Randy Newman’s third studio LP, including the title track and “You Can Leave Your Hat On” which became a big hit for Joe Cocker in the 80s. Quality of songwriting you expect from early Newman, including “God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind).”

Musicians include Ry Cooder on guitar, and Earl Palmer, Gene Parsons, and Jim Keltner all contributing drums, along with Chris Ethridge, Jimmy Bond, and Wilton Feider on bass. Produced by Russ Titelman and recorded at a number of different studios in LA.

My copy, via Cheapo Records in Minneapolis MN, is a 1972 Terre Haute pressing – a gatefold with no titles listed on the back, which came with (and still has!) a 12×24″ poster insert. The gatefold opens on the bottom – see the front and rear jackets over each other in the gallery.