Poses (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Poses
Type = studio
Artist = Rufus Wainwright


Released = June 5, 2001
Recorded = 2000
Genre = Pop
Length = 57:28
Label = DreamWorks
Producer = Pierre Marchand, Greg Wells, Alex Gifford, Ethan Johns, Damian leGassick
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3c2tk6sxrkr0 link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.6/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23060-poses]
*Review-Christgau|hm3|artist=1194
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/318416/rufuswainwright?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=triple1 RS 871]
*Yahoo! Music Rating|4|5 [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/20342.html link]
Last album = "Rufus Wainwright"
(1998)
This album = "Poses"
(2001)
Next album = "Want One"
(2003)

"Poses" is Rufus Wainwright's second album, released by DreamWorks Records in 2001.

The bonus track "Across the Universe" is a Lennon/McCartney song that Wainwright initially recorded for the film "I Am Sam", and later entirely re-recorded with producer Greg Wells for "Poses". The latter version is Wainwright's most downloaded song from the iTunes store.

"One Man Guy", which was featured in Nick Hornby's book "31 Songs", was written and originally performed by Wainwright's father, Loudon Wainwright III.

Track listing

#"Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" – 4:44
#"Greek Song" – 3:56
#"Poses" – 5:02
#"Shadows" – 5:35
#"California" – 3:23
#"The Tower of Learning" – 4:47
#"Grey Gardens" – 3:08
#"Rebel Prince" – 3:44
#"The Consort" – 4:25
#"One Man Guy" – 3:31
#"Evil Angel" – 4:43
#"In a Graveyard" – 2:22
#"Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" (reprise) – 3:59
#"Across the Universe" (bonus track) – 4:10

Personnel

* Rufus Wainwright – vocals (all tracks), piano (1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,13), string arrangements (1,2,3,11,13), dobro (2,5), acoustic guitar (5,11), keyboards (7), guitar (8)
* Jeff Hill – bass (1,3,5,11,13), backing vocals (5)
*Jim Keltner – drums (1,9,13)
* Yves Desrosiers – banjo (1,13), guitar (1,2,11,13), slide guitar (2), mandolin (2)
* Pierre Marchand – string arrangements (1,2,3,11,13), bass (2,7,8,9), piano (2)
*Greg Wells – drums (13), bass (13), additional keyboards (13)
* Kevin Hupp – drums (2,3,11)
* Bernadette Colomine – backing vocals (2)
*Martha Wainwright – backing vocals (3,5,8,10,11)
* Alex Gifford – bass (4), guitar (4), piano (4), alto flute (4), bass clarinet (4)
*Pete Thomas – drums (4), percussion (4)
* Richard Causon – chamberlin (5), Wurlitzer (5), Hammond B3 (5), backing vocals (5)
* Butch – drums (5), percussion (5)
* Ethan Johns – electric guitars (5), drums (7), guitar (7)
* Julianna Raye – backing vocals (5)
* Teddy Thompson – backing vocals (5,10), guitar (10)
* Damian Legassick – keyboards (6), drum programming (6), guitar (6), string arrangement (6)
* Ally McErlaine – guitar (6)
* Steve Sidelnyk – drum programming (6)
* Pete Wilson – bass guitar (6)
* Benmont Tench – Hammond B3 organ (7)
* Ash Sood – drums (8)
* Victor Indrizzo – additional drums (8)
* Michael Vincent Chaves – guitar (8,9)
* Gregg Arreguini – guitar (8,9)
*Melissa Auf der Maur – bass (11), backing vocals (11)
* Daniel Savant – leader (9)
* Jon Lewis – lead trumpet (9)
* Jeffrey Bunnell – trumpet (9)
* Dennis Farias – trumpet (9)
* Stephanie Allard – violin (1,3,11,13)
* Jean-Marc LeBlanc – violin (1,3,11,13)
* Melanie Belair – violin (1,3,11,13)
* Genevieve Beaudry – violin (1,3,11,13)
* Anjana Srinivasan – violin (2,3)
* Sarah Button – violin (6)
* Brigid Button – violin (6)
* Julie Dupras – viola (1,3,11,13)
* Wilma Hos – viola (1,3,11,13)
* Veronique Potuin – viola (1,3,11,13)
* Greg Hay – viola (1,3,11,13)
* Ian Rathbone – viola (6)
* Rebecca Ware – viola (6)
* Carla Antoun – cello (1,3,11,13)
* Christine Giguere – cello (1,3,11,13)
* Hilary Skewes – cello (6)
* Laura Fairhurst – cello (6)
* Jean Paquin – French horn (1,2,11,13)
* Pierre Savoie – French horn (1,2,11,13)
* Normand Forget – oboe (1,3,11,13)