- folk
- 53 min
- 15 tracks
- Hannibal
Social Studies is a studio album by Loudon Wainwright III, released in 1999. The album comprises various topical and satirical songs, originally produced for National Public Radio and based upon then-current issues and events, such as the Tonya Harding scandal, the O. J. Simpson murder trial, the lead-up to Y2K, and controversies surrounding comments made by former Republican U.S. Senator Jesse Helms.
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Spare, classical in form, intimate and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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Tracks
- 1What Gives3:30
- 2Tonya's Twirls3:38
- 3New Street People2:50
- 4Carmine Street2:57
- 5O.J.3:13
- 6Leap of Faith2:54
- 7Conspiracies2:17
- 8Christmas Morning3:36
- 9Y2K6:13
- 10Number One3:40
- 11Bad Man3:21
- 12Inaugural Blues3:19
- 13Our Boy Bill3:11
- 14Jesse Don't Like It4:07
- 15Pretty Good Day4:20
15 tracks, 53 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Label
- Hannibal
- Released
- July 13, 1999
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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