Lonely at the Top: The Best of Randy Newman

Compilation by Randy Newman

Released 21 May 1987

Abe Most
alto saxophone [22]
Andy Newmark
drums (drum set) [14]
Bob Kovach
editor [4], mix [4]
Bob Seger
background vocals [19]
Christine McVie
background vocals [21]
Don Henley
background vocals [16, 19]
Donn Landee
additional [10-12]
Doug Botnick
engineer [4], mix [4]
Emil Newman
conductor [6]
Ernie Watts
horn [20], saxophone [20], solo [20]
Glenn Frey
background vocals [14, 16, 18], guitar [14]
J.D. Souther
background vocals [14, 16, 18]
Jennifer Warnes
background vocals [19]
Jim Keltner
drums (drum set) [18]
Klaus Voormann
bass [18]
Lee Herschberg
re, engineer [1-4, 6-12, 14, 16-18, 22], mix [4, 6-12, 14, 16-18, 22]
Lenny Waronker
co [8], producer [1-4, 6-12, 14, 16-22]
Linda Ronstadt
background vocals [19]
Lindsey Buckingham
background vocals [21]
Louis Kauffman
violin [6]
Loyd Clifft
engineer [14, 16-18]
Mark Linett
engineer [19-21], mix [19-21]
Milt Holland
congas [18], percussion [14]
Mitchell Froom
co [8]
Nick de Caro
strings [12]
Paulinho da Costa
additional [19], percussion [19]
Randy Newman
arranger [1-4, 6-12, 14, 16-22], conductor [10-12, 14, 16-21], piano [6-9, 22], vocal [7-8, 10, 22]
Rick Marotta
drums (drum set) [14, 16]
Robert Fernandez
assistant [19-21]
Russ Titelman
producer [4, 6-12, 14, 16-22]
Timothy B. Schmit
background vocals [18]
Van Dyke Parks
producer [1-3]
Waddy Wachtel
guitar [16, 18, 21]
Wendy Waldman
background vocals [19]
Willie Weeks
bass [14, 16]