Grown Man is an album by the American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, released on October 2, 1995, on Virgin Records. The release is generally considered less stark and somewhat more humorous that its predecessor, History.

Grown Man
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 1995
GenreFolk
LabelVirgin
ProducerLoudon Wainwright III,
Jeffrey Lesser
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
Career Moves
(1993)
Grown Man
(1995)
Little Ship
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Grown Man contains a song addressed to his daughter, Martha Wainwright, titled "Father/Daughter Dialogue", on which they duet.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III; except where indicated

  1. "The Birthday Present"
  2. "Grown Man"
  3. "That Hospital"
  4. "Housework"
  5. "Cobwebs"
  6. "A Year"
  7. "Father/Daughter Dialogue"
  8. "1994"
  9. "I.W.I.W.A.L.(I Wish I Was a Lesbian)"
  10. "Just A John"
  11. "I Suppose"
  12. "Dreaming"
  13. "The End Has Begun"
  14. "Human Cannonball"
  15. "Treasure Untold" (Jimmie Rodgers, Ellsworth T. Cozzens)

Personnel

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Release history

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  • CD: Virgin CDV2789

References

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  1. ^ Roch Parisien. "Grown Man - Loudon Wainwright III | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
  2. ^ "CG: Loudon Wainwright III". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
  3. ^ McLeese, Don. "Loudon Wainright III: Grown Man". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008.
  4. ^ "Mike Kappus | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-12.