Songbook Vol. 2 Digital MP3 Album exclusive

Songbook Vol. 2 Digital MP3 Album exclusiveRandy Newman takes a fresh look at both classic and more recent work in new solo takes on 16 of his celebrated songs, surveying 40 years of recordings. Songbook Vol. 2, includes songs spanning from the 1968 album Randy Newman through Newmans most recent, 2008s Harps and Angels. The Philadelphia Daily News gives the album an A. MusicOMH calls it "an invigorating celebration of the power of music, and a delicate declaration of the power of one man and

It features the legendary singer and her acoustic backing band performing songs by Bill Monroe

" Q calls it "his best solo album yet a beautifully moving

which hailed the album as “complex and dangerously catchy

propelled with joyous momentum even on tracks with darker lyrics

and Amy Helm

with the band’s friend Josh Ritter co-writing lyrics on two tunes

which combines the classical form with jazz harmonies

"It lives at the vanguard of new jazz music

The Washington Post calls La Commedia "an exciting

yet as tightly argued as a rigorous studio date

Best American Roots Performance & Best American Roots Song ("Faraway Look")

and deployed with subtle craftsmanship