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Revision as of 16:04, 9 June 2008 by Another Believer (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The discography released by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright includes five studio albums, one live album (Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall), one re-issue compilation (Want), three EPs, two DVDs and several singles. Also listed are contributions to film soundtracks and compilation albums, as well as other projects.
Discography
Albums
- Rufus Wainwright (May 19, 1998), US Heatseekers #24, UK #171
- Poses (June 5, 2001), US #117, UK #132
- Want One (September 23, 2003), US #60, UK #88
- Want Two (November 16, 2004), US #103, UK #21
- Release the Stars (May 15, 2007), US #23, UK #2, Australia #58, Canada #7, UWC #14
- Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (December 4, 2007) US # 171, UK, #171
Compilations, re-issues, etc.
- Want (2005, DreamWorks/Geffen) — repackaging Want One and Want Two as one album, with two extra tracks
EPs
- Waiting For A Want (2004, DreamWorks) - available only on iTunes
- Alright, Already: Live in Montréal (2005, DreamWorks/Geffen) - available only on iTunes to North American buyers
- Tiergarten (2007, Geffen) - contains one track: "Supermayer Lost in Tiergarten" remix (available digitally and in limited vinyl release)
DVDs
- All I Want (2005) - features documentary + live concert footage and music videos
- Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live From the London Palladium
Singles
- "I Don't Know What It Is" (2004, UK #74)Cite error: The
<ref>tag has too many names (see the help page). - "Crumb By Crumb" (2005, UK #49 - airplay chart only)
- "Hallelujah" (2007, UK #148)
- "Going to a Town" (2007, UK #54)Cite error: The
<ref>tag has too many names (see the help page). - iTunes - "Rules and Regulations" (2007) - iTunes (UK)
- "Tiergarten" (2007) - limited edition 12" single (500 copies) featuring the "Supermayer Lost in Tiergarten" remix
Contributions
Soundtracks
Guest appearances
| Year | Artist | Album | Songs | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | Love Over and Over | "A Place in Your Heart" | guest vocalist |
| 1990 | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | Heartbeats Accelerating | "I'm Losing You" | guest vocalist |
| 1991 | Various Artists | Songs From the Civil War | "Better Times Are Coming" "Hard Times Come Again No More" |
co-lead vocalist (with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) backing vocalist |
| 1998 | Cecil Seaskull | Whoever | "La Song" | guest vocalist |
| Kate & Anna McGarrigle | The McGarrigle Hour | "Schooldays" "What'll I Do?" "Heartburn" "Talk to Me of Mendocino" "Goodnight Sweetheart" |
co-lead vocalist, background vocals on various other tracks | |
| 1999 | Shoofly | Dirty White Town | "You Don't Know" | guest vocalist |
| 2000 | Teddy Thompson | Teddy Thompson | "So Easy" "Missing Children" |
guest vocalist co-wrote |
| Kiki and Herb | Do You Hear What We Hear? | "Those Were the Days" | co-lead vocalist | |
| 2001 | Jordi Rosen | Madame Xavier | "Three Angels" "Mistletoe" |
backing vocalist |
| Elton John | Songs from the West Coast | "American Triangle" | backing vocalist | |
| 2002 | Julianna Raye | Restless Night | "More Wine" | co-written, vocal duet |
| Kristian Hoffman | & | "Scarecrow" | duet | |
| Linda Thompson | Fashionably Late | "All I See" | guest vocalist | |
| 2004 | David Byrne | Grown Backwards | "Au Fond du Temple Saint" | duet |
| 2005 | Antony and the Johnsons | I Am a Bird Now | "What Can I Do?" | lead vocals |
| Kiki and Herb | Kiki & Herb Will Die For You | "Those Were the Days" | co-vocalist | |
| Martha Wainwright | Martha Wainwright | "Don't Forget" "The Maker" |
arranged vocals backing vocalist | |
| Jason Hart | If I Were You | "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" | co-lead vocalist | |
| Burt Bacharach | At This Time | "Go Ask Shakespeare" | solo vocalist | |
| 2006 | Jane Birkin | Fictions | "Waterloo Station" | wrote lyrics |
| Sloan Wainwright | Life Grows Back | "Tired of Wasting Time" | duet | |
| Pet Shop Boys | Concrete | "Casanova in Hell" | solo vocalist | |
| 2007 | Teddy Thompson | Upfront & Down Low | "My Blue Tears" | arranged strings |
| Linda Thompson | Versatile Heart | "Beauty" | wrote lyrics | |
| Ann Wilson | Hope & Glory | "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" | co-vocalist | |
| 2008 | Martha Wainwright | I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too |
"The George Song" | guest vocalist |
Compilations
| Year | Album | Songs | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | When Love Speaks | "Sonnet 29 - When in Disgrace..." | EMI Classics |
| 2003 | Wig in a Box | "The Origin of Love" | Off Records |
| Maybe This Christmas Too? | "Spotlight On Christmas" | Nettwerk Records | |
| 2005 | Sweetheart 2005: Love Songs | "My Funny Valentine" | Live More Musically |
| The McGarrigle Christmas Hour | "Spotlight On Christmas" "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" |
Nonesuch | |
| 2006 | Plague Songs | "Katonah" | 4AD |
| Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys | "Lowlands Away" (with Kate McGarrigle) | ANTI- | |
| 2007 | Sounds Eclectic: The Cover Project | "Harvest" (with Chris Stills) | Hear Music |
Other
- "Ode to Antidote", created for a Viktor & Rolf ad campaign for their perfume, Antidote (2006)
- Bloom, composed and recorded voicings for the dance production entitled, "Bloom", as performed by the Stephen Petronio Dance Company (2006)
- Yellow Lounge (2007, Deutsche Grammophon), a compilation album of classical pieces chosen by Wainwright, and two Wainwright songs performed by the Fauré Quartett.