''Fame and Wealth'' is a 1983 album by

Loudon Wainwright III Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimmin ...

. It was released on

Rounder Records Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...

. After a five-year hiatus since ''Final Exam'', it eschewed the rock sound of his later 1970s albums in favour of a stripped-down, wirier folk sound which would typify his recorded output from then on.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III #"Reader and Advisor" – 5:28 #"The Grammy Song" – 2:41 #"Dump the Dog" – 2:08 #"Thick & Thin" – 2:47 #"Revenge" – 2:39 #"Five Years Old" – 3:19 #"Ingenue" – 3:40 #"IDTTYWLM" – 4:06 #"Westchester County" – 2:56 #"Saturday Morning Fever" – 2:17 #"April Fool's Day Morn" – 4:30 #"Fame and Wealth" – 1:31

Personnel

*Loudon Wainwright III - acoustic guitar, banjo, drum, vocals 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 (U.S.) *LP: Demon FIEND5 (UK) *CD: Rounder CD3076 (1987)

References

External links

Rounder Records
catalogue website for ''Fame and Wealth'' Loudon Wainwright III albums 1983 albums Rounder Records albums {{1980s-folk-album-stub