Strange Weirdos

Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the film Knocked Up
Soundtrack album by Loudon Wainwright III
Released	May 22, 2007
Genre	Folk
Label	Concord
Producer	Joe Henry, Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III chronology
Here Come the Choppers (2005) Strange Weirdos (2007) Recovery (2008)

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. 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.

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
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Track listing

All songs written by Wainwright unless noted otherwise.

1. "Grey in L.A." – 3:15
2. "You Can't Fail Me Now" (Joe Henry, Wainwright) – 3:45
3. "Daughter" (Peter Blegvad) – 3:33
4. "Ypsilanti" (Henry) – 1:52
5. "So Much to Do" (Henry, Wainwright) – 3:26
6. "Valley Morning" – 3:44
7. "X or Y" – 2:54
8. "Final Frontier" – 3:47
9. "Feel So Good" (Mose Allison) – 2:03
10. "Lullaby" – 3:12
11. "Naomi" (Henry) – 4:04
12. "Doin' the Math" – 5:32
13. "Strange Weirdos" – 4:07
14. "Passion Play" – 2:54

Track listing adapted from Allmusic.

Personnel

• Mose Allison – composer
• Judd Apatow – executive producer, liner notes
• John Baldi – A&R
• Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
• Peter Blegvad – composer
• Jebin Bruni – organ, piano
• David Buntz – director
• Daphne Chen – violin
• Richard Dodd – cello
• Ryan Freeland – engineer, mixing
• Harry Garfield – executive in charge of music
• Eric Gorfain – violin
• Portia Griffin – backing vocals
• Niki Haris – backing vocals
• Joe Henry – composer, producer
• S. Husky Höskulds – engineer, mixing
• Jonathan Karp – music supervisor
• Leah Katz – viola
• Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandola, mandolin, pedal steel, Weissenborn
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Jean McClain – backing vocals
• Kathy Nelson – executive in charge of music
• Van Dyke Parks – accordion, guest appearance, piano
• David Piltch – acoustic bass, electric bass
• Rob Saslow – A&R
• Anabel Sinn – design
• Richard Thompson – guitar
• Loudon Wainwright III – composer, guitar, producer, ukulele, vocals
• Patrick Warren – accordion, chamberlin, conductor, organ (pump), piano, string arrangements
• Michael Wilson – photography

Credits adapted from Allmusic.

Charts

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 reached number 15 on the Top Soundtracks chart in 2009.

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Top Heatseekers	32
U.S. Top Soundtracks	22
Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Top Soundtracks	15

External links

• Strange Weirdos at Concord Music Group
• Strange Weirdos at Decca Records
• Strange Weirdos at lw3.com, Wainwright's official site