T Shirt (album)
# T Shirt (album)

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| Christgau's Record Guide | B+ |

T Shirt is a 1976 album by Loudon Wainwright III. Unlike his earlier records, this (and the subsequent Final Exam) saw Wainwright adopt a full blown rock band (Slowtrain) - though there are acoustic songs on T Shirt, including a talking blues. According to Wainwright on the 2006 CD liner notes, it received a scathing review from Rolling Stone which depressed him so much he stayed in bed for five days. By the early 1990s, he disowned the album in a radio interview broadcast in Australia. However, by the time of the CD remaster (which included Final Exam) he admitted to a much more sympathetic view of the album(s), which he referred to as his 'puppies'.

## Track listing

All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III; except where indicated

* "Bicentennial"
* "Summer's Almost Over"
* "Hollywood Hopeful" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Loudon Wainwright III)
* "Reciprocity"
* "At Both Ends"
* "Wine with Dinner"
* "Hey Packy" (George Gerdes)
* "California Prison Blues"
* "Talking Big Apple '75"
* "Prince Hal's Dirge"
* "Just Like President Thieu"
* "Wine with Dinner (Night Cap)"

## Personnel

### Musicians

* Loudon Wainwright III - guitar, banjo, bells, vocals
* Richard Davis - bass
* Hank Jones - keyboards
* David Sanborn - saxophone
* Marvin Stamm - cornet, trumpet
* Jimmy Maelen - congas
* Elliott Randall - electric guitar
* David Taylor - bass trombone
* Eric Weissberg - banjo
* Charles Brown III - electric guitar
* Jeanie Arnold - vocals
* Jon Cobert - piano
* Joe Cocuzzo - drums
* Kenny Kosek - violin
* Richard Crooks - drums, spoons
* John Crowder - bass
* Ron Getman - steel guitar
* Don Hammond - alto recorder
* Jimmy Iovine - backing vocals
* Peter La Barbera - vibraphone
* John Lissauer - clarinet, arrangements
* George Marge - recorder
* Irwin "Marky" Markowitz - cornet, trumpet
* Charlie Messing - guitar, vocals
* Gwynne Michaels - backing vocals
* Glen Mitchell - clavinet, electric piano, organ
* Paul Prestopino, Maggie & Terre Roche - vocals
* Christie Thompson - backing vocals
* Stephen Tubin - organ, piano, synthesizer
* Joanne Vent - backing vocals

### Technical

* Jimmy Iovine - engineer, mixing
* Benno Friedman - cover photography

## Release history

* LP: Arista AL4063 (U.S.)
* LP: Arista RTY127 (UK)
* CD: Arcadia ACAD 8142 (2 CD with Final Exam (U.S. 2007)
