Fame and Wealth

Fame and Wealth
Studio album by Loudon Wainwright III
Released	1983
Genre	Folk
Length	33:02
Label	Rounder
Producer	Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
A Live One (1979) Fame and Wealth (1983) I'm Alright (1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Fame and Wealth is a 1983 album by Loudon Wainwright III. It was originally released on Rounder Records. After a five year hiatus since Final Exam, it eschewed the rock sound of his later 1970s albums in favour of a stripped-down, wirier folk sound which would typify his recorded output from then on.

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, vocals
• Richard Thompson - acoustic & electric guitar, mandolin
• Myles Chase - synthesizer, piano, Fender Rhodes
• Mark Hardwick - piano
• Luther Rix - drums, percussion
• Bob Rose - 12 string guitar
• Teddy Wainwright - Executive Producer
• Mark Johnson - percussion
• John Miller - bass

Release history

• LP: Rounder 3076 (U.S.)
• LP: Demon FIEND5 (UK)
• CD: Rounder CD3076 (1987)

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Robert Christgau review
3. Rolling Stone review

External links

• Rounder Records, catalogue website for Fame and Wealth