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Fame and Wealth is a 1983 album by Loudon Wainwright III.[4] It was released on Rounder Records. 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.

Fame and Wealth
Studio album by Loudon Wainwright III
Released	1983
Studio	Blue Rock Studio, New York City
Genre	Folk
Length	33:02
Label	Rounder
Producer	Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
A Live One (1979) Fame and Wealth (1983) I'm Alright (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III

1. "Reader and Advisor" – 5:28
2. "The Grammy Song" – 2:41
3. "Dump the Dog" – 2:08
4. "Thick & Thin" – 2:47
5. "Revenge" – 2:39
6. "Five Years Old" – 3:19
7. "Ingenue" – 3:40
8. "IDTTYWLM" – 4:06
9. "Westchester County" – 2:56
10. "Saturday Morning Fever" – 2:17
11. "April Fool's Day Morn" – 4:30
12. "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

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