Last Man on Earth

by Loudon Wainwright III

Last Man on Earth cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 September 2001
  • Label: Red House Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:22
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Last Man on Earth' is Loudon Wainwright III's reflection on ageing and mortality, written after the death of his mother and delivered in his signature wry, self-lacerating style. Its folk arrangements keep the focus on the sharpest lyric writing of his career.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, storytelling, folk, guitars, personal

Tracklist

  1. Missing You (3:27)
  2. Living Alone (2:35)
  3. White Winos (2:56)
  4. Fresh Fossils (1:48)
  5. I'm Not Gonna Cry (2:06)
  6. Out Of Reach (2:56)
  7. Bridge (1:40)
  8. Surviving Twin (3:39)
  9. Donations (2:00)
  10. Graveyard (2:12)
  11. Bed (2:51)
  12. Last Man On Earth (4:58)
  13. Homeless (4:14)

Credits

  • Loudon Wainwright III - primary artist, vocals, guitar, 5-string banjo, written-by
  • Dick Connette - arranged by, piano, spinet, celesta, harmonium, percussion
  • Sammy Merendino - drums, percussion
  • Steuart Smith - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, electric piano [wurlitzer], accordion, bass, harmonica
  • David Mansfield - fiddle, viola, mandolin, dulcimer, guitar, percussion, arranged by [strings]
  • Don Stettner - painting [back cover]
  • Mary Rowell - violin, viola
  • Johnny Gale - arranged by [vocals]
  • Hugh Brown - layout, design
  • Scott Lehrer - engineer [additional], engineer [additionl]
  • Mike Kappus - management [representation]
  • Dominick Maita - mastered by
  • Patti Perret - photography by [beach]
  • Deborah Feingold - photography by [inlay]

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