However, by the release of the fifth album, Release the Stars in 2007, Wainwright was finding a fanbase in the UK and Ireland and this album reached number two in the UK album charts. The nine albums which followed were: Poses in 2001, Want One in 2003, Want Two in 2004, Release the Stars and Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall both in 2007, Milwaukee at Last!!! in 2009, All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu in 2010, House of Rufus in 2011 and Out of the Game in 2012.Īs with the first album, many of Wainwright’s subsequent albums were met with much critical acclaim but little commercial success, especially in the US. The album also won several awards from the Gay & Lesbian American Music Awards and a GLAAD Media Award. Rolling Stone magazine hailed Wainwright as the Best New Artist that year citing this album as one of the best of 1998. While this first album was met with great critical acclaim it did not gain any corresponding commercial success. The debut album in 1998 was simply titled Rufus Wainwright. So far in his career, Rufus Wainwright has released 10 albums between 19. As well as writing commercial pop music, Wainwright has also written operas and much music for soundtracks. He cites a wide variety of musical influences such as Judy Garland, Edith Piaf and Al Jolson, along with his many operatic favourites. His music brings together many and varied genres including, pop, opera, baroque, rock, classical and ragtime into a unique style. Rufus Wainwright, born in New York although holding both American and Canadian citizenship, is a singer, pianist, songwriter and composer.
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