream" & "You Can Leave Your Hat On"* Russ Titelman - guitars* Jim Keltner - drums* Gene Parsons - drums* Earl Palmer - drums* Chris Ethridge - bass...

album ("Last Night I Had a Dream" and "Lonely at the Top").

Track listing

All tracks composed by Randy Newman.

1. "Mama Told Me Not to Come
   Mama Told Me Not to Come
   "Mama Told Me " is a song by Randy Newman written for Eric Burdon's first solo album in 1966. Three Dog Night's 1970 cover of the song topped the U.S. pop singles charts.-Newman original and first recordings:...
   
   " – 1:46
2. "Tickle Me" – 1:53
3. "I'll Be Home" – 2:40
4. "So Long Dad" – 1:41
5. "Livin' Without You" – 2:16
6. "Last Night I Had a Dream" – 1:43
7. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" – 2:32
8. "Lover's Prayer" – 1:52
9. "Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong" – 1:16
10. "Yellow Man" – 2:05
11. "Old Kentucky Home" – 1:33
12. "Cowboy" – 2:13
13. "Davy the Fat Boy" – 2:48
14. "Lonely at the Top" – 2:16