Fame and Wealth

Fame and Wealth is an album by the American musician Loudon Wainwright III, released in 1983.^[1][2]

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)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	B[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that Wainwright "attacks the guitar instead of plucking its strings, and while he's capable of crooning warmly, his standard tone of voice is a strangled yowl."^[6]

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)