Album II (Loudon Wainwright III album)

Album II
Studio album by Loudon Wainwright III
Released	February 1971 (February 1971)
Studio	Intermedia Sounds, Boston, Massachusetts
Genre	Folk
Length	35:42
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Loudon Wainwright III, Milton Kramer
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
Loudon Wainwright III (1970) Album II (1971) Album III (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[3]

Album II, as its title indicates, is the second album from Loudon Wainwright III. It was released in 1971 on Atlantic Records.

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III; except where indicated

1. "Me and My Friend the Cat" – 3:23
2. "Motel Blues" – 2:50
3. "Nice Jewish Girls" – 2:09
4. "Be Careful, There’s a Baby in the House" – 3:18
5. "a. I Know I’m Unhappy / b. Suicide Song / c. Glenville Reel" – 3:10
6. "Saw Your Name in the Paper" – 2:14
7. "Samson And The Warden" – 3:09
8. "Plane; Too" – 3:10
9. "Cook That Dinner, Dora" – 2:06
10. "Old Friend" – 2:57
11. "Old Paint" (Traditional; arranged by Loudon Wainwright III)  – 3:50
12. "Winter Song" – 3:30

Personnel[]

• Loudon Wainwright III - guitar, vocals
• Kate McGarrigle - vocals on "Old Paint"
• Saul Broudy - harmonica on "Old Paint"

Technical

• Milton Kramer - producer on tracks 1, 9 and 5c. All other tracks produced by Loudon Wainwright III
• Michael Leary - engineer
• Peter Hujar - cover photography
• Milton Kramer, Andrew Wainwright - photography

Release history[]

• LP: Atlantic SD 8291 (U.S.)
• LP: Atlantic K40272 (UK)
• LP: Atlantic 2400 142 (UK)
• LP: Edsel ED310 (1989 re-release)
• CD: Collector's Choice 633 (April 25, 2006 re-release)

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