In March, Rufus Wainwright introduced a brand new covers album, Folkocracy, which is coming in June. Today, nonetheless, Wainwright is surprise-launching an anniversary celebration of his self-titled debut, which got here out 25 years in the past right now (May 19) with an expanded, digital-only anniversary version, obtainable to stream now.
Featuring the album’s authentic 12 tracks remastered from the unique tapes, Rufus Wainwright – twenty fifth Anniversary Edition additionally has three never-before-released songs from the album classes, plus tracks beforehand solely obtainable on his 2011 13-disc field set, House Of Rufus. Likewise, Wainwright has recreated his authentic album artwork with a brand new portrait of the singer at 50.
“Obviously when you turn 50, you are not only looking forward but also back, and it comes in handy that my first album Rufus Wainwright came out exactly half a lifetime ago,” Wainwright says in a press release. “In Broadway, there is a secret rule that you have to open with a bang and finish with an even bigger bang. Hopefully in 50 years, I will have proven that I did end with an even bigger bang but I think that I did open pretty strong with my first album. So excited also to bring some new material from those sessions to my fans and have all the tracks remastered.”
Listen under.
TRACKLIST:
01 “Foolish Love” (2023 Remaster)
02 “Danny Boy” (2023 Remaster)
03 “April Fools” (2023 Remaster)
04 “In My Arms” (2023 Remaster)
05 “Millbrook” (2023 Remaster)
06 “Baby” (2023 Remaster)
07 “Beauty Mark” (2023 Remaster)
08 “Barcelona” (2023 Remaster)
09 “Matinee Idol” (2023 Remaster)
10 “Damned Ladies” (2023 Remaster)
11 “Sally Ann” (2023 Remaster)
12 “Imaginary Love” (2023 Remaster)
13 “Hankering” (2023 Remaster)
14 “Saint James Infirmary” (2023 Remaster)
15 “More Wine” (Session Outtake)
16 “Fame Into Love Into Death” (2023 Remaster)
17 “One More Chance” (2023 Remaster)
18 “A Bit Of You” (2023 Remaster)
19 “Dreams And Daydreams” (2023 Remaster)
20 “Miss Otis Regrets” (2023 Remaster)
21 “So Fine” (Session Outtake)
22 “Come” (Session Outtake)
Rufus Wainwright – twenty fifth Anniversary Edition is out now through Geffen/UMe.