Haven't Got the Blues (Yet)

Haven't Got the Blues (Yet)
Studio album by Loudon Wainwright III
Released July 28, 2014
Genre Folk
Length 48:07
Label Proper Records
Producer David Mansfield
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
Older Than My Old Man Now
(2012)		 Haven't Got the Blues (Yet)
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!(9/10)[2]
MusicOMH[3]

Haven't Got the Blues (Yet) is the twenty-third studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III. It was released on July 28, 2014 on Proper Records.

David Mansfield, who has been one of Wainwright's regular collaborators, produced the album. Wainwright has said of Mansfield: "I got to know L'il Davey about twenty-three years ago, on a flight back from Vancouver - I think - to New York. I've worked on and off with him ever since, on TV, in the recording studio, and on the road. He's been featured as a player and arranger on some of my best records, including History (1992), Grown Man (1995), Last Man on Earth (2001), and High Wide & Handsome (2009)."[4]

All songs on Haven't Got the Blues (Yet) were written and composed by Loudon Wainwright III, except for "Harmless", which is by Michael Marra.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Loudon Wainwright III, except "Harmless". 

No. Title Length
1. "Brand New Dance"   3:35
2. "Spaced"   3:56
3. "In a Hurry"   5:16
4. "Depression Blues"   3:48
5. "The Morgue"   1:54
6. "Harmless"   3:35
7. "Man & Dog"   3:56
8. "Harlan County"   3:04
9. "I Knew Your Mother"   2:57
10. "Looking at the Calendar"   3:15
11. "I'll Be Killing You This Christmas"   3:34
12. "God & Nature"   3:28
13. "Haven't Got the Blues (Yet)"   3:24
14. "Last Day of the Year"   2:25

References

  1. ↑ "Metacritic review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  2. ↑ Herd, Mackenzie (2014-07-25). "Album review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  3. ↑ Kimberlin, Shaun (2014-07-28). "Album review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  4. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Havent-Got-The-Blues-Yet/dp/B00KFW63PO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407768299&sr=8-1&keywords=loudon+wainwright
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