album compositions sung newman piano record great commercial success critically praised helped newman gain notice won record year award magazine remains fan favorite recorded weeks album showcases voice multi tracked layers tone harmony arrangements spare graceful record cover art released compact disc followed 30th anniversary album called studio masterpiece best exposition ballad rock background album harry ended newman songs years later told awe newman writing songs ones thought better released concept album perspective expand musical album included songs newman woven tell story interactions famous family author writes album inspiration recording august newman began record album basic tracks laid spent weeks voice create layers harmonies line line overdubs laid single song reminds listener listening recording studio album voice control room heard songs instructing recording engineer add echo remove voice album final song long dad amid multi chorus voices asks voice saying actually need current voice forget saying voice piano instruments studio including bass drum electronic keyboards song cowboy electronic bring different concluding theme quoting theme film inside joke referenced everybody film major success earlier year newman according tired album finished making piano voice explained got knew going later didn newman said experience honored writer harry talent choose album songs newman continued great singer singer things vocalist couldn like hold note number alternate takes songs recorded left album songs snow newman wrote song specifically album caroline straightforward love song release response february album released rca_records cover art completed known teaming create rock roll duo jan dean near fatal auto accident graphic artist tone scene depicted driving old american car countryside newman seat car door working audio equipment record review magazine named album year album sell possibly quality ballads reviews newman said interview personally went assess sales album record store los_angeles asked clerk recognize albums clerk guided describing sales recommended came said nearly finished reviews weekly magazine cue new_york praised saying dealing material powerful free concentrate entirely gifts performer cue said album free overwhelmingly complex personal expressions came earlier singing newman singing newman april newman released second album songs collection featuring spare arrangements simple instrumental parts underneath newman vocals providing economical backdrop slide guitar song mama told come written years earlier delivered stripped form helped newman establish composer note newman appeared solo engagements beginning june nbc special hosted mama told come yielded chart dog night july newman career high gear recording project soundtrack children fantasy film conceived titled point finished popular release hit single composed earlier legacy newman prepared record entire album songs returning favor years later newman recorded song death january intended homage memorial titled love harry everybody sings leave room participation artists newman sang song remember christmas sad tune opened album newman said hope harry knew great putting making fun released 30th anniversary release additional tracks snow unreleased lack room alternate versions songs original album wrote newman sly dramatically structured pop suited theatrical tone takes better newman different wicked vicious melancholy artists expressed fondness album include adrian says subtle graceful masterpiece pleasure grace notes small gestures jokes listener acquired taste newman songs sweet honey track listing music lyrics vine love story yellow man caroline cowboy state home living ohio long dad issue contains following bonus tracks snow love story alternate cowboy alternate home alternate living alternate personnel vocals additional instruments piano electronic keyboards
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