Little Ship (album)

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Little Ship
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Studio album by
Released1998
RecordedShelter Island Sound, Sear Sound and Big House Recording, New York City
Genre Folk
Length48:17
Label Virgin/Charisma
Producer John Leventhal, Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
Grown Man
(1995)
Little Ship
(1998)
BBC Sessions
(1998)
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Little Ship is an album by the American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, released in 1998 on Virgin Records/Charisma Records. [3] According to Wainwright, the album "focuses primarily on the theme of a relationship. In terms of the other records, I don't know how or why I would place it somewhere except that it's the newest." [4]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III

  1. "Breakfast in Bed" – 3:05
  2. "Four Mirrors" – 2:55
  3. "Mr. Ambivalent" – 3:44
  4. "OGM" – 2:55
  5. "Our Own War" – 3:50
  6. "So Damn Happy" – 2:25
  7. "Primrose Hill" – 4:47
  8. "Underwear" – 1:30
  9. "The World" – 1:49
  10. "What Are Families For?" – 4:26
  11. "Bein' a Dad" – 3:41
  12. "The Birthday Present ll" – 3:51
  13. "I Can't Stand Myself" – 2:41
  14. "Little Ship" – 3:33
  15. "A Song" – 3:05

Personnel

The following people contributed to Little Ship: [5]

Musicians

Arrangements

Recording personnel

Artwork

Release history

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References

  1. "Little Ship - Loudon Wainwright III | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: Loudon Wainwright III". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Loudon Wainwright III Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. "Loudon Wainwright III interview- Perfect Sound Forever". Furious.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  5. Little Ship liner notes