Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu finds singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright stripping back the operatic flourishes of his 2007 album Release the Stars to deliver a stark and deeply personal collection of songs. Where Stars often featured large backing ensemble arrangements, here Wainwright simply accompanies himself on piano, allowing the lyrics of these poetic, introspective songs and his voice to take the spotlight. Never one to shirk away from cerebral and conceptual artistic endeavors, Wainwright has adapted three Shakespeare sonnets here that work quite well as ruminative, classically impressionistic-style pieces. Elsewhere, tracks like "Who Are You New York" and "Sad with What I Have" feature Wainwright's longstanding knack for clever and ironic turns of phrase. Obviously, the memory of Wainwright's mother, Kate McGarrigle, who died in 2010 after an extended illness, hangs heavy throughout the album. It is clear that Wainwright wrote and recorded much of All Days Are Nights during her illness, and themes of loss, depression, and sadness permeate these songs. Wainwright addresses this directly in "Martha," a yearning plea to his sister, singer/songwriter Martha Wainwright, to whom he also dedicates the album. Wainwright sings, "Martha it's your brother calling. Time to go up north and see mother. Things are harder for her now and neither of us is really that much older than each other anymore." The song, as with most of of All Days Are Nights, is a bold, absolutely emotionally naked statement that still retains Wainwright's devastating talent for artful, universally compelling songcraft.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 12.49€/month
Pierre Marchand, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - William Shakespeare , Author - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - William Shakespeare , Author - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - William Shakespeare , Author - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bernadette Colomine, Author
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - TOM SCHICK, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pascal Shefteshy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bernadette Colomine, Author
℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rufus Wainwright, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ron Skinner, Producer - Andres Lara, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cathy Irving, Producer
℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu finds singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright stripping back the operatic flourishes of his 2007 album Release the Stars to deliver a stark and deeply personal collection of songs. Where Stars often featured large backing ensemble arrangements, here Wainwright simply accompanies himself on piano, allowing the lyrics of these poetic, introspective songs and his voice to take the spotlight. Never one to shirk away from cerebral and conceptual artistic endeavors, Wainwright has adapted three Shakespeare sonnets here that work quite well as ruminative, classically impressionistic-style pieces. Elsewhere, tracks like "Who Are You New York" and "Sad with What I Have" feature Wainwright's longstanding knack for clever and ironic turns of phrase. Obviously, the memory of Wainwright's mother, Kate McGarrigle, who died in 2010 after an extended illness, hangs heavy throughout the album. It is clear that Wainwright wrote and recorded much of All Days Are Nights during her illness, and themes of loss, depression, and sadness permeate these songs. Wainwright addresses this directly in "Martha," a yearning plea to his sister, singer/songwriter Martha Wainwright, to whom he also dedicates the album. Wainwright sings, "Martha it's your brother calling. Time to go up north and see mother. Things are harder for her now and neither of us is really that much older than each other anymore." The song, as with most of of All Days Are Nights, is a bold, absolutely emotionally naked statement that still retains Wainwright's devastating talent for artful, universally compelling songcraft.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:06
- Main artists: Rufus Wainwright
- Composer: Rufus Wainwright
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2010 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.