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Rufus Wainwright: Want One

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On September 23, 2003, “DreamWorks Records” label released “Want One”, the third Rufus Wainwright studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “The Maid’s Room”; “Bearsville Studio A”; “Loho Studios”; “Looking Glass Studios” in New York City, and “The Strongroom” in London, and was produced by Marius de Vries.  The album won Wainwright “Outstanding Music Artist” award at the 15th “GLAAD Media Awards”; “Best New Recording”.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Wainwright– vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, recorders, acoustic guitar, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, choral arrangements
  • Marius de Vries – piano, programming, vibraphone, orchestral arrangements, choral arrangements
  • Charlie Sexton – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jimmy Zhivago – acoustic and electric guitar, piano
  • Jeff Hill – bass
  • Bernard O’Neill – bass
  • Levon Helm– drums
  • Matt Johnson – drums
  • Sterling Campbell– drums
  • Simon C. Clarke – alto sax, baritone sax, flute, alto flute, piccolo
  • Adrian Hallowell – bass trombone
  • Nick Hitchens – tuba
  • Alexandra Knoll – oboe
  • Gerry Leonard – guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
  • The London Oratory Choir – choir
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Kate McGarrigle– banjo, accordion
  • Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • David Sapadin – clarinet
  • Daniel Shelly – bassoon
  • Paul Spong – trumpet
  • Dave Stewart – bass trombone
  • Annie Whitehead– trombone
  • Joy Smith – harp
  • Maxim Moston – concertmaster, orchestral arrangements
  • Chris Elliott – orchestral arrangements
  • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
  • Linda Thompson– additional vocals
  • Teddy Thompson– additional vocals
  • Martha Wainwright– additional vocals
  • Jenni Muldaur – additional vocals
  • Alexis Smith – programming
  • Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor
  • John Holbrook, Bob Ebeling, Andy Bradfield, Marius de Vries – engineer
  • Jack McKeever – engineer assistant
  • Struan Oglanby, Ian Dowling, Bill Synan, Sean Gould, Tom Gloady – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Rufus Wainwright:

  1. Oh What a World
  2. I Don’t Know What It Is
  3. Vicious World
  4. Movies of Myself
  5. Pretty Things
  6. Go or Go Ahead
  7. Vibrate
  8. 14th Street
  9. Natasha
  10. Harvester of Hearts
  11. Beautiful Child
  12. Want
  13. 11:11
  14. Dinner at Eight

Rufus Wainwright: Poses

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Rufus Wainwright - Poses

On June 5, 2001, “DreamWorks” label released “Poses”, the second Rufus Wainwright studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Pierre Marchand, Greg Wells, Alex Gifford, Ethan Johns and Damian LeGassick. In 2002, Wainwright won “Juno Award” for “Best Alternative Album”; at 2002 “GLAAD Media Awards” won “Outstanding Music Album” award. “Poses” was certified Gold in Canada by “CRIA”.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Wainwright– vocals, piano, acousticand electric guitar, keyboards, dobro, string arrangements
  • Gregg Arreguini – guitar
  • Michael Vincent Chaves – guitar
  • Ally McErlaine – guitar
  • Teddy Thompson – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ethan Johns – electric guitars, drums
  • Yves Desrosiers – banjo, guitar, slide guitar, mandolin
  • Damian LeGassick – keyboards, drum programming, guitar, string arrangement
  • Richard Causon – chamberlin, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3, backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench – Hammond B3 organ
  • Alex Gifford – bass, guitar, piano, alto flute, bass clarinet
  • Jeff Hill – bass, backing vocals
  • Pete Wilson – bass guitar
  • Pierre Marchand – bass, piano, string arrangements
  • Melissa Auf der Maur– bass, backing vocals
  • Greg Wells – drums, bass, keyboards
  • Butch Norton– drums, percussion
  • Pete Thomas – drums, percussion
  • Steve Sidelnyk – drum programming
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Kevin Hupp – drums
  • Victor Indrizzo – drums
  • Ash Sood – drums
  • Jon Lewis – lead trumpet
  • Jeffrey Bunnell – trumpet
  • Dennis Farias – trumpet
  • Normand Forget – oboe
  • Pierre Savoie – French horn
  • Jean Paquin – French horn
  • Genevieve Beaudry – violin
  • Melanie Belair – violin
  • Brigid Button – violin
  • Sarah Button – violin
  • Stephanie Allard – violin
  • Jean-Marc LeBlanc – violin
  • Anjana Srinivasan – violin
  • Veronique Potuin – viola
  • Ian Rathbone – viola
  • Julie Dupras – viola
  • Greg Hay – viola
  • Rebecca Ware – viola
  • Wilma Hos – viola
  • Carla Antoun – cello
  • Laura Fairhurst – cello
  • Christine Giguere – cello
  • Hilary Skewes – cello
  • Bernadette Colomine – backing vocals
  • Julianna Raye – backing vocals
  • Martha Wainwright – backing vocals
  • Daniel Savant – leader

Track listing:

All songs written by Rufus Wainwright, except where noted.

  1. Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
  2. Greek Song
  3. Poses
  4. Shadows – Alex Gifford, Rufus Wainwright
  5. California
  6. The Tower of Learning
  7. Grey Gardens
  8. Rebel Prince
  9. The Consort
  10. One Man Guy – Loudon Wainwright III
  11. Evil Angel
  12. In a Graveyard
  13. Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk” (reprise)