Album II (Loudon Wainwright III album)

For the Kem album, see Album II (Kem album).

Album II
Studio album by Loudon Wainwright III
Released	February 1971 (February 1971)
Studio	Intermedia Sounds, Boston, Massachusetts
Genre	Folk
Length	35:42
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Loudon Wainwright III, Milton Kramer
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
Loudon Wainwright III (1970) Album II (1971) Album III (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable) [3]

Album II is the second album by Loudon Wainwright III. It was released in 1971 by Atlantic Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Loudon Wainwright III, except where noted

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Me and My Friend the Cat"	3:23
2.	"Motel Blues"	2:50
3.	"Nice Jewish Girls"	2:09
4.	"Be Careful, There’s a Baby in the House"	3:18
5.	"I Know I’m Unhappy/Suicide Song/Glenville Reel"	3:10
6.	"Saw Your Name in the Paper"	2:14

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Samson and the Warden"		3:09
8.	"Plane; Too"		3:10
9.	"Cook That Dinner, Dora"		2:06
10.	"Old Friend"		2:57
11.	"Old Paint"	Traditional; arranged by Loudon Wainwright III	3:50
12.	"Winter Song"		3:30

Personnel

• Loudon Wainwright III - guitar, vocals
• Kate McGarrigle - vocals on "Old Paint"
• Saul Broudy - harmonica on "Old Paint"

Technical

• Milton Kramer - producer on tracks 1, 9 and 5c. All other tracks produced by Loudon Wainwright III
• Michael Leary - engineer
• Peter Hujar - cover photography
• Milton Kramer, Andrew Wainwright - photography

Release history

• LP: Atlantic SD 8291 (U.S.)
• LP: Atlantic K40272 (UK)
• LP: Atlantic 2400 142 (UK)
• LP: Edsel ED310 (1989 re-release)
• CD: Collector's Choice 633 (April 25, 2006 re-release)

References

1. Album II at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 21, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
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