- rock
- 30 min
- 12 tracks
- Reprise Records
12 Songs is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman, released in April 1970 by Reprise Records. It features a swampy style of roots music with introspective, satirical songwriting. "Have You Seen My Baby?", the album's only single, was released in May.
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- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- 1Have You Seen My Baby?2:35
- 2Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield3:05
- 3Mama Told Me Not to Come2:12
- 4Suzanne3:08
- 5Lover’s Prayer1:59
- 6Lucinda2:44
- 7Underneath the Harlem Moon1:54
- 8Yellow Man2:24
- 9Old Kentucky Home2:40
- 10Rosemary2:10
- 11If You Need Oil2:59
- 12Uncle Bob’s Midnight Blues2:01
12 tracks, 30 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Randy Newman
- Label
- Reprise Records
- Released
- 1970-02
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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