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What separates Rufus Wainwright and the other second-generation singers who sprang up at the same time (Sean Lennon, Emma Townshend, and Chris Stills the most notable among them) is that Wainwright deserves to be heard regardless of his family tree; in fact, the issue of his parentage is ultimately as immaterial as that of his sexuality -- this self-titled debut cares little for the rock clichés of an earlier generation, instead heralding the arrival of a unique and compelling voice steeped most solidly in the traditions of cabaret. Like his folks, Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, he's a superb songwriter, with a knack for elegantly rolling piano melodies and poignantly romantic lyrics; while the appearance of Van Dyke Parks and his trademark orchestral arrangements hints at an affinity for the pop classicism of Brian Wilson or Randy Newman, the vocals come straight out of opera, and although Wainwright is unlikely to be starring in La Boheme anytime soon, he conveys the kind of honest emotion sorely lacking in the ironic posing of many of his contemporaries. Maybe the kids are alright after all.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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Van Dyke Parks, Conductor, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Johns, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Anderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JON BRION, Producer, Accordion, Additional Engineer, Keyboards, Vibraphone, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glen Holmen, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Johns, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JON BRION, Producer, Additional Engineer, Organ, Bass, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Randy Brion, Conductor, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Benmont Tench, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Johns, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JON BRION, Producer, Additional Engineer, Electric Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Baritone Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martha Wainwright, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Marchand, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Yves Desrosiers, Guitar, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Rufus Wainwright, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martha Wainwright, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ashwin Sood, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Conductor, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Johns, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Frondelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JON BRION, Producer, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Conductor, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Johns, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Frondelli, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JON BRION, Producer, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Johns, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JON BRION, Producer, Bells, Cymbals, Additional Engineer, Percussion, Timpani, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glen Holmen, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Johns, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JON BRION, Producer, Additional Engineer, Percussion, Tom-Toms, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Castanets, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marty Grebb, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Johns, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JON BRION, Producer, Drums, Additional Engineer, Mandolin, Bass, Marimba, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Johns, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JON BRION, Producer, Additional Engineer, Piano, Vibraphone, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glen Holmen, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Benmont Tench, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Johns, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JON BRION, Producer, Additional Engineer, Baritone Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martha Wainwright, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Brion, Conductor, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jim Keltner, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - LENNY WARONKER, Producer, Executive Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ethan Johns, Additional Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Curt Anderson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JON BRION, Producer, Additional Engineer, Guitar, Bass, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Rufus Wainwright, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Glen Holmen, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
What separates Rufus Wainwright and the other second-generation singers who sprang up at the same time (Sean Lennon, Emma Townshend, and Chris Stills the most notable among them) is that Wainwright deserves to be heard regardless of his family tree; in fact, the issue of his parentage is ultimately as immaterial as that of his sexuality -- this self-titled debut cares little for the rock clichés of an earlier generation, instead heralding the arrival of a unique and compelling voice steeped most solidly in the traditions of cabaret. Like his folks, Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, he's a superb songwriter, with a knack for elegantly rolling piano melodies and poignantly romantic lyrics; while the appearance of Van Dyke Parks and his trademark orchestral arrangements hints at an affinity for the pop classicism of Brian Wilson or Randy Newman, the vocals come straight out of opera, and although Wainwright is unlikely to be starring in La Boheme anytime soon, he conveys the kind of honest emotion sorely lacking in the ironic posing of many of his contemporaries. Maybe the kids are alright after all.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:15
- Main artists: Rufus Wainwright
- Composer: Rufus Wainwright
- Label: DreamWorks
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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