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PLAY QUEUE 1 Foolish Love		save
PLAY QUEUE 2 Danny Boy		save
PLAY QUEUE 3 April Fools		save
PLAY QUEUE 4 In My Arms		save
PLAY QUEUE 5 Millbrook		save
PLAY QUEUE 6 Baby		save
PLAY QUEUE 7 Beauty Mark		save
PLAY QUEUE 8 Barcelona		save
PLAY QUEUE 9 Matinee Idol		save
PLAY QUEUE 10 Damned Ladies		save
PLAY QUEUE 11 Sally Ann		save
PLAY QUEUE 12 Imaginary Love		save

MOG Editorial Review

Rufus Wainwright presents an operatically influenced debut album that’s upheld by elegant, piano-driven orchestral arrangements and an undeniable sense of cabaret influence. While the balladry of “Foolish Love” is a fitting introduction to the intimacy Wainwright’s capable of, he proves his knack for sweet melodies on the playful, love-obsessed “April Fool’s.” Regardless of tempo, it’s Wainwright’s ability to fuel each song with an emotional charge, exposing his vulnerabilities and desires. On “Baby,” for instance, his vocals warmly slither and quiver over Van Dyke Park’s quirky string arrangements, and amid a cascading piano on “Damned Ladies” he pays homage to tragic opera heroes. Rufus Wainwright balances his pop tendencies to dramatic effect, marking him as a songwriting talent for a new generation whose sensibilities were as all-the-place as his own.
AMG Review of Rufus Wainwright

Jason Ankeny
All Music Guide

What separates Rufus Wainwright and the other second-generation singers who sprang up at the same time (Sean Lennon, Emma Townshend, and Chris Stills the most notable among them) is that Wainwright deserves to be heard regardless of his family tree; in fact, the issue of his parentage is ultimately as immaterial as that of his sexuality -- this self-titled debut cares little for the rock clichés of an earlier generation, instead heralding the arrival of a unique and compelling voice steeped most solidly in the traditions of cabaret. Like his folks, Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, he's a superb songwriter, with a knack for elegantly rolling piano melodies and poignantly romantic lyrics; while the appearance of Van Dyke Parks and his trademark orchestral arrangements hints at an affinity for the pop classicism of Brian Wilson or Randy Newman, the vocals come straight out of opera, and although Wainwright is unlikely to be starring in La Boheme anytime soon, he conveys the kind of honest emotion sorely lacking in the ironic posing of many of his contemporaries. Maybe the kids are alright after all.