On May 15, 2007, “Geffen” label released “Release the Stars”, the fifth Rufus Wainwright studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Second Story” and “Legacy” in New York City, “Brooklyn Recording” in Brooklyn, “Saal 4” in Berlin, “Strongroom” and “Angel Recording Studio” in London, and was produced by Rufus Wainwright.

Personnel:

• Rufus Wainwright – vocals, piano, acoustic and nylon guitar, percussion, string arrangement, piano arrangement, horn arrangement, orchestral arrangement
• Neil Tennant – keyboards, synthesizer, loops, samples, vibes, breathing, backing vocals, executive producer
• Kate McGarrigle – piano
• John Medeski – piano
• Jorg Sandnar – piano
• Rob Burger – organ
• Jason Hart – organ, backing vocals
• Rachelle Garniez – claviola, accordion
• Richard Thompson – acoustic and electric guitar
• Jack Petruzzelli – acoustic and electric guitar, banjo,. backing vocals
• Joan Wasser – electric guitar, violin, backing vocals
• Smokey Hormel – guitar
• Gerry Leonard – acoustic and electric guitar
• Julianna Raye – tambourine, backing vocals
• Brad Albetta – bass guitar
• Tony Scherr – upright bass
• Jeff Hill – electric bass, bass guitar, upright bass, backing vocals
• Larry Mullins – shaker, triangle, timpani, cymbals, tambourine, vibes, piano percussion, bass drum, tabla, bongos, bells, cowbells, castanets, woodblock, fish, marimba, glockenspiel
• Matt Johnson – drums, percussion, recorder, backing vocals
• Ian Thomas – drums
• Kenny Wollesen – drums
• London Session Orchestra – strings
• Gabriel Adorjan – violin
• Rachel Rilling – violin
• Raphael Sachs – viola
• David Adorjan – cello
• Ronith Mues – harp
• Carl Albach – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
• Steven Bernstein – trumpet, conducting, horn arrangement
• Ozan Cakar – French horn
• John Chudoba – trumpet
• Barry Danielian – trumpet
• Dominic Derasse – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
• Dave Trigg – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
• Florian Dorpholz – trumpet
• Raphael Mentzen – trumpet
• Pirmin Grehl – flute
• Paul Shapiro – tenor saxophone 
• Briggan Krauss – baritone saxophone 
• Dan Levine – trombone
• Louis Schwadron – French horn
• Siân Phillips – spoken word
• Anna Prohaska – vocals
• Lucy Roche – backing vocals
• Teddy Thompson – backing vocals
• Martha Wainwright – backing vocals
• Lygia Forrest – backing vocals
• Jenni Muldaur – backing vocals
• Sharon Jones – backing vocals
• Marius de Vries – programming, conducting, breathing
• Jason Boshoff – programming
• Tom Stephan – additional programming

Track listing:

All tracks by Rufus Wainwright.

1. Do I Disappoint You
2. Going to a Town
3. Tiergarten
4. Nobody’s Off the Hook
5. Between My Legs
6. Rules and Regulations
7. Not Ready to Love
8. Slideshadow
9. Tulsa
10. Leaving for Paris N° 2
11. Sanssouci
12. Release the Stars