"Randy Newman" is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman, released in 1968 by Reprise Records. The album is sometimes referred to by its alternate title, "Randy Newman Creates Something New Under the Sun," which is written on the reverse of the album sleeve. Prior to this release, Newman had already made a name for himself as a songwriter, and the album was advertised as sounding "like a greatest hits."
Unlike Newman's later albums, which typically feature his piano accompanied by rock instrumentation, Randy Newman is noted for its orchestral arrangements. Despite its critical aspirations, the album did not achieve commercial success and did not make it onto the Billboard Top 200 chart. According to Ken Tucker, the album sold so poorly that Warner Bros. even offered buyers the chance to exchange it for another album from their catalog.
The album remained out of print for over 15 years before being reissued on CD in 1995, with a remastering by Lee Herschberg. In recent years, Randy Newman has garnered critical recognition. It was placed at number 716 in Colin Larkin's "All Time Top 1000 Albums" in 2000, and in 2017, Pitchfork ranked it as the 97th greatest album of the 1960s.
