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(October 7, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA) Rhino will reissue Randy Newman’s acclaimed 1983 album this fall with Trouble in Paradise (Expanded Edition), a 2CD collection arriving October 17. That same day, the album returns to vinyl as part of the Rhino Reserve audiophile series.
Trouble in Paradise (Expanded Edition) features a newly remastered version of the original, a rare live recording making its U.S. debut, and 13 previously unreleased demos for tracks like “Christmas In Cape Town” and “My Life Is Good.” Pre-Order Here.
The demos also include “Big Fat Country Song (Something To Sing About),” a track that evolved into “I Love L.A.” after Don Henley of the Eagles suggested Newman write a song about his hometown. The result was a city anthem in the tradition of “Chicago” and “New York, New York,” but sharpened with Newman’s lyrical bite. Despite that edge, it was quickly embraced as Los Angeles’ unofficial theme and is still played at Dodgers games and city celebrations. “I’m happy that it brings people so much happiness,” Newman says. “The little ironies that I have in there are ignored, but not unnoticed by lots of people. They get it.”
Trouble in Paradise (Expanded Edition) also restores Un Samedi En Décembre, a rare live-in-the-studio concert recorded for French television in 1982 and previously unavailable in the U.S. Taped just before the release of Trouble in Paradise, the performance serves as a career-spanning retrospective, drawing from all but one of Newman’s previous studio albums. He accompanies himself on piano for much of the set, with a string section joining on songs like “Louisiana 1927,” “Love Story,” and “Marie.”
Named one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s, Trouble in Paradise was produced by Lenny Waronker—who oversaw Newman’s first six albums—together with Russ Titelman. The sessions featured some of Los Angeles’ top musicians, including members of Toto, along with guest appearances by Henley, Paul Simon, Rickie Lee Jones, Linda Ronstadt, and Bob Seger. Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham also contributed background vocals on “I Love L.A.”
Also arriving October 17 is a 180-gram vinyl pressing of Trouble in Paradise from the Rhino Reserve audiophile series. Cut from the original analog masters by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in Oxnard, California, the LP will be available exclusively through indie retailers in the U.S.
Newman’s unreleased sketches will also take center stage on Trouble in Paradise: Demos, a limited-edition LP on Black vinyl arriving November 28 as part of Record Store Day Black Friday. The album includes all 13 demos from the Expanded Edition and will be available exclusively at select independent music retailers.
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