| Bad Love | ||||
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| Released | June 1, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–1999 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 44:45 | |||
| Label | Dreamworks | |||
| Producer | Mitchell Froom, Tchad Blake | |||
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Bad Love is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman, released on June 1, 1999. It was Newman's first solo album since 1995's Randy Newman's Faust and followed a 3-year hiatus during which Newman had focused on film soundtracks, receiving several Academy Award nominations.
The album finds Newman bitter and satirical – as "biting as ever, yet unafraid to tackle personal and heartfelt concerns". [1] Newman tackles issues such as the state of American culture in "My Country", which chronicles suburbia's growing dependence on television[ citation needed ], and "The World Isn’t Fair", which takes a look at the world through the eyes of Karl Marx. Another subject is aging – "Shame" takes a negative look at an "older man courting a younger woman" via the barbed lyrics and an exchange between the lead vocalist and the backing singer. "I’m Dead (But I Don't Know It)" is more self-referential in dealing with aging rock stars and commenting: "Everything I write sounds the same / Each record that I’m making / Is like a record that I’ve made / Just not as good".
"Every Time It Rains" was composed for Michael Jackson but he declined to record it, [2] while "I Miss You" was composed for Newman's ex-wife. [3]
Newman later said, "Before I started Bad Love, I wasn't exactly sure I could do a rock 'n' roll record at 65, or however old I was. But I was satisfied that it was a good record. Maybe my best record." [4]
This album was Newman's only release for DreamWorks Records.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [5] |
| Chicago Sun-Times | [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [7] |
| Hot Press | 10/12 [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| The Village Voice | A [10] |
It received generally positive reviews from critics, placing 11th in the 1999 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll. [11]
AllMusic stated that the songs on Bad Love "should rest comfortably alongside his other four-star offerings." [1]
All songs written by Randy Newman.
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