Strange Weirdos
2007 soundtrack album by Loudon Wainwright III
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Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up is the official soundtrack album to the 2007 Judd Apatow film Knocked Up, and the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, released on May 22, 2007, on Concord Records.[1] The album was co-produced by Joe Henry and Wainwright. Guests featured on the album include multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz, Van Dyke Parks, bassist David Pilch, Richard Thompson and Patrick Warren.
| Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the film Knocked Up | ||||
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| Released | May 22, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | by Ryan Freeland at The Garfield House, South Pasadena, California, U.S.A., except track 3 - by S. Husky Höskulds at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, mixed by R.Freeland | |||
| Genre | Contemporary folk, folk-rock, americana | |||
| Length | 48:17 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | Joe Henry, Loudon Wainwright III | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ link |
| Music Box |  link |
In 2007 Strange Weirdos reached peak positions of number 32 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and number 22 on the Top Soundtracks chart. The album re-entered the Top Soundtracks chart in 2009, reaching a peak position of number 15.
Development
Strange Weirdos served as the soundtrack to Judd Apatow's 2007 film Knocked Up and a studio album for Wainwright, who played a gynecologist in the film.[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Wainwright unless noted otherwise.
- "Grey in L.A." – 3:15
- "You Can't Fail Me Now" (Joe Henry, Wainwright) – 3:45
- "Daughter" (Peter Blegvad) – 3:33
- "Ypsilanti" (Henry) – 1:52
- "So Much to Do" (Henry, Wainwright) – 3:26
- "Valley Morning" – 3:44
- "X or Y" – 2:54
- "Final Frontier" – 3:47
- "Feel So Good" (Mose Allison) – 2:03
- "Lullaby" – 3:12
- "Naomi" (Henry) – 4:04
- "Doin' the Math" – 5:32
- "Strange Weirdos" – 4:07
- "Passion Play" – 2:54
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