List of songs recorded by Rufus Wainwright
The columns Song, Album, and Year list each song title, the official release on which the song first appeared, and the year in which the song was released for the first time. The columns Length, Author, and Producer indicate the length of the track, the author of the song (most often Wainwright alone), and the producer of the track. References are also provided for each song in the last column of the table. While many songs listed appear on multiple releases (for example, "Spotlight on Christmas" appears on Maybe This Christmas Too?, The McGarrigle Christmas Hour, and Elton John's Christmas Party), songs are listed based on the first release and only appear twice when the recordings have different production information (producer, length, etc.).
The list includes original songs released on studio recordings, songs written but not performed by Wainwright, original songs performed live, and recorded cover songs.
Original songs
Studio recordings
Following is a list of original songs by Wainwright that have been released on a studio album, EP, soundtrack, compilation album, single, or DVD. Also included is "Ode to Antidote", a studio-quality promotional single used to promote a perfume by Viktor & Rolf, and "Patience is a Virtue", an original song available via digital download on Wal-Mart's website with the purchase of Release the Stars.
Songs written, but not performed, by Wainwright
Following is a chart containing songs originally written or co-written by Wainwright that do not appear on one of his original albums. The list includes songs performed solely by other artists and those that feature Wainwright as a co-lead or backing vocalist.
Song | Album | Year | Length | Author | Performer | Ref. |
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"Apartment" | The Performance | 2009 | 3:26 | Wainwright | Shirley Bassey | [24] |
"Au jardin des sans-pourquoi" | Illuminations | 2010 | 3:32 | Groban, McGarrigle, Wainwright | Josh Groban | [25] |
"Beauty" | Versatile Heart | 2007 | 4:13 | Wainwright | Linda Thompson | [26] |
"Missing Children" | Teddy Thompson | 2000 | 4:30 | Teddy Thompson, Wainwright | Teddy Thompson | [27] |
"More Wine" | Restless Night | 2002 | 5:03 | Julianna Raye, Wainwright | Julianna Raye, Wainwright | [28] |
"Waterloo Station" | Fictions | 2006 | 3:31 | Wainwright | Jane Birkin | [29] |
"Where is Your Heart At?" | Meet the Robinsons | 2007 | 2:23 | Wainwright | Jamie Cullum | [4] |
Demo recordings
These songs appear on Wainwright's 1995 demo cassette (Desdemona Publishing) recorded by Pierre Marchand.
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Songs performed live
Following is a list of songs by Wainwright that have been performed live but have yet to appear on an official release:
Songs written for stage
- "One's-Self I Sing" (Walt Whitman), "Lux Aeterna Luceat Eis, Domine", "Unseen Buds" (Whitman), and "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers" (Emily Dickinson) were part of a six-movement choral collection composed for the Stephen Petronio Company production Bloom in 2006.[32][33]
- Based on Shakespeare's sonnets, "Sonnet 10", "Sonnet 20", and "Sonnet 43" were originally composed for Robert Wilson's staging of Shakespeares Sonette in Berlin in April 2009.[34]
Cover songs
References
- "Want One". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- "Rufus Wainwright (Japan Bonus Tracks)". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "Want Two". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "Meet the Robinsons". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Rufus Wainwright". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "Out of the Game". Allmusic. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- "Release the Stars". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "Poses". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "Pre-order 'Release the Stars' and get bonus!". rufuswainwright.net. May 1, 2007. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "Release the Stars (UK)". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "Want One (Bonus Tracks)". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu". Allmusic. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- "The McGarrigle Hour". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Want". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "Plague Songs". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Discography - Want One". rufuswainwright.net. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "LAKESHORE RECORDS TO RELEASE ANY DAY NOW SOUNDTRACK". Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- "Ode to Antidote - Rufus Wainwright - Viktor & Rolf". Viktor & Rolf. August 14, 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "When Love Speaks". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Maybe This Christmas, Too". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Brokeback Mountain". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/sarah-jessica-parker-rufus-wainwright-song-here-and-now-movie-753358/
- "Discography - Poses". rufuswainwright.net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- Paphides, Pete (October 30, 2009). "Dame Shirley Bassey: The Performance". The Times. News Corporation. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
- "Illuminations". Allmusic. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- "Versatile Heart". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Teddy Thompson". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Restless Night". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Fictions". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Rufus Wainwright: 'I'm not a huge gay marriage supporter'". NME. IPC Media. December 12, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
- Hawker, Philippa. "Rufus Wainwright review: Extraordinary voice means less seems like so much more". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- La Rocco, Claudia (April 9, 2006). "Stephen Petronio Teams With Rufus Wainwright to Create 'Bloom,' About Unjaded Youth". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Transient Glory Concert". The Young People's Chorus of New York City. 2006. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- Klinge, Steve (August 8, 2009). "Rufus Wainwright, subdued and lilting". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Media Holdings. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall". Allmusic. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
- "Poses (US Bonus Track)". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "I Am Sam". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins". Allmusic. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "The Myth of Fingerprints". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "The History Boys". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Want Two (Bonus Tracks)". Allmusic. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
- "Moulin Rouge (Original Soundtrack)". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- "Rufus! Does Judy Live at the London Palladium [DVD]". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (UK Bonus Track)". Allmusic. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
- "Shrek". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Zoolander". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Big Daddy". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Boardwalk Empire, Vol. 2 (Music from the Original HBO Series)". Allmusic. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- "Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Sweetheart: Love Songs [2005]". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "Wig in a Box". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "The McGarrigle Christmas Hour". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- "War Child Presents Heroes". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2009.