Album
Want Two
2004 · Rock, Pop
5 collectors on Gatefold own this
Want Two is a Pop album by Rufus Wainwright, originally released in 2004. On Gatefold: 22 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
About
Rufus Wainwright’s <i>Want Two</i> comes on the heels of its similarly titled predecessor, <i>Want One</i>, and they definitely go hand-in-hand. Nestled in lush arrangements, strings, and choir backdrops, Wainwright’s vocals soar operatically (“Agnus Dei”), yearn (“The One You Love”), and reflect (“Memphis Skyline,” a tribute to Jeff Buckley). Overall, the album has a heavily orchestrated tone. While this can be intriguing the more grandiose moments border on the overwhelming at times. Quieter moments, such as the acoustic, romantic “Peach Tree's” and the live storytelling-style of “The Art Teacher,” are all the more powerful in their sparseness. <i>Want Two</i>’s most introspective track, “Gay Messiah,” finds Wainwright grappling humorously and poignantly with his growing gay icon status. Though his lyrics explore love and lust, sin and loss, it’s Wainwright’s voice – melancholic and moving, passionate and sweeping – that expresses all the emotion that mere words can’t convey.
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Tracklist
- 1Agnus Dei5:45
- 2The One You Love3:42
- 3Peach Trees5:58
- 4Little Sister3:20
- 5The Art Teacher3:51
- 6Hometown Waltz2:31
- 7This Love Affair3:13
- 8Gay Messiah3:14
- 9Memphis Skyline4:51
- 10Waiting for a Dream4:14
- 11Crumb By Crumb4:11
- 12Old Whore's Diet (feat. Antony Hegarty)8:54
Sound DNA
- Pop
- Traditional Pop
- lush
- brooding
- theatrical
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alexandra KnollOBOE
- Alexis SmithPROGRAMMED BY
- David TheodoreOBOE
- Jeff HillBASS BASS, BACKING VOCALS, DOUBLE BASS VOCALS
- Joan WasserVIOLA VIOLIN VOCALS, VIOLIN, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, MANDOLIN
- Marius de VriesARRANGED BY PROGRAMMED BY KEYBOARDS
- Martha WainwrightBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Maxim MostonARRANGED BY PROGRAMMED BY VIOLIN
- Rob BurgerORGAN ELECTRIC ORGAN
- Roberto RodriguezPERCUSSION
- Rufus WainwrightARRANGED BY VOCALS VOCALS, PIANO, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, WRITTEN-BY
- Teddy ThompsonBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Van Dyke ParksARRANGED BY
- Alison GordonVIOLA
- Allison GordonVIOLA
- Anja WoodCELLO
- Anna McGarrigleACCORDION BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, ACCORDION
- Antoine SilvermanVIOLIN
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 22 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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