Unrequited is the fifth album from Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Snowden Wainwright III is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, brother of Sloan Wainwright, and the former husband of the late folk singer Kate McGarrigle.To...

. It was his last album on the Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

 label, released in 1975. Tracks 1-7 were recorded in a studio, while tracks 8-14 were recorded live at the Bottom Line

Bottom Line

The Bottom Line was a music venue at 15 West Fourth Street between Mercer Street and Greene Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City...

 in New York City

New York City

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. Tracks 15-17 are bonus tracks included on the Sony-Legacy CD reissue.

Although stylistically typical of Wainwright's mid-1970s output, the album is somewhat groundbreaking in that though all songs are originals, one side is studio, the other live.

Track listing

1. "Sweet Nothings" – 2:47
2. "The Lowly Tourist" – 3:28
3. "Kings And Queens" – 2:21
4. "Kick In The Head" – 2:49
5. "Whatever Happened To Us" – 2:02
6. "Crime Of Passion" – 3:01
7. "Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" – 2:28
8. "On The Rocks" – 3:15
9. "Guru" – 2:16
10. "Mr. Guilty" – 3:25
11. "The Untitled" – 2:58
12. "Unrequited To The Nth Degree" – 3:59
13. "Old Friend" – 2:53
14. "Rufus Is A Tit Man" – 2:28
15. "Rufus Is A Tit Man (Alternate Version)" – 2:59
16. "Over The Hill" – 2:50
17. "Hollywood Hopeful" – 2:39

Studio

Sweet Nothings

Paramount - August 21, 1974

Loudon Wainwright III, Calvin Hardy, Greg Thomas, Frank Kleiger, Ron Colbertson, Randy Wallace, Jon Hall, Mary Grebb, David Sanborn

David Sanborn

David Sanborn is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school...

, Chris Guest

Written by Loudon Wainwright III

Produced and arranged by Mark Harmon

The Lowly Tourist

Bearsville - April 5, 1974

Loudon Wainwright III, Harvey Brooks

Harvey Brooks

Harvey Brooks is an American bassist. He has played in many styles of music...

, Marty Grebb, Richard Crooks, Jon Hall, George Gerdes

Written by Loudon Wainwright III

Produced by Loudon Wainwright III and Milton Kramer

Kings and Queens

Paramount - August 22, 1974

Loudon Wainwright III, Klaus Voorman, Jim Keltner

Jim Keltner

James Lee "Jim" Keltner is an American drummer known primarily for his session work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists...

, Lyle Ritz, Jay Migliori, Richard Green, Austin DeLone

Written by Loudon Wainwright III and George Gerdes

Produced by Loudon Wainwright III

Whatever Happened To Us

Bearsville - June 28, 1974

Loudon Wainwright III, Jon Hall, Marty Grebb, Harvey Brooks, Richard Crooks, Freebo

Freebo

Freebo is a bass and tuba player, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer noted primarily for his work with Bonnie Raitt. He is also a respected session musician who has recorded and performed with Ringo Starr, John Mayall, John Hall, Aaron Neville, Dr...

Written by Loudon Wainwright III

Produced by Loudon Wainwright III and Milton Kramer

Crime Of Passion

Paramount - August 22, 1974

Loudon Wainwright III, Jim Keltner, Klaus Voorman, Randy Wallace, Richard Greene, Martin Fierro

Written by Loudon Wainwright III

Produced by Loudon Wainwright III

Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

Columbia, NYC - November 20, 1974

Loudon Wainwright III, Kate and Anna McGarrigle

Kate and Anna McGarrigle

Kate and Anna McGarrigle, were a pair of Canadian singer-songwriters from Quebec, who performed as a duo until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010.-Profile:...

Written by Loudon Wainwright III

Produced by Loudon Wainwright III

Live At The Bottom Line

Live tracks recorded live at the Bottom Line, remote by Record Plant NYC, August 30, August 31, September 1, 1974. All songs written, performed and produced by Loudon Wainwright III.

Bonus tracks

All songs written by Loudon Wainwright III except for "Over the Hill" written by Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle. All songs produced by Loudon Wainwright III

Release history

• LP: Columbia PC 33369 (U.S.)
• LP: CBS 80696 (UK)
• CD: Edsel EDCD273 (1988)
• CD: Sony-Legacy 65258 (1998)