Fame and Wealth

Fame and Wealth
Studio album by Loudon Wainwright III
Released	1983
Studio	Blue Rock, New York City
Genre	Folk
Length	33:02
Label	Rounder
Producer	Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
A Live One (1979) Fame and Wealth (1983) I'm Alright (1985)

Fame and Wealth is an album by the American musician Loudon Wainwright III, released in 1983. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	B [4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that Wainwright "attacks the guitar instead of plucking its strings, and while he's capable of crooning warmly, his standard tone of voice is a strangled yowl." ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III

1. "Reader and Advisor" – 5:28
2. "The Grammy Song" – 2:41
3. "Dump the Dog" – 2:08
4. "Thick & Thin" – 2:47
5. "Revenge" – 2:39
6. "Five Years Old" – 3:19
7. "Ingenue" – 3:40
8. "IDTTYWLM" – 4:06
9. "Westchester County" – 2:56
10. "Saturday Morning Fever" – 2:17
11. "April Fool's Day Morn" – 4:30
12. "Fame and Wealth" – 1:31

Personnel

• Loudon Wainwright III - acoustic guitar, banjo, drum, vocals

with:

• Richard Thompson - acoustic guitar on "April Fool's Day Morn"; electric guitar, mandolin on "Reader and Advisor"
• Myles Chase - synthesizer, piano, Fender Rhodes on "Five Years Old"
• Mark Hardwick - piano on "IDTTYWLM"
• Luther Rix - drums, percussion on "Five Years Old"
• Bob Rose - 12-string guitar on "Five Years Old"
• Mark Johnson - percussion on "IDTTYWLM"
• John Miller - bass on "Five Years Old"

Technical

• Michael Ewasko - engineer
• Teddy Wainwright - executive producer
• Keith Scott Morton - cover photography

Release history

• LP: Rounder 3076 (U.S.)
• LP: Demon FIEND5 (UK)
• CD: Rounder CD3076 (1987)

References

1. Holden, Stephen (March 6, 1983). "Loudon Wainwright Takes a Dark View". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
2. Sullivan, Jim (March 11, 1983). "A Ride on Loudon Wainwright's Roller Coaster". Arts. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
3. AllMusic review
4. "Robert Christgau: CG: Loudon Wainwright III". www.robertchristgau.com.
5. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 7, 2008.
6. Tucker, Ken (March 9, 1983). "Wainwright Is Back with One of His Best". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E7.

External links

• Rounder Records, catalogue website for Fame and Wealth