Years in the Making (album) explained

Years in the Making
Type:Compilation album
Artist:Loudon Wainwright III
Cover:Years_in_the_Making_album_cover.jpg
Genre:Folk
Label:StorySound Records
Producer:Loudon Wainwright III & Dick Connette

Years in the Making is a two-CD compilation album by Loudon Wainwright III released on September 14, 2018, by StorySound Records.[1] [2] The album brings together 42 songs spanning Wainwright's career, including home and live recordings, demos, studio outtakes, and interview pieces. The set, released in a hardbound book, features 60 pages of liner notes, art, photos, and documents.[3] [4]

The album is arranged roughly by topic and chronology. Its tracks, most of which were previously unreleased, are divided into seven "chapters": Folk, Rocking Out and Kids on disc one and Love Hurts, Miscellany, Hollywood and The Big Picture on disc two. Years in the Making was co-produced by Wainwright and Dick Connette, who produced High Wide & Handsome, Wainwright's 2009 tribute to legendary banjo player Charlie Poole.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wainwright III Delivers a Warts and All Autobiography on 'Years in the Making'. Browne. David. September 17, 2018. rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. September 30, 2018.
  2. Web site: Loudon Wainwright III: Years in the Making. amazon.com. Amazon. September 30, 2018.
  3. Web site: Loudon Wainwright III Offers a Compelling Retrospective. Amen. John. September 11, 2018. nodepression.com. No Depression. September 30, 2018.
  4. Web site: Loudon Wainwright III Announces New Two-Disc Collection, 'Years In The Making'. Whitmore. Laura B.. June 21, 2018. parade.com. Parade. September 30, 2018.