Album III

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Album III
Studio album by Loudon Wainwright III
Released	1972
Genre	Folk
Length	32:19
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Thomas Jefferson Kaye
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone (favorable) link
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
Album II (1971) Album III (1972) Attempted Mustache (1973)

Album III, as its title indicates, is the third full album from Loudon Wainwright III. It was originally released in 1972 on Columbia Records. Album III would spawn Loudon Wainwright's most popular hit single, "Dead Skunk".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Dead Skunk" – 3:05
2. "Red Guitar" – 1:49
3. "East Indian Princess" – 2:56
4. "Muse Blues" – 2:53
5. "Hometeam Crowd" – 1:49
6. "B Side" – 2:26
7. "Needless To Say" – 3:14
8. "Smokey Joe's Cafe" – 2:31
9. "New Paint" – 3:00
10. "Trilogy (Circa 1967)" – 3:11
11. "Drinking Song" – 2:55
12. "Say That You Love Me" – 2:30

[edit] Personnel

• Loudon Wainwright III - Guitar, Vocals
• David Amram - French horn
• Brooks Arthur - Engineer
• Charlie Brown - Guitar, Electric guitar
• Richard Crooks - Drums
• Richard Davis - Bass
• Thomas Jefferson Kaye - Guitar, Arranger, Rhythm Guitar, Producer
• Bill Keith - Banjo, Steel guitar
• Kenny Kosek - Fiddle, Violin
• Hugh McCracken - Guitar
• Don Payne - Electric bass
• Elliott Randall - Electric guitar
• Jim Ryan - Guitar
• David Sanborn - Saxophone
• Sailor Bob Schmidt - Harmonica
• Tom Watson - Electric bass
• Eric Weissberg - Dobro, Guitar
• Teddy Wender - Piano

[edit] Release history

• LP: Columbia KC 31462 (U.S.)
• LP: CBS 65238 (UK)
• CD: Sony CK31462 (August 20, 1990 re-release)