I'm Alright is a 1985 album by Loudon Wainwright III. It was his third release on Rounder Records, recorded in London. It was produced by Richard Thompson, who also played electric lead guitar on several songs. The back cover features a photo of the two together, captioned 'Loud and Rich'.
The poignant "Screaming Issue", one of Wainwright's few collaborations – this time with Terre Roche of the Roches – was never compiled, nor has it appeared on a live album. It concerned his then infant daughter Lucy Wainwright Roche, who has since played and recorded with him.
This album continued Wainwright's reinvention of himself as an acoustic-based artist, and was the first of his Thompson production collaborations, which would peak critically the following year with More Love Songs.
Thompson continued to tour with Wainwright, and Danny Thompson of Pentangle into the late 1990s. His most recent appearance on a LW3 album was 2003's So Damn Happy.
The album was nominated for the "Best Contemporary Folk Recording" Grammy.
Track listing All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III; except where indicated "One Man Guy" – 4:16 "Lost Love" – 3:22 "I'm Alright" – 2:23 "Not John" – 4:25 "Cardboard Boxes" – 3:15 "Screaming Issue" (Wainwright III, Terre Roche) – 4:52 "How Old Are You?" – 2:08 "Animal Song" – 2:16 "Out Of this World" – 3:17 "Daddy Take a Nap" – 3:59 "Ready or Not (So Ripe)" – 4:17 "Career Moves" – 3:16
Personnel Loudon Wainwright III – guitar, vocals Paul Brady – vocals Richard Thompson – guitar, mandolin Tony Coe – clarinet Henry Lowther – cornet Christine Collister – vocals Gerry Conway – drums Chris Karan – percussion, executive producer Greg Prestopino – vocals Chris Pyne – trombone Chaim Tannenbaum – executive producer Danny Thompson – string bass Ric Sanders – electric and octave violin Technical Doug Bennett – engineer Alex Madjitey – cover photography
Release history LP: Rounder 3096 (U.S.) LP: Demon FIEND54 (UK) CD: Rounder 3096
References
External links Rounder Records, catalogue website for I'm Alright