Born Again is the sixth album by American

United States

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 composer 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 has been generally received by critics as one of the low points in his catalog, though fans were much more merciful with their opinions. Several tracks, including the thumping blues

Blues

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 rocker "It's Money That I Love" and the Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra

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 parody "The Story of a Rock and Roll Band", are regarded as some of the best Newman has written.

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Randy Newman

1. "It's Money That I Love" – 3:38
2. "The Story of a Rock and Roll Band" – 2:53
3. "Pretty Boy" – 4:00
4. "Mr. Sheep" – 3:53
5. "Ghosts" – 2:28
6. "They Just Got Married" – 2:51
7. "Spies" – 3:55
8. "The Girls in My Life (Part One)" – 2:36
9. "Half a Man" – 3:38
10. "William Brown" – 1:50
11. "Pants" – 3:06

Personnel

• 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....
  
   - vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes
• Waddy Wachtel
  Waddy Wachtel
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   - guitar
• Buzzy Feiten - guitar
• Chuck Findley
  Chuck Findley
  Chuck Findley is an American session musician. Most widely-known as a trumpet player, he also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone...
  
   - horns
• Tom Scott
  Tom Scott (musician)
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   - horns
• Victor Feldman
  Victor Feldman
  Victor Stanley Feldman was a British jazz musician, best known as a pianist.-Early history:...
  
   - Fender Rhodes, drums, percussion
• Michael Boddicker
  Michael Boddicker
  Michael J. Boddicker , is an American film composer and session musician, specializing in electronic music. Three times N.A.R.A.S. Most Valuable Player "Synthesizer" and MVP Emeritus, he was awarded a Grammy as a songwriter for Imagination from Flashdance in 1984...
  
   - synthesizer
• David Shields - bass
• Willie Weeks
  Willie Weeks
  Willie Weeks is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also gained notoriety touring with many of rock's heavyweights throughout his career...
  
   - bass
• Andy Newmark
  Andy Newmark
  Andrew "Andy" Newmark is an American musician, best known as a popular session drummer, and for playing with the funk band Sly & the Family Stone from 1972 to 1973....
  
   - drums
• Lenny Castro
  Lenny Castro
  Lenny Castro is an American freelancing percussionist in the studio recording industry in the Los Angeles area.-Early life:Castro is a percussionist of Puerto Rican descent and was born and raised in New York City. His father, Hector Castro, played the keyboard in a Latin style and gave his son...
  
   - percussion
• Carlos Vega - percussion
• Stephen Bishop
  Stephen Bishop (musician)
  Stephen Bishop is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist.-History:Bishop was born in San Diego, California, and attended Will C. Crawford High School...
  
   - background vocals
• Valerie Carter
  Valerie Carter
  Valerie Carter to James J and Dorothy Carter, is an American singer-songwriter...
  
   - background vocals
• Arno Lucas - background vocals