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Track Listing
1. People in Love
2. Men
3. Picture, The
4. When I'm at Your House
5. Doctor, The
6. Hitting You
7. I'd Rather Be Lonely
8. Between
9. Talking New Bob Dylan
10. So Many Songs
11. 4 X 10
12. Father and a Son, A
13. Sometimes I Forget
14. Handful of Dust, A
Album Notes
Additional personnel: The Roches, The McGarrigles, Syd Straw.
The title of this Loudon Wainwright album refers not to a look back at the singer/songwriter's career, but to his own life, a place that has proven a rich source for some of Wainwrigth's finest material over the years. "The Picture" examines the way that the passage of time has affected his own family. "Hitting You" is a chilling recollection of an incident in which Wainwright struck one of his children in a rash fit of anger. That the incident has remained so vivid is a testament his continued undiminished self-disgust over a moment that took place decades prior. Wainwright captures a sense of our common humanity in both that moment and the enduring memory. "Talking New Bob Dylan" takes a typically humorous look at the fact that Wainwright was branded a "new Bob Dylan" when he emerged around 1970 (a fate which befell scores of guitar-toting male singer/songwriters at the time).
Industry Reviews
Ranked #5 in Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 10 Albums Of 1992.
Entertainment Weekly (01/07/1993)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...An intimate, painfully honest album...inspired...unforgettable...
Rolling Stone (03/04/1993)
...Wainwright's finest album in 22 years...[his] shining moment of personal introspection...tremendous...
Musician (02/01/1993)
..One of the strongest albums in this consummately witty, honest singer-songwriter's two-decade career...a small masterpiece.. - Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly (11/20/1992)
Sound: A- / Performance: A- - ...an intense and revealing ride....one of Loudon's best...
Audio Magazine (03/01/1993)
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