#268 Randy Newman, 'Sail Away' (1972)

Long before Randy Newman was the soundtrack to many people’s childhood (or many adults’ revisited childhoods), he was L.A.’s weirdest singer-songwriter. Newman famously wrote songs for and scored movies such as ‘Toy Story,’ ‘Monsters Inc.,’ ‘Cars’ and multiple others. In fact he has been nominated for 22 Academy Awards. Back to ‘Sail Away,’ though, this was Newman’s third album.