Grown Man is an album by the American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, released on October 2, 1995, on Virgin Records. The release is generally considered less stark and somewhat more humorous that its predecessor, History.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 2, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Loudon Wainwright III, Jeffrey Lesser | |||
| Loudon Wainwright III chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Grown Man contains a song addressed to his daughter, Martha Wainwright, titled "Father/Daughter Dialogue", on which they duet.
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III; except where indicated
- "The Birthday Present"
- "Grown Man"
- "That Hospital"
- "Housework"
- "Cobwebs"
- "A Year"
- "Father/Daughter Dialogue"
- "1994"
- "I.W.I.W.A.L.(I Wish I Was a Lesbian)"
- "Just A John"
- "I Suppose"
- "Dreaming"
- "The End Has Begun"
- "Human Cannonball"
- "Treasure Untold" (Jimmie Rodgers, Ellsworth T. Cozzens)
Personnel
edit- Loudon Wainwright III - guitar, vocals
- Dom Cortese - accordion
- Richard Crooks - drums
- Steve Gaboury - organ, accordion
- John Kaye - percussion
- Randy Landau - bass
- Jeffrey Lesser - percussion, Jew's harp, vocals
- David Mansfield - bouzouki, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, electric & slide guitar
- Chaim Tannenbaum - banjo, harmonica, vocals
- Martha Wainwright - vocals on "Father/Daughter Dialogue"
- Mike Kappus - executive producer[4]
Release history
edit- CD: Virgin CDV2789
References
edit- ^ Roch Parisien. "Grown Man - Loudon Wainwright III | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ^ "CG: Loudon Wainwright III". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ^ McLeese, Don. "Loudon Wainright III: Grown Man". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Mike Kappus | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-12.