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This is a discography of American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor
Loudon Wainwright III .
Studio albums
Live albums
Bootlegs
Compilations
One Man Guy: The Best of Loudon Wainwright III 1982–1986 (1994, Music Club, UK)
The Atlantic Recordings (1999,
Rhino Handmade )
Dead Skunk: The Complete Columbia Years (2007, Acadia, UK)
Essential Recordings: One Man Guy (Best of Rounder Records Perfect 10 Series) (2009,
Rounder Records )
40 Odd Years (2011,
Shout! Factory )
Years in the Making (2018, StorySound Records)
Singles
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Dead Skunk " / "Needless to Say" (Columbia 45726, 1973) (U.S. pop #16)
"Say That You Love Me" / "New Paint" (Columbia 45849, 1973)
"Down Drinking at the Bar" / "I Am the Way" (Columbia 45949, 1974)
"Bell Bottom Pants" / "The Swimming Song" (Columbia 46064, 1974)
"Dead Skunk" / "Bell Bottom Pants" (Columbia Hall of Fame 33269, 1975)
"Bicentennial" / "Talking Big Apple '75" (Arista 0174, 1976)
"Final Exam" / "Golfin' Blues" (Arista 0340, 1978)
"Dead Skunk" / "Bell Bottom Pants" (Collectables 33269, 1980)
"Five Years Old" / "Rambunctious" (Demon UK 1016, 1983)
"Cardboard Boxes" / "Colours" (Demon UK 1039, 1985)
"Unhappy Anniversary" / "The Acid Song" (Demon UK 1044, 1986)
"Thank You, Girl" (John Hiatt) / "My Girl" (with John Hiatt) (Demon UK 1050, 1987)
"Your Mother and I" / "At the End of a Long Lonely Day" (with John Hiatt) (Demon UK 1051, 1987)
"T.S.D.H.A.V." / "Nice Guys" (Silvertone ORE 15, 1989)
"Jesse Don't Like It" (live) / "T.S.D.H.A.V." (live) (Hannibal 0705, 1990)
"Silent Night, Holy Night" (Terry Callier) / "The Little Drummer Boy" (John Scofield & Loudon Wainwright) (Verve, 1999)
"Y2K" (Rykodisc, 1999)
"Nanny" (Evangeline 4090, 2005)
Promotional discs
"Bell Bottom Pants" (mono) / "Bell Bottom Pants" (stereo), 1973, Columbia, 45 rpm
"The Swimming Song" (stereo) / "The Swimming Song" (mono), 1973, Columbia, 45 rpm
"Bicentennial" (mono) / "Bicentennial" (stereo), 1976, Arista, 45 rpm
"This Year", 1988, Silvertone, 45 rpm (one-sided disc)
"Y2K" 6-track, radio edits of the song, Rykodisc
"History Promo #1" ("Talking New Bob Dylan", "Hitting You", "People in Love"), 1992, Virgin
"History Promo #2" ('The Doctor", "When I'm at Your House", "So Many Songs", "Men"), 1992, Virgin
"History Promo #3" ("People in Love"), 1992, Virgin
Career Moves promo ("Suddenly It's Christmas"), 1993, Virgin
Grown Man promo ("IWIWAL [I Wish I Was a Lesbian]", "Cobwebs", "Grown Man"), 1994, Virgin
Little Ship promo, ("Mr. Ambivalent"), Virgin, 1997
So Damn Happy promo 1 ("Something for Nothing"), 2003, Sanctuary
So Damn Happy promo 2 ("The Picture", "The Shit Song" [radio edit], "You Never Phone"), 2003, Sanctuary
"Daughter", from Strange Weirdos, 2007, Concord
Other appearances
Various Artists: Live Appearances
Nyon Folk Festival 1979 – "The Waitress Song" (unreleased) (1979, Gat)
Feed the Folk – "Outsidey" (1985, Temple Records)
KGSR Broadcasts – "The Back Nine" (1993,
KGSR )
KBCO Studio C, Volume 4 – "Cardboard Boxes" (1994,
KBCO )
The Best of Mountain Stage Live, Volume 1 – "Bill of Goods" (1996,
Blue Plate Music )
KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 4 – "Cobwebs" (1996,
KGSR )
The Best of the Cambridge Folk Festival – medley: "The Swimming Song"–"Pretty Little Martha"–"Dump the Dog" (1998,
Strange Fruit Records )
KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 6 – "Little Ship" (1998,
KGSR )
Live at the World Cafe: Volume 9 – "Sunday Times" (1999,
World Cafe )
Seka ["Sister"] Vol. 2 – "Pretty Good Day" (2000, Twah!)
