''Career Moves'' is the second

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by Loudon Wainwright III, released on July 1, 1993, on

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. The album predominantly features material culled from Wainwright's 1980s output, alongside six new songs, and one track from his then-recent album, ''

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'' (1992). In the album's liner notes, Wainwright states: "To celebrate my silver jubilee, twenty-five years of earning a damn good living on the periphery of the music business, I give you this live record done in one night at The Bottom Line in New York City, my home town."Career Moves liner notes. Wainwright is joined by musicians

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and

Chaim Tannenbaum Chaim Tannenbaum is a Canadian folk musician and academic. A longtime collaborator of Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III, he released his own self-titled solo debut album in 2016,Ezra Glinter"Chaim Tannenbaum Steps Out" ''The Walrus ...

during the performance.

Track listing

# "Road Ode" – 5:09 # "I'm Alright" – 3:00 # "Five Years Old" – 3:08 # "Your Mother and I" – 2:29 # "Westchester County" – 3:20 # "He Said, She Said" – 3:30 # "Christmas Rap" – 0:27 # "Suddenly It's Christmas" – 2:23 # "Thanksgiving" – 4:51 # "A Fine Celtic Name" – 2:57 # "T.S.M.N.W.A." – 3:28 # "Some Balding Guys" – 1:28 # "The Swimming Song" – 2:26 # "Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" – 3:00 # "Happy Birthday Elvis" – 2:47 # "Fabulous Songs" – 0:26 # "Unhappy Anniversary" – 2:54 # "I'd Rather Be Lonely" – 2:59 # "Just Say No" – 0:33 # "April Fool's Day Morn" – 4:14 # "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" – 5:04 # "The Acid Song" – 5:55 # "Tip That Waitress" – 4:15 # "Career Moves" – 3:09 * Tracks 1, 6, 8, 11, 15 and 23 are premiere appearances. * Tracks 7, 10, 12, 16 and 19 are spoken word segues. * Tracks 13 and 21 originally appeared on the 1973 album ''

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''. * Track 14 originally appeared on the 1979 album '' Unrequited''. * Tracks 3, 5 and 20 originally appeared on the 1983 album '' Fame and Wealth''. * Tracks 2 and 24 originally appeared on the 1985 album '' I'm Alright''. * Tracks 4, 17 and 22 originally appeared on the 1986 album '' More Love Songs''. * Track 9 originally appeared on the 1989 album ''

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''. * Track 18 originally appeared on the 1992 album ''

''.

Release history

* CD: Virgin CDV2718

References

Loudon Wainwright III live albums 1993 live albums Virgin Records live albums Albums recorded at the Bottom Line {{1990s-folk-album-stub