Randy Newman - Sail Away Album

Nothing showcases Randy Newman’s unique songwriting and vocal skills like the 1973, Sail Away album. Newman sidestepped the panoply of 1970s California singer/songwriters to come up with his own style as an outsider and an acidic prankster. He turns his acerbic wit to God ("He Gives Us All His Love," "God's Song"), celebrity ("Lonely at the Top"), nuclear Armageddon ("Political Science"), and sex ("You Can Leave Your Hat On") and comes out smelling like a rose. No collection of 70s pop is complete without this classic from singer/songwriter who managed to write lyrics that were both funny and tragic at the same time.