Attempted Mustache

1973 studio album by Loudon Wainwright III

Attempted Mustache

Studio album by

Loudon Wainwright III

Released| 1973
Studio| Ray Stevens Sound Lab, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre| Folk
Length| 38:38
Label| Columbia
Producer| Bob Johnston,
Bruce Dickinson (1998 reissue production)
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
| Album III
(1972)  | Attempted Mustache
(1973)  | Unrequited
(1975)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Christgau's Record Guide| A−[2]
Rolling Stone| favorable[3]

Attempted Mustache is the fourth album from Loudon Wainwright III. It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Bob Johnston and was released in 1973 on Columbia Records.

Wainwright said that "I Am the Way" was partly inspired by Guru Maharaj Ji's appearance at the Millennium '73 festival in December 1973.[4]

Johnny Cash covered the song "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" live on his album American Recordings.

## Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Loudon Wainwright III; except where indicated

1. "The Swimming Song" – 2:26
2. "A.M. World" – 2:31
3. "Bell Bottom Pants" – 2:27
4. "Liza" – 2:47
5. "I Am the Way (New York Town)" (based on "New York Town", music by Woody Guthrie; new title and lyrics by Loudon Wainwright III) – 3:12
6. "Clockwork Chartreuse" – 3:37
7. "Down Drinking at the Bar" – 3:55
8. "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" – 6:16
9. "Come a Long Way" (Kate McGarrigle) – 2:45
10. "Nocturnal Stumblebutt" – 3:45
11. "Dilated to Meet You" – 2:02
12. "Lullaby" – 2:55

## Personnel[edit]

* Loudon Wainwright III - acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals
* Kenneth Buttrey \- drums
* Johnny Christopher \- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Tommy Cogbill \- bass
* Ron Cornelius \- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Mac Gayden \- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
* Reggie Young \- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Hargus "Pig" Robbins \- piano, organ
* Doug Kershaw \- fiddle and Cajun exclamation
* Kate McGarrigle \- banjo, vocal

## Release history[edit]

* LP: Columbia KC 32710 (U.S.)
* LP: CBS 65837 (UK)
* CD: Edsel EDCD269
* CD: Sony-Legacy 65257 (1998)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 21, 2019 - via robertchristgau.com.
3. ^ Rolling Stone review
4. ^ Lichtenstein, Grace (February 3, 1974), "They Won't Boo Loudon Any Longer", The New York Times

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Loudon Wainwright III
* Album II
* Album III
* Attempted Mustache
* Unrequited
* T Shirt
* Final Exam
* Fame and Wealth
* I'm Alright
* More Love Songs
* Therapy
* History
* Grown Man
* Little Ship
* Social Studies
* Last Man on Earth
* Here Come the Choppers
* Strange Weirdos
* Recovery
* High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
* 10 Songs for the New Depression
* Older Than My Old Man Now
* Haven't Got the Blues (Yet)
* I'd Rather Lead a Band
* Lifetime Achievement

Live albums|

* A Live One
* Career Moves
* BBC Sessions
* So Damn Happy
* Live at the Cactus Cafe

Compilation albums|

* 40 Odd Years
* Years in the Making

Songs|

* "Dead Skunk"
* "One Man Guy"

Family|

* Loudon Wainwright Jr.
* Sloan Wainwright
* Kate McGarrigle
* Rufus Wainwright
* Martha Wainwright
* Lucy Wainwright Roche

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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