''So Damn Happy'' is the third live album by
American singer-songwriter
Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimmin ...
, released on August 19, 2003 on
Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and is as of 2013 a subsidiary of BMG Rights Management solely for reissues. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest m ...
. The album was recorded at
Largo in
West Hollywood, California
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, and features, amongst others,
Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks. He is best known for his 1967 album ''Song Cycle'' and for his collaborations with ...
,
Richard Thompson and
Martha Wainwright.
''So Damn Happy'' compiles mostly nineties-era Wainwright songs, particularly from ''
Grown Man'', and new songs.
Regarding ''So Damn Happys lighter tone, in comparison to previous release, ''
Last Man on Earth'', Loudon states that:
Track listing
#"Much Better Bets" – 3:05
#"So Damn Happy" – 2:54
#"Between" – 1:23
#"The Picture" – 2:48
#"Cobwebs" – 3:09
#"Heaven" – 2:52
#"Something for Nothing" – 4:10
#"Dreaming" – 4:05
#"Westchester County" – 4:20
#"Tonya's Twirls" – 4:47
#"A Year" – 3:37
#"You Never Phone" (with
Martha Wainwright) – 3:06
#"4 X 10" – 2:26
#"The Sh*t Song" – 4:18
#"Primrose Hill" – 4:17
#"The Home Stretch" – 5:09
#"Men" – 3:36
References
Release history
*CD: Sanctuary 06076-84627-2
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Loudon Wainwright III live albums
2003 live albums
Sanctuary Records live albums