Strange Weirdos Explained
| Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the film Knocked Up |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Loudon Wainwright III |
| Cover: | Strange Weirdos.JPG |
| Released: | May 22, 2007 |
| Recorded: | by Ryan Freeland at The Garfield House, South Pasadena, California, U.S.A., except track 3 - by S. Husky Höskulds at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, mixed by R.Freeland |
| Genre: | Contemporary folk, folk-rock, americana |
| Length: | 48:17 |
| Label: | Concord |
| Producer: | Joe Henry, Loudon Wainwright III |
| Prev Title: | Here Come the Choppers |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Recovery |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up is the official soundtrack album to the 2007 Judd Apatow film Knocked Up, and the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, released on May 22, 2007 on Concord Records.[1] The album was co-produced by Joe Henry and Wainwright. Guests featured on the album include multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz, Van Dyke Parks, bassist David Pilch, Richard Thompson and Patrick Warren.
In 2007 Strange Weirdos reached peak positions of number 32 on Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and number 22 on the Top Soundtracks chart. The album re-entered the Top Soundtracks chart in 2009, reaching a peak position of number 15.
Development
Strange Weirdos served as the soundtrack to Judd Apatow's 2007 film Knocked Up and a studio album for Wainwright, who played a gynecologist in the film.[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Wainwright unless noted otherwise.
- "Grey in L.A." – 3:15
- "You Can't Fail Me Now" (Joe Henry, Wainwright) – 3:45
- "Daughter" (Peter Blegvad) – 3:33
- "Ypsilanti" (Henry) – 1:52
- "So Much to Do" (Henry, Wainwright) – 3:26
- "Valley Morning" – 3:44
- "X or Y" – 2:54
- "Final Frontier" – 3:47
- "Feel So Good" (Mose Allison) – 2:03
- "Lullaby" – 3:12
- "Naomi" (Henry) – 4:04
- "Doin' the Math" – 5:32
- "Strange Weirdos" – 4:07
- "Passion Play" – 2:54
Track listing adapted from Allmusic.[1]
Personnel
- Musicians
- Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
- Jebin Bruni – organ (7), piano (13)
- Daphne Chen – second violin of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13)
- Richard Dodd – cello of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13)
- Eric Gorfain – first violin of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13)
- Portia Griffin – backing vocals (7, 12)
- Niki Haris – backing vocals (7, 12)
- Joe Henry – acoustic guitar (4,11), record producer
- Leah Katz – viola of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13)
- Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, Weissenborn steel guitar, mandolin, mandola,
- Jean McClain – backing vocals (7, 12)
- Van Dyke Parks – accordion (1, 3, 14), piano (5)
- David Piltch – acoustic bass, electric bass
- Richard Thompson – electric guitar (1, 8, 10)
- Loudon Wainwright III – vocals, guitars, ukulele, record producer
- Patrick Warren – piano, pump organ, Chamberlin, accordion; string arrangements and conductor of The Section Quartet
- Production
- Judd Apatow – executive producer, liner notes
- John Baldi – A&R
- David Buntz – album director for Universal Pictures
- Ryan Freeland – engineer, mixing
- Harry Garfield – executive in charge of music for Universal Pictures
- S. Husky Höskulds – engineer (3)
- Jonathan Karp – music supervisor
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Kathy Nelson – executive in charge of music for Universal Pictures
- Rob Saslow – A&R
- Anabel Sinn – design
- Michael Wilson – photography
Charts
In 2007 Strange Weirdos reached peak positions of number 32 on Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and number 22 on the Top Soundtracks chart.[3] The album reached number 15 on the Top Soundtracks chart in 2009.[4]
| Chart (2007) | Peak
position |
|---|
| U.S. Top Heatseekers | 32 |
| U.S. Top Soundtracks | 22 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak
position |
|---|
| U.S. Top Soundtracks | 15 |
|
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up. February 23, 2012. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Thom. Jurek.
- News: Loudon Wainwright III, Strange Weirdos. Robin. Denselow. The Guardian. 0261-3077. 60623878. June 7, 2007. February 23, 2012. London, United Kingdom.
- Web site: Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up – Charts & Awards. February 23, 2012. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
- [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=loudon wainwright iii|chart=all}} Strange Weirdos: Music from and...]. Billboard. February 23, 2012. Prometheus Global Media.
