Rufus Wainwright
The debut: 56 songs recorded over two years with Jon Brion, cut to twelve.
Rufus Wainwright, 1998
- Released
- 19 May 1998
- Recorded
- 1996-1997
- Studio
- Ocean Way, Sunset Sound and other Los Angeles studios; Wild Sky, Morin-Heights, Quebec
- Label
- DreamWorks
- Producer
- Jon Brion, Pierre Marchand
- Length
- 53:26
Jon Brion produced the debut, except for In My Arms, which Pierre Marchand produced and mixed, and Millbrook and Baby, which Brion produced with Van Dyke Parks. Waronker was executive producer. Recording took place mostly in Los Angeles studios including Ocean Way and Sunset Sound, with some work at Marchand's Wild Sky in Morin-Heights, Quebec. Parks conducted his orchestrations at Capitol Studio B.
No singles were released. Sophie Muller directed a video for April Fools. The album did not chart anywhere, though it reached 24 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, and by March 1999 it had sold 35,000 copies. Rolling Stone named Wainwright Best New Artist of 1998, and the album won a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album.
Track listing
- Foolish Love5:46
- Danny Boy6:12
- April Fools5:00
- In My Arms4:08
- Millbrook2:11
- Baby5:13
- Beauty Mark2:14
- Barcelona6:53
- Matinee Idol3:08
- Damned Ladies4:07
- Sally Ann5:01
- Imaginary Love3:28
Personnel
- Rufus Wainwright vocals, piano
- Jon Brion producer, multi-instrumentalist
- Pierre Marchand producer, bass guitar, keyboards
- Van Dyke Parks string arrangements, conductor
- Jim Keltner drums
- Benmont Tench piano, Hammond organ
- Martha Wainwright background vocals
- Lenny Waronker executive producer
More from Rufus Wainwright
Poses (2001), Want One (2003), Want Two (2004), Release the Stars (2007), Out of the Game (2012)
Sources
- Rufus Wainwright (album), Wikipedia
- Rufus Wainwright, Wikipedia