{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the film Knocked Up | type = soundtrack | artist = Loudon Wainwright III | cover = Strange Weirdos.JPG | alt = | released = May 22, 2007 | recorded = by Ryan Freeland at The Garfield House, South Pasadena, California, U.S.A., except track 3 - by S. Husky Höskulds at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, mixed by R.Freeland | venue = | studio = | genre = Contemporary folk, folk-rock, americana | length = 48:17 | label = Concord | producer = Joe Henry, Loudon Wainwright III | prev_title = Here Come the Choppers | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Recovery | next_year = 2008 }} {{Music ratings | title = | subtitle = <!-- Aggregate scores --> | MC = <!-- Reviewers --> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=Allmusic/> | rev3 =Music Box | rev3Score ={{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2007/loudonwainwright-strangeweirdos-06022007.html link] | rev2 =Robert Christgau | rev2Score =B+ [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=838&name=Loudon+Wainwright+III link] | noprose = yes }} '''''Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up''''' is the official soundtrack album to the 2007 Judd Apatow film ''Knocked Up'', and the eighteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, released on May 22, 2007, on Concord Records.<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/strange-weirdos-music-from-and-inspired-by-the-film-knocked-up-r1067578/review|title=Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up|accessdate=February 23, 2012|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|first=Thom|last=Jurek}}</ref> The album was co-produced by Joe Henry and Wainwright. Guests featured on the album include multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz, Van Dyke Parks, bassist David Pilch, Richard Thompson and Patrick Warren.
In 2007 ''Strange Weirdos'' reached peak positions of number 32 on ''Billboard''{{'s}} Top Heatseekers chart and number 22 on the Top Soundtracks chart. The album re-entered the Top Soundtracks chart in 2009, reaching a peak position of number 15.
==Development== ''Strange Weirdos'' served as the soundtrack to Judd Apatow's 2007 film ''Knocked Up'' and a studio album for Wainwright, who played a gynecologist in the film.<ref name=Denselow>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jun/08/folk.shopping1|title=Loudon Wainwright III, Strange Weirdos|first=Robin|last=Denselow|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|oclc=60623878|date=June 7, 2007|accessdate=February 23, 2012|location=London, United Kingdom}}</ref>
== Track listing == All songs written by Wainwright unless noted otherwise.
# "Grey in L.A." – 3:15 # "You Can't Fail Me Now" (Joe Henry, Wainwright) – 3:45 # "Daughter" (Peter Blegvad) – 3:33 # "Ypsilanti" (Henry) – 1:52 # "So Much to Do" (Henry, Wainwright) – 3:26 # "Valley Morning" – 3:44 # "X or Y" – 2:54 # "Final Frontier" – 3:47 # "Feel So Good" (Mose Allison) – 2:03 # "Lullaby" – 3:12 # "Naomi" (Henry) – 4:04 # "Doin' the Math" – 5:32 # "Strange Weirdos" – 4:07 # "Passion Play" – 2:54
==Personnel== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Musicians * Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion * Jebin Bruni – organ (7), piano (13) * Daphne Chen – second violin of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13) * Richard Dodd – cello of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13) * Eric Gorfain – first violin of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13) * Portia Griffin – backing vocals (7, 12) * Niki Haris – backing vocals (7, 12) * Joe Henry – acoustic guitar (4,11), record producer * Leah Katz – viola of The Section Quartet (2, 8, 13) * Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, Weissenborn steel guitar, mandolin, mandola, * Jean McClain – backing vocals (7, 12) * Van Dyke Parks – accordion (1, 3, 14), piano (5) * David Piltch – acoustic bass, electric bass * Richard Thompson – electric guitar (1, 8, 10) * Loudon Wainwright III – vocals, guitars, ukulele, record producer * Patrick Warren – piano, pump organ, Chamberlin, accordion; string arrangements and conductor of The Section Quartet {{col-break}} ;Production *Judd Apatow – executive producer, liner notes * John Baldi – A&R * David Buntz – album director for Universal Pictures * Ryan Freeland – engineer, mixing * Harry Garfield – executive in charge of music for Universal Pictures * S. Husky Höskulds – engineer (3) * Jonathan Karp – music supervisor * Gavin Lurssen – mastering * Kathy Nelson – executive in charge of music for Universal Pictures * Rob Saslow – A&R * Anabel Sinn – design * Michael Wilson – photography {{col-end}}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Chart performance for ''Strange Weirdos'' |- ! Chart (2007) ! Peak<br/>position |- {{album chart|UKSoundtrack|9|date=20070610|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 27, 2024}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|32|artist=Loudon Wainwright-iii|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|15|artist=Loudon Wainwright-iii|rowheader=true|access-date=November 27, 2024}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Music}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071121141414/http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/CCD-30301/ ''Strange Weirdos''] at Concord Music Group * [http://www.decca.com/releases/loudon-wainwright-iii-strange-weirdos-music-from-and-inspired-by-the-film-knocked-up-19726 ''Strange Weirdos''] at Decca Records * [http://www.lw3.com/discography.php?section=albums&album_view=album29 ''Strange Weirdos''] at lw3.com, Wainwright's official site
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