Haven't Got the Blues (Yet)

Haven't Got the Blues (Yet)
Studio album by
Loudon Wainwright III
ReleasedJuly 28, 2014
GenreFolk
Length48:07
LabelProper Records
ProducerDavid Mansfield
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
Older Than My Old Man Now
(2012) 		Haven't Got the Blues (Yet)
(2014) 		Surviving Twin
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!(9/10)[2]
MusicOMH[3]

Haven't Got the Blues (Yet) is the twenty-third studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III. It was released on July 28, 2014 on Proper Records.

David Mansfield, who has been one of Wainwright's regular collaborators, produced the album. Wainwright has said of Mansfield: "I got to know L'il Davey about twenty-three years ago, on a flight back from Vancouver - I think - to New York. I've worked on and off with him ever since, on TV, in the recording studio, and on the road. He's been featured as a player and arranger on some of my best records, including History (1992), Grown Man (1995), Last Man on Earth (2001), and High Wide & Handsome (2009)."[4]

All songs on Haven't Got the Blues (Yet) were written and composed by Loudon Wainwright III, except for "Harmless", which is by Michael Marra.

Dom Flemons played harmonica and jug on the album.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Loudon Wainwright III, except "Harmless" by Michael Marra

No.TitleLength
1."Brand New Dance"3:35
2."Spaced"3:56
3."In a Hurry"5:16
4."Depression Blues"3:48
5."The Morgue"1:54
6."Harmless"3:35
7."Man & Dog"3:56
8."Harlan County"3:04
9."I Knew Your Mother"2:57
10."Looking at the Calendar"3:15
11."I'll Be Killing You This Christmas"3:34
12."God & Nature"3:28
13."Haven't Got the Blues (Yet)"3:24
14."Last Day of the Year"2:25

Charts

Chart performance for Haven't Got the Blues (Yet)
Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[6] 20
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 94
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 117
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[10] 6


References

  1. ^ "Metacritic review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  2. ^ Herd, Mackenzie (2014-07-25). "Album review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  3. ^ Kimberlin, Shaun (2014-07-28). "Album review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  4. ^ "Haven't Got The Blues". Amazon.co.uk. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Dom Flemons - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Loudon Wainwright-iii Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Loudon Wainwright iii – Older Than My Old Man Now" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Loudon Wainwright-iii Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2024.