Fame and Wealth explained

Fame and Wealth
Type:	Album
Artist:	Loudon Wainwright III
Cover:	FameandWealthalbumcover.jpg
Released:	1983
Studio:	Blue Rock Studio, New York City
Genre:	Folk
Length:	33:02
Label:	Rounder
Producer:	Loudon Wainwright III
Prev Title:	A Live One
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	I'm Alright
Next Year:	1985

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

Critical reception

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."^[3]

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)

External links

• Rounder Records, catalogue website for Fame and Wealth

Notes and References

1. News: Loudon Wainwright Takes a Dark View. Stephen. Holden. The New York Times . March 6, 1983. NYTimes.com.
2. News: Sullivan . Jim . A Ride on Loudon Wainwright's Roller Coaster . The Boston Globe . 11 Mar 1983 . Arts . 1.
3. News: Tucker . Ken . Wainwright Is Back with One of His Best . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 9 Mar 1983 . E7.