''Therapy'' is a 1989 album by

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. It followed a three-year hiatus, during which Wainwright moved from England (where he had recorded his previous two albums) back to the USA. Compared with those two, ''Therapy'' was not well received, but outstanding tracks have subsequently appeared on live albums (e.g. "Thanksgiving" on ''

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'').

Track listing

All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III #"Therapy" – 4:24 #"Bill of Goods" – 3:20 #"T.S.D.H.A.V." – 2:09 #"Harry's Wall" – 5:22 #"Aphrodisiac" – 3:47 #"Fly Paper" – 3:42 #"Nice Guys" – 3:03 #"Thanksgiving" – 5:39 #"Your Father's Car" – 2:23 #"Me & All The Other Mothers" – 3:04 #"You Don't Want to Know" – 3:46 #"Mind Read (It Belonged to You)" – 2:47 #"This Year" – 3:04

''This Song Don't Have A Video''

The only single from ''Therapy'', "T.S.D.H.A.V.", actually ''did'' have one, featuring Wainwright singing the song in an easy chair; he gets up from the chair for a moment to answer the

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(a PLEASE STAND BY graphic appears on the screen). It still airs occasionally on

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. A live version of "T.S.D.H.A.V." can be found on the

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of Wainwright's one-off single "If

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Don't Like It", which was also recorded before an audience.

Personnel

*Loudon Wainwright III - guitar, vocals * Richard Thompson - guitar, mandolin *Arran Ahmun - drums, percussion *

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- pedal steel *Alan Dunn - piano, accordion *Bob Loveday - fiddle *Ian Maidman - bass *Ruari McFarlane - bass *Chaim Tannenbaum - banjo, harmonica, tenor saxophone *Linda Taylor - vocals *Olly Blanchflower - double bass *Simon Limbrick - marimba *Cathi Ogden - vocals

Release history

*LP: Silvertone 1203-1-J *LP: Silvertone ORE LP 500 *CD: Silvertone ORE CD 500

References

Loudon Wainwright III albums 1989 albums {{1980s-folk-album-stub