Martha Wainwright (album)

Martha Wainwright
Studio album by Martha Wainwright
Released	April 12, 2005 [1]
Recorded	2005
Genre	Folk, pop
Length	49:08
Label	MapleMusic Zoë
Producer	Martha Wainwright Brad Albetta
Martha Wainwright chronology
Ground Floor (1997) Martha Wainwright (2005) I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too (2008)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A– [4]
The Guardian	[5]
Pitchfork	7.8/10 [6]
Mojo	[7]
Q	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Slant Magazine	[10]
Uncut	8/10 [11]

Martha Wainwright is the debut album of Montreal singer Martha Wainwright, released on April 12, 2005. The album received generally favourable reviews. ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Martha Wainwright except where noted.

1. "Far Away" – 2:54
2. "G.P.T." – 2:44
3. "Factory" – 3:32
4. "These Flowers" – 4:11
5. "Ball & Chain" – 3:18
6. "Don't Forget" – 4:11
7. "This Life" – 6:01
8. "When the Day Is Short" – 3:46
9. "Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole" – 3:14
10. "TV Show" – 4:09
11. "The Maker" – 4:08
12. "Who Was I Kidding?" – 4:10
13. "Whither Must I Wander" (Robert Louis Stevenson, Ralph Vaughan Williams) – 2:47

Special edition bonus tracks

From the five-song EP, I Will Internalize, also released by MapleMusic, and which preceded the full album release. Songs excluded from the special edition were "I Will Internalize" and "New York, New York, New York".

14. "Bring Back My Heart" (featuring Rufus Wainwright) – 3:17
15. "Baby" – 3:56
16. "Dis, quand reviendras-tu?" (Barbara) – 4:10

Personnel

• Martha Wainwright – vocals, electric guitar (track 11), guitar, producer
• Cameron Greider – electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 11)
• Bill Dobrow – drums (tracks 1–3, 5, 8, 10, and 11)
• Brad Albetta – bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, and 11), upright bass (track 9), Moog bass (track 4), keyboards (tracks 3, 4, 6, and 7), Rhodes (track 9), electric guitar (track 3)
• Joe McGinty – piano (tracks 1 and 7), keyboards (tracks 7 and 11)
• Jeff Hill – bass guitar (track 2)
• Tom Mennier – piano (tracks 2–5, 10, 13) keyboards (track 2), Wurlitzer (track 3), background vocals (track 4)
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello (track 2)
• Lily Lanken – background vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, and 10)
• Dan Reiser – drums (track 3)
• Kate McGarrigle – banjo (track 3), piano (track 6)
• Erin Hill – harp (tracks 4 and 13)
• Garth Hudson – organ (track 4), keyboards (track 12), alto saxophone (track 12)
• Rufus Wainwright – background vocals (track 6)
• Alan Besozi – percussion (track 6)
• Dan Albetta – electric guitar (track 7)
• JC Hopkins – electric guitar (track 7)
• Disco D – drum programming (track 7)
• Paul Bryan – bass (tracks 5 and 8)

Charts

Chart performance for Martha Wainwright

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [12]	47
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [13]	39
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14]	49
UK Albums (OCC) [15]	63
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16]	43

References

1. Monger, James Christopher. "Martha Wainwright - Martha Wainwright". AllMusic . Retrieved October 14, 2018.
2. "Martha Wainwright by Martha Wainwright". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
3. She's just as acute as [Rufus] is, as centered on the poetry within the profane, as able to write songs whose meanings stay kept behind doors within doors. [May 2005, p.125]
4. Wainwright's barbed lyrics about love and relationships sound like she scrawled them on a whiskey-soaked night. [22 Apr 2005, p.62]}
5. Sweeting, Adam (1 April 2005). "Martha Wainwright, Martha Wainwright". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 April 2025.
6. "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
7. This is special, many-layered stuff. [May 2005, p.108]
8. Her voice is a thing of wonder. [Apr 2005, p.123]
9. "Album Reviews". Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
10. Cinquemani, Sal (April 15, 2005). "Review: Martha Wainwright, Martha Wainwright". Slant Magazine . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
11. Packed with brilliant, bohemian songs that combine affecting lyrical honesty, beguiling melodies and a voice that has a touch of Alanis Morissette. [May 2005, p.96]
12. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Martha Wainwright". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Martha Wainwright – Martha Wainwright". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Martha Wainwright – Martha Wainwright". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
16. "Martha Wainwright Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.