Essential Recordings: One Man Guy

Personnel: Loudon Wainwright III (vocals, guitar, piano); Rick Thompson (guitar); Christine Collister (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Doug Bennett ; John Wood .
Audio Remasterer: Jonathan Wyner.
Recording information: Blue Rock Studios, NY; Olympic Studios, London, England.
Photographer: Irene Young.
This 10-song compilation culls some of Loudon Wainwright III's best songs. While the singer-songwriter never fulfilled the impossible marketing promise of being "the next Dylan," he still managed several decades of personal, quirky, and generally excellent songwriting, as proven on ONE MAN GUY. From the casual narrative of "Red Guitar" to desperate plea of "Motel Blues," Wainwright III's songs are filled with pathos and humor in a way few songwriters before or since have been able to approach.