1988 Randy Newman – Land Of Dreams
Land of Dreams is a 1988 album by Randy Newman featuring vignettes of his childhood in New Orleans. The best-known song on the album is “It’s Money That Matters”, which rose to the top of the Mainstream Rock chart for two weeks (and peaked at #60 on the Hot 100), to become Newman’s only number one hit on any U.S. chart; it features Mark Knopfler on guitar.
Prior to the album’s release, the song “Something Special” was closing title music for the 1987 MGM production Overboard starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, and the piano bridge from the song “Dixie Flyer” would subsequently often be utilized as break or filler music, most notably on the Car Talk radio program. The song “Falling in Love” features in the credits to the 1989 Tom Selleck film Her Alibi.
Tracks
1 Dixie Flyer (Randy Newman) 4:08
2 New Orleans Wins The War (Randy Newman) 3:32
3 Four Eyes (Randy Newman) 3:38
4 Falling In Love (Randy Newman) 3:01
5 Something Special (Randy Newman) 3:07
6 Bad News From Home (Randy Newman) 2:47
7 Roll With The Punches (Randy Newman) 3:27
8 Masterman And Baby J (Randy Newman) 3:29
9 Red Bandana (Randy Newman) 2:36
10 Follow The Flag (Randy Newman) 2:14
11 It’s Money That Matters (Randy Newman) 4:07
12 I Want You To Hurt Like I Do (Randy Newman) 4:05
Biography
Musicians
1 Dixie Flyer
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mark Knopfler |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Synclavier | Guy Fletcher |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
2 New Orleans Wins The War
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mark Knopfler |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Synclavier | Guy Fletcher |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
3 Four Eyes
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
| Keyboards | James Newton Howard |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Synclavier | Robbie Weaver |
| Synclavier | Kevin Maloney |
| Synthesizer | James Newton Howard |
| Synthesizer | David Paich |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Synthesizer | Larry Fast |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Flute | Dan Higgins |
| Piccolo | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
4 Falling In Love
| Bass | Jeff Lynne |
| Drums | Phil Jones |
| Guitar | Jeff Lynne |
| Guitar | Tom Petty |
| Guitar | Mike Campbell |
| Keyboards | Randy Newman |
| Keyboards | Jeff Lynne |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Background Vocals | Jeff Lynne |
| Background Vocals | Tom Petty |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
5 Something Special
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
| Keyboards | James Newton Howard |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Synclavier | Robbie Weaver |
| Synclavier | Kevin Maloney |
| Synthesizer | James Newton Howard |
| Synthesizer | David Paich |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Synthesizer | Larry Fast |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Flute | Dan Higgins |
| Piccolo | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
6 Bad News From Home
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mark Knopfler |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Synclavier | Guy Fletcher |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
7 Roll With The Punches
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mark Knopfler |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Synclavier | Guy Fletcher |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
8 Masterman And Baby J
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mark Knopfler |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Synclavier | Guy Fletcher |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
9 Red Bandana
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
| Keyboards | James Newton Howard |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Synclavier | Robbie Weaver |
| Synclavier | Kevin Maloney |
| Synthesizer | James Newton Howard |
| Synthesizer | David Paich |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Synthesizer | Larry Fast |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Flute | Dan Higgins |
| Piccolo | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
10 Follow The Flag
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mark Knopfler |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Synclavier | Guy Fletcher |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
11 It’s Money That Matters
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mark Knopfler |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Synclavier | Guy Fletcher |
| Synthesizer | Kevin Maloney |
| Background Vocals | Mark Knopfler |
| Background Vocals | Jeff Lynne |
| Background Vocals | Tom Petty |
| Background Vocals | Dana Drum |
| Background Vocals | Bob Hilburn |
| Background Vocals | Adrienne Howell |
| Background Vocals | Nicole Jones |
| Background Vocals | Jesse Kanner |
| Background Vocals | Deborah Neal |
| Background Vocals | Jeannie Novak |
| Background Vocals | Twila Rice |
| Background Vocals | Karen Verkoelen |
| Background Vocals | Frank Wolf |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
12 I Want You To Hurt Like I Do
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
| Keyboards | James Newton Howard |
| Piano | Randy Newman |
| Synclavier | Robbie Weaver |
| Synclavier | Kevin Maloney |
| Synthesizer | James Newton Howard |
| Synthesizer | David Paich |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Synthesizer | Larry Fast |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Flute | Dan Higgins |
| Piccolo | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Randy Newman |
Choir
Cameron Murphy, Carol Keiser, David Kater, Eric Scott, Gregory Starbird, Jed Whedon, Joseph Nalevansky, Michael Goldberg, Michael Nelson, Shahin Chandrasoma, Shinichiro Ohyama (Tracks 3, 12)
Liner Notes
Producer – Mark Knopfler (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Producer – Tommy Lipuma (Tracks 3, 5, 9, 12)
Producer – Jeff Lynne (Track 4)
Producer – James Newton Howard (Tracks 3, 5, 9, 12)
Arranged By – Randy Newman (Tracks 1 to 3, 5 to 12)
Arranged By – Mark Knopfler (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Arranged By – James Newton Howard (Tracks 3, 5, 9, 12)
Arranged By (Rhythm, Vocal) – Jeff Lynne (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Randy Newman (Tracks 3, 5, 9, 12)
Engineer – Bob Schaper, Elliott Scheiner, Frank Wolf, Jack Puig, Mark Linett, Neil Dorfsman
Engineer (Assistant) – Bart Stevens, Darryl Dobson, Joe Schiff, Karl Gruenewald, Laura Livingston, Michael Mason, Mike Kloster, Sharon Rice, Stacy Baird, Stephen Shelton, Steve Dewey, Steve Holroyd, Wade Jaynes
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Frank Wolf (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Mixed By – Neil Dorfsman (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 9, 12)
Design, Art Direction – John Kosh
Mastered At Masterdisk
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Circle Seven Recording
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At The Complex
Recorded At Westlake Audio
Recorded At M.C. Studios
Recorded At The Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
Recorded At The Enterprise
Recorded At Summa Music Group
Phonographic Copyright Reprise Records
Phonographic Copyright WEA International Inc.
Copyright Reprise Records
Copyright WEA International Inc.