Therapy (Loudon Wainwright III album)

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Therapy
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Studio album by
Released1989
RecordedSeptember–October 1988
StudioElephant Studios, Wapping, London
Genre Folk
Length46:11
Label Silvertone
Producer Chaim Tannenbaum,
Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
More Love Songs
(1986)
Therapy
(1989)
History
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau B+ [2]

Therapy is a 1989 album by Loudon Wainwright III. It followed a three-year hiatus, during which Wainwright moved from England (where he had recorded his previous two albums) back to the USA. Compared with those two, Therapy was not well received, but outstanding tracks have subsequently appeared on live albums (e.g. "Thanksgiving" on Career Moves ).

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III

  1. "Therapy" – 4:24
  2. "Bill of Goods" – 3:20
  3. "T.S.D.H.A.V." – 2:09
  4. "Harry's Wall" – 5:22
  5. "Aphrodisiac" – 3:47
  6. "Fly Paper" – 3:42
  7. "Nice Guys" – 3:03
  8. "Thanksgiving" – 5:39
  9. "Your Father's Car" – 2:23
  10. "Me & All The Other Mothers" – 3:04
  11. "You Don't Want to Know" – 3:46
  12. "Mind Read (It Belonged to You)" – 2:47
  13. "This Year" – 3:04

This Song Don't Have A Video

The only single from Therapy, "T.S.D.H.A.V.", actually did have one, featuring Wainwright singing the song in an easy chair; he gets up from the chair for a moment to answer the telephone (a PLEASE STAND BY graphic appears on the screen). It still airs occasionally on VH-1 Classic.

A live version of "T.S.D.H.A.V." can be found on the b-side of Wainwright's one-off single "If Jesse Don't Like It", which was also recorded before an audience.

Personnel

Release history

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Loudon Wainwright III: Therapy". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.