Martha Wainwright (album)

Martha Wainwright is the self-titled debut album of Montreal singer Martha Wainwright, released on April 12, 2005. The album received generally favourable reviews.[2]

Martha Wainwright
Studio album by Martha Wainwright
Released	April 12, 2005[1]
Recorded	2005
Genre	Folk-Pop
Length	49:08
Label	MapleMusic, Zoë Records
Producer	Martha Wainwright and Brad Albetta
Martha Wainwright chronology
Martha Wainwright (2005) I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too (2008)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10)[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Track listing

All tracks by Martha Wainwright except where noted.

1. "Far Away" – 2:54
2. "G.P.T." – 2:44
3. "Factory" – 3:32
4. "These Flowers" – 4:11
5. "Ball & Chain" – 3:18
6. "Don't Forget" – 4:11
7. "This Life" – 6:01
8. "When the Day Is Short" – 3:46
9. "Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole" – 3:14
10. "TV Show" – 4:09
11. "The Maker" – 4:08
12. "Who Was I Kidding?" – 4:10
13. "Whither Must I Wander" (Stevenson/Vaughan Williams) – 2:47

"Special Edition" bonus tracks[5]

14. "Bring Back My Heart" (feat. Rufus Wainwright) - 3:17
15. "Baby" - 3:56
16. "Dis, quand reviendras-tu?" (Barbara) - 4:10

Personnel

• Martha Wainwright – vocals, electric guitar (track 11), guitar, producer
• Cameron Greider – electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 11)
• Bill Dobrow – drums (tracks 1–3, 5, 8, 10, and 11)
• Brad Albetta – bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, and 11), upright bass (track 9), Moog bass (track 4), keyboards (tracks 3, 4, 6, and 7), Rhodes (track 9), electric guitar (track 3)
• Joe McGinty – piano (tracks 1 and 7), keyboards (tracks 7 and 11)
• Jeff Hill – bass guitar (track 2)
• Tom Mennier – piano (tracks 2–5, 10, 13) keyboards (track 2), Wurlitzer (track 3), background vocals (track 4)
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello (track 2)
• Lily Lanken – background vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, and 10)
• Dan Reiser – drums (track 3)
• Kate McGarrigle – banjo (track 3), piano (track 6)
• Erin Hill – harp (tracks 4 and 13)
• Garth Hudson – organ (track 4), keyboards (track 12), alto saxophone (track 12)
• Rufus Wainwright – background vocals (track 6)
• Alan Besozi – percussion (track 6)
• Dan Albetta – electric guitar (track 7)
• JC Hopkins – electric guitar (track 7)
• Disco D – drum programming (track 7)
• Paul Bryan - bass (tracks 5 and 8)

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Norwegian Album Chart	39
Swedish Albums Chart	49
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	43

References

1. Monger, James Christopher. "Martha Wainwright - Martha Wainwright". AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
2. "Martha Wainwright by Martha Wainwright". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
3. Pitchfork Media review
4. "Album Reviews". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
5. From the five-song EP, I Will Internalize, also released by MapleMusic, and which preceded the full album release. Songs excluded from the "special edition" were "I Will Internalize" and "New York, New York, New York".