Want (Rufus Wainwright album) explained

Want
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Rufus Wainwright
Cover:	Rufus Wainwright Want album cover.jpg
Released:	November 28, 2005 (UK)
Genre:	Pop
Length:	62:31 + 54:08
Label:	DreamWorks/Geffen
Producer:	Marius de Vries

Want is a repackaged double album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2005.^[1] It contains all the tracks from both Want One and Want Two, along with two bonus tracks: a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Chelsea Hotel No. 2" along with "In with the Ladies".^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Wainwright, unless otherwise noted.

Disc 1

1. "Oh What a World" – 4:23
2. "I Don't Know What It Is" – 4:51
3. "Vicious World" – 2:50
4. "Movies of Myself" – 4:30
5. "Pretty Things" – 2:40
6. "Go or Go Ahead" – 6:38
7. "Vibrate" – 2:44
8. "14th Street" – 4:44
9. "Natasha" – 3:28
10. "Harvester of Hearts" – 3:35
11. "Beautiful Child" – 4:15
12. "Want" – 5:10
13. "11:11" – 4:27
14. "Dinner at Eight" – 4:33

Disc 2

1. "Agnus Dei" – 5:45
2. "The One You Love" – 3:44
3. "Peach Trees" – 5:59
4. "Little Sister" – 3:22
5. "The Art Teacher" – 3:51
6. "Hometown Waltz" – 2:33
7. "This Love Affair" – 3:13
8. "Gay Messiah" – 3:14
9. "Memphis Skyline" – 4:51
10. "Waiting for a Dream" – 4:14
11. "Crumb by Crumb" – 4:13
12. "Old Whore's Diet" – 9:09
13. "Chelsea Hotel No. 2" (Leonard Cohen) – 3:55
14. "In with the Ladies" (Alex Gifford, Wainwright) – 3:52

Personnel

Want One

• Rufus Wainwright – voice (1–14), piano (2,5,8,10,14), fender rhodes piano (3), recorders (3), acoustic guitar (4,6,11–13), keyboards (9), orchestral arrangements (1,2,7,9,14), choral arrangements (7)
• Marius de Vries – piano (1,7,8,12,13), programming (1–4,6–14), vibraphone (10,12), orchestral arrangements (1,2,7,14), choral arrangements (7)
• Joy Smith – harp (1,2,13,14)
• Nick Hitchens – tuba (1)
• Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor (1,2,7,14)
• Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader (1,2,7,14)
• Alexis Smith – programming (1–4,6–14)
• Simon C Clarke – alto sax (1,8,11), baritone sax (1,8,10,11), flute (1,2,14), alto flute (1), piccolo (1)
• Tim Sanders – tenor sax (1,8,10,11)
• Roddy Lorimer – trumpet (1,2,8,10,11), flugelhorn (10)
• Paul Spong – trumpet (1,2,8,11)
• Annie Whitehead – trombone (1,2,8,10,11)
• Dave Stewart – bass trombone (1,2,11)
• Sterling Campbell – drums (2–4,13)
• Jeff Hill – bass (2,4,6,8,11–13)

• Gerry Leonard – guitar (2,8), electric guitar (4,6,11–13), mandolin (13)
• Charlie Sexton – guitar (2,8), electric guitar (4,6,11,12)
• Jimmy Zhivago – guitar (2), electric guitar (4), piano (8)
• Alexandra Knoll – oboe (2)
• David Sapadin – clarinet (2)
• Daniel Shelly – bassoon (2)
• Bernard O'Neill – bass (3,9,10)
• Matt Johnson – drums (6,9,11,12)
• The London Oratory Choir – choir (7)
• Levon Helm – drums (8)
• Kate McGarrigle – banjo (8), accordion (14)
• Martha Wainwright – additional vocals (8,12)
• Jenni Muldaur – additional vocals (8,12)
• Adrian Hallowell – bass trombone (8,11)
• Maxim Moston – concertmaster (9), orchestral arrangements (1,2,7,9,14)
• Teddy Thompson – additional vocals (10)
• Linda Thompson – additional vocals (10)
• Chris Elliott – orchestral arrangements (1,2,7,9,14)

Want Two

• Rufus Wainwright – voice (1–12), piano (1–7,9,10), additional vocals (2,3,8,11), acoustic guitar (2,3,8,11), keyboards (11), orchestral arrangements (1,4,7,9–11)
• Sophie Solomon – violin (1)
• Pit Hermans – cimbalom (1)
• Marius de Vries – keyboards (1,10,11), vibraphone (3,9), programming (2–4,8,9–11), orchestral arrangements (1,4,7,9–11)
• Stefano de Silva – engineer
• Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor (1,4,9,11), horn contractor (5,10)
• Gavyn Wright – orchestral leader (1,4,9,11)
• Martha Wainwright – additional vocals (2,3,6,8,12), violin (6)
• Gerry Leonard – electric guitar (2,3), guitars (9)
• Charlie Sexton – electric guitar (2,3)
• Jeff Hill – bass (2,3,8–12), additional vocals (12)
• Levon Helm – drums (2)
• Roberto Rodriguez – percussion (3)
• Sterling Campbell – drums (3,9)
• Matt Johnson – drums (3,8)
• Kate McGarrigle – additional vocals (6), banjo (6)
• Anna McGarrigle – additional vocals (6), accordion (6)
• Lily Lanken – additional vocals (6), recorder (6)
• Brad Albetta – bass (6)
• Maxim Moston – violin (7,10,12), concertmaster (7,10), orchestral arrangements (1,4,7,9–11)
• Antoine Silverman – violin (7,10)
• Joan Wasser – violin (7,10), viola (12)
• Julianne Klopotic – violin (7,10)
• Vivienne Kim – violin (7,10)
• Fiona Murray – violin (7,10)

• Cenovia Cummins – violin (7,10)
• Christopher Cardona – violin (7,10)
• Danielle Farina – viola (7,10)
• Alison Gordon – viola (7,10)
• Eric Hammelman – viola (7,10)
• Kathryn Lockwood – viola (7,10)
• Anja Wood – cello (7,10)
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello (7,10)
• Julia Kent – cello (7,10,12)
• Carlo Pellettieri – cello (7,10)
• Troy Rinker Jr – bass (7,10)
• Alexandra Knoll – oboe (7)
• David Sapadin – clarinet (7)
• Daniel Shelly – bassoon (7)
• Teddy Thompson – additional vocals (8,12)
• Jenni Muldaur – additional vocals (8)
• Suzzy Roche – additional vocals (8)
• Leona Naess – additional vocals (11)
• David Theodore – oboe (11)
• Rob Burger – Hammond organ (11)
• Gina Gershon – jaw harp (11)
• Antony – voice (12)
• Julianna Raye – additional vocals (12)
• Roger Greenawalt – ukulele (12), banjo (12)
• Steven Wolf – djembe (12), tambourine (12), additional programming (12)
• Alexis Smith – programming (2–4,8–11)
• Van Dyke Parks – orchestral arrangements (1,4,7,9–11)

External links

• Rufus Wainwright's official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 10, 2009. Rufus Wainwright releases double album. November 6, 2005. NME. IPC Media.
2. Web site: December 29, 2008. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r816155|pure_url=yes}} Want – Rufus Wainwright]. allmusic.