Strange Weirdos

Template:Use mdy dates 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 BillboardTemplate:'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.

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

Musicians

• Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion
• Jebin Bruni – organ (7), piano (13)
• Daphne Chen – second violin of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13)
• Richard Dodd – cello of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13)
• Eric Gorfain – first violin of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13)
• Portia Griffin – backing vocals (7, 12)
• Niki Haris – backing vocals (7, 12)
• Joe Henry – acoustic guitar (4,11), record producer
• Leah Katz – viola of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13)
• Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, Weissenborn steel guitar, mandolin, mandola,
• Jean McClain – backing vocals (7, 12)
• Van Dyke Parks – accordion (1, 3, 14), piano (5)
• David Piltch – acoustic bass, electric bass
• Richard Thompson – electric guitar (1, 8, 10)
• Loudon Wainwright III – vocals, guitars, ukulele, record producer
• Patrick Warren – piano, pump organ, Chamberlin, accordion; string arrangements and conductor of The Section Quartet

Production

• Judd Apatow – executive producer, liner notes
• John Baldi – A&R
• David Buntz – album director for Universal Pictures
• Ryan Freeland – engineer, mixing
• Harry Garfield – executive in charge of music for Universal Pictures
• S. Husky Höskulds – engineer (3)
• Jonathan Karp – music supervisor
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Kathy Nelson – executive in charge of music for Universal Pictures
• Rob Saslow – A&R
• Anabel Sinn – design
• Michael Wilson – photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Strange Weirdos

Chart (2007)	Peak position

External links

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