KGSR Broadcasts Vol.10 – "No Sure Way" (2002,
KGSR )
Fresh Air in Concert – "Your Mother and I" (2003,
NPR )
KBCO Studio C, 20th Anniversary Edition – "White Winos" (2008,
KBCO )
Various Artists: Studio Contributions
All covers except as noted
The Slugger's Wife Soundtrack – "Hey, Hey, My My" (with
Rebecca De Mornay ) (1985,
MCA Records )
From Hell to Obscurity (single B-sides) – "Colours", "At the End of a Long Lonely Day" (with
John Hiatt ), "My Girl" (with John Hiatt) (1989, Blackmail)
Signed Sealed Delivered Vol. 3 – "Virgin 21" (unreleased original) (1994,
Virgin )
Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson – "A Heart Needs a Home" (with
Shawn Colvin ) (1995,
Capitol )
Bleecker Street: Greenwich Village in the 60's – "Pack Up Your Sorrows" (with
Iris DeMent ) (1999, Astor Place)
Love Songs For New York: Wish You Were Here – "No Sure Way" (original) (2002,
Megaforce )
The Aviator : Music from the Motion Picture – "After You've Gone" (2004,
Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax )
Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys – "Turkish Revelry", "Good Ship Venus" (2006,
ANTI- )
Boardwalk Empire Volume 1: Music from the HBO Original Series – "Carrickfergus" (2011,
Elektra/Asylum )
Boardwalk Empire Volume 2: Music from the HBO Original Series – "The Prisoner's Song" (2013,
ABKCO )
30 Days, 30 Songs - "I Had a Dream" (original) (2016)
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Album Tracks on Compilations and Soundtracks
The New Age of Atlantic – "Motel Blues" (1972,
Atlantic Records )
Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time: Volume 4: The 1970s – "Dead Skunk" (1985,
Rhino )
Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 10 – "Dead Skunk" (1990,
Rhino )
Hitchin' a Ride: 70's Greatest Rock Hits, Volume 10 – "Dead Skunk" (1991,
Priority Records )
Life in the Folk Lane II – "Hard Day on the Planet" (1994,
Diablo Records)
Troubadours of the Folk Era, Vol. 4: The '70s – "Old Friend" (1995,
Rhino )
Golfs [sic] Greatest Hits – "Golfin' Blues" (1996, Teed Off Records, distributed by
BMG )
Mellow Rock Hits of the '70s: Sundown – "Glad to See You've Got Religion" (1997,
Rhino )
Soft Rock Classics – "Glad to See You've Got Religion" (1998,
Rhino ) (3-disk re-package including previous item)
Family Album – "The Picture" (1998, Gadfly)
Welcome to High Sierra – "Primrose Hill" (1998, Popmafia)
Unconditionally Guaranteed Volume 7 (August 1999): Uncut's Guide to the Month's Best Music – "Pretty Good Day" (1999,
Uncut Magazine )
28 Days : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – "Heaven and Mud", "Drinking Song", "White Winos", "Dreaming" (2000,
Uni /
Varèse Sarabande )
Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom (1950–1970) – "School Days" (2001,
Rhino )
Chart-Topping Crazy Hits – "Dead Skunk" (2004, Compass Productions / Warner Special products)
Golden Slumbers: A Father's Love – "Daughter" (2005,
Rendezvous Records )
Roll With It: 16 Songs About Drinking, Dope, and Disorderly Conduct – "Drinking Song" (2008,
Uncut Magazine )
See also
References
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