Fame and Wealth


Fame and Wealth is an album by the American musician Loudon Wainwright III, released in 1983.

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."

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

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
  • LP: Demon FIEND5
  • CD: Rounder CD3076