Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up is the official soundtrack album to the 2007 Judd Apatow film Knocked Up, and the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, released on May 22, 2007 on Concord Records.[1] The album was co-produced by Joe Henry and Wainwright. Guests featured on the album include multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz, Van Dyke Parks, bassist David Pilch, Richard Thompson and Patrick Warren.
| Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the film Knocked Up | ||||
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| Released | May 22, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | by Ryan Freeland at The Garfield House, South Pasadena, California, U.S.A., except track 3 - by S. Husky Höskulds at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, mixed by R.Freeland | |||
| Genre | Contemporary folk, folk-rock, americana | |||
| Length | 48:17 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | Joe Henry, Loudon Wainwright III | |||
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In 2007 Strange Weirdos reached peak positions of number 32 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and number 22 on the Top Soundtracks chart. The album re-entered the Top Soundtracks chart in 2009, reaching a peak position of number 15.
Strange Weirdos served as the soundtrack to Judd Apatow's 2007 film Knocked Up and a studio album for Wainwright, who played a gynecologist in the film.[2]
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All songs written by Wainwright unless noted otherwise.
Track listing adapted from Allmusic.[1]
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In 2007 Strange Weirdos reached peak positions of number 32 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and number 22 on the Top Soundtracks chart.[3] The album reached number 15 on the Top Soundtracks chart in 2009.[4]
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| U.S. Top Heatseekers | 32 |
| U.S. Top Soundtracks | 22 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| U.S. Top Soundtracks | 15 |
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