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2007 soundtrack album by Loudon Wainwright III
Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the film Knocked Up
Soundtrack album by Loudon Wainwright III
ReleasedMay 22, 2007
Recordedby 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
GenreContemporary folk, folk-rock, americana
Length48:17
LabelConcord
ProducerJoe Henry, Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
Here Come the Choppers
(2005) 		Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the film Knocked Up
(2007) 		Recovery
(2008)

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. 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.

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.

Development

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Music Box link
Robert Christgau(B+) link

Track listing

All songs written by Wainwright unless noted otherwise.

  1. "Grey in L.A." – 3:15
  2. "You Can't Fail Me Now" (Joe Henry, Wainwright) – 3:45
  3. "Daughter" (Peter Blegvad) – 3:33
  4. "Ypsilanti" (Henry) – 1:52
  5. "So Much to Do" (Henry, Wainwright) – 3:26
  6. "Valley Morning" – 3:44
  7. "X or Y" – 2:54
  8. "Final Frontier" – 3:47
  9. "Feel So Good" (Mose Allison) – 2:03
  10. "Lullaby" – 3:12
  11. "Naomi" (Henry) – 4:04
  12. "Doin' the Math" – 5:32
  13. "Strange Weirdos" – 4:07
  14. "Passion Play" – 2:54

Track listing adapted from Allmusic.

Personnel

Musicians
Production
  • Judd Apatow – executive producer, liner notes
  • John Baldi – A&R
  • David Buntz – album director for Universal Pictures
  • Ryan Freeland – engineer, mixing
  • Harry Garfield – executive in charge of music for Universal Pictures
  • S. Husky Höskulds – engineer (3)
  • Jonathan Karp – music supervisor
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Kathy Nelson – executive in charge of music for Universal Pictures
  • Rob Saslow – A&R
  • Anabel Sinn – design
  • Michael Wilson – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Strange Weirdos
Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) 9
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 32
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 15

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  2. Denselow, Robin (June 7, 2007). "Loudon Wainwright III, Strange Weirdos". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  3. "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  4. "Loudon Wainwright-iii Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  5. "Loudon Wainwright-iii Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

External links

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