Used Songs, 1973-1980
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Used Songs 1973–1980 is a compilation of songs from Tom Waits
's Asylum Records
years.
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
's Asylum Records
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...
years.
Track listing
Songs written by Tom Waits- "Heartattack and Vine" - 4:44
- from Heartattack and VineHeartattack and VineHeartattack and Vine was Tom Waits' last album on the Asylum label, released in September 1980.Bruce Springsteen covered "Jersey Girl" as part of his live shows throughout the 1980s."On the Nickel" was recorded for the Ralph Waite film of the same name....
(1980) - Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Larry TaylorLarry TaylorLarry Taylor is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Lewis...
- bass - John Thomassie - drums
- Plas JohnsonPlas JohnsonPlas John Johnson Jr. is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most familiar as the lead on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme"....
- tenor and baritone saxes
- from Heartattack and Vine
- "Eggs and Sausage (In a Cadillac With Susan Michelson)" - 4:23
- from Nighthawks at the DinerNighthawks at the DinerNighthawks at the Diner is a 1975 album by Tom Waits, released on Asylum Records. The title was inspired by Edward Hopper's 1942 painting Nighthawks....
(1975) - Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Mike Melvoin - electric piano
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Bill Goodwin - drums
- Pete ChristliebPete ChristliebPete Christlieb is a jazz bebop, West Coast jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist.-Biography:Christlieb was born in Los Angeles, California and is the son of bassoonist Don Christlieb...
- tenor sax
- from Nighthawks at the Diner
- "A Sight for Sore Eyes" - 4:41
- from Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs (album)Foreign Affairs is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1977 on Elektra Entertainment. It was produced by Bones Howe, and features Bette Midler singing a duet with Waits on "I Never Talk to Strangers".-Production:...
(1977) - Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Jim Hughart - bass
- from Foreign Affairs
- "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard" - 3:16
- from Blue Valentine (1978)
- Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Alvin "Shine" Robinson - electric guitar
- Harold BattisteHarold BattisteHarold Raymond Battiste, Jr. , is an American music composer, arranger, performer and teacher.He attended New Orleans' Dillard University, earning a B.S. in music in 1953. His first success as a studio arranger was with Sam Cooke’s "You Send Me" in 1957...
- piano - Scott Edwards - bass
- Earl Palmer - drums
- Herbert Hardesty - tenor sax
- "Burma Shave" - 6:33
- from Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs (album)Foreign Affairs is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1977 on Elektra Entertainment. It was produced by Bones Howe, and features Bette Midler singing a duet with Waits on "I Never Talk to Strangers".-Production:...
(1977) - Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Jack Sheldon - trumpet
- from Foreign Affairs
- "Step Right Up" - 5:40
- from Small ChangeSmall ChangeSmall Change is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1976 on Asylum Records. It was recorded in July 1976.-Production:Small Change was recorded, direct to 2-track stereo tape, July 15,19,20,21, and 29, 1976 at the Wally Heider Recording Studio, in Hollywood, USA under the production of Bones...
(1976) - Tom Waits - vocals
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Shelly ManneShelly ManneShelly Manne , born Sheldon Manne in New York City, was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz and fusion, as well as contributing...
- drums - Lew Tabackin - tenor sax
- from Small Change
- "Ol' '55" - 3:58
- from Closing TimeClosing Time (album)Closing Time is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in March 1973 on Asylum Records. Produced and arranged by former Lovin' Spoonful member Jerry Yester, Closing Time was the first of seven of Waits's major releases through Asylum, the final being Heartattack...
(1973) - Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Peter Klimes - guitar
- Bill Plummer - bass
- John Seiter - drums, vocals
- from Closing Time
- "I Never Talk to Strangers (with Bette Midler)" - 3:38
- from Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs (album)Foreign Affairs is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1977 on Elektra Entertainment. It was produced by Bones Howe, and features Bette Midler singing a duet with Waits on "I Never Talk to Strangers".-Production:...
(1977) - Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Bette MidlerBette MidlerBette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...
- vocals - Jim Hughart - bass
- Frank Vicari - tenor sax
- Bob AlcivarBob AlcivarBob Alcivar is an American music producer, composer, conductor and keyboard player. He is the father of rock keyboard player Jim Alcivar .-Discography:...
- arranger, conductor
- from Foreign Affairs
- "Mr. Siegal" - 5:14
- from Heartattack and VineHeartattack and VineHeartattack and Vine was Tom Waits' last album on the Asylum label, released in September 1980.Bruce Springsteen covered "Jersey Girl" as part of his live shows throughout the 1980s."On the Nickel" was recorded for the Ralph Waite film of the same name....
(1980) - Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Roland Bautista - electric lead guitar
- Ronny Barron - piano
- Larry Taylor - bass
- John Thomassie - drums
- from Heartattack and Vine
- "Jersey GirlJersey Girl (song)"Jersey Girl" is a song composed and originally sung by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits from his 1980 album Heartattack and Vine.-Waits original:Waits wrote the song with his future wife Kathleen Brennan, who had been living in New Jersey...
" - 5:10- from Heartattack and VineHeartattack and VineHeartattack and Vine was Tom Waits' last album on the Asylum label, released in September 1980.Bruce Springsteen covered "Jersey Girl" as part of his live shows throughout the 1980s."On the Nickel" was recorded for the Ralph Waite film of the same name....
(1980) - Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Roland BautistaRoland BautistaRoland Bautista is a guitar player who has played in the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and also with Tom Waits.-Career:Bautista played on the EWF album Last Days and Time and left the band soon after the album's release....
- 12-string guitar - Victor FeldmanVictor FeldmanVictor Stanley Feldman was a British jazz musician, best known as a pianist.-Early history:...
- keyboard glock, percussion - Greg Cohen - bass
- John Thomassie - drums
- Jerry YesterJerry YesterJerry Yester is an American folk rock musician, record producer, and arranger.Growing up in Burbank, California, Yester formed a duo with brother Jim Yester, the Yester Brothers, and starting playing folk clubs in Los Angeles in 1960...
- arranger, conductor
- from Heartattack and Vine
- "Christmas Card from a Hooker in MinneapolisChristmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis"Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" is a song written and performed by Tom Waits, and released on his 1978 album, Blue Valentine. The song also appeared on Waits' compilation album, Used Songs 1973–1980 .-Lyrics:...
" - 4:32- from Blue Valentine (1978)
- Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- DaWillie Gonga - Yamaha electric grand piano
- "Blue Valentine" - 5:51
- from Blue Valentine (1978)
- Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Ray Crawford - electric guitar solo
- "(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night" - 3:51
- from The Heart of Saturday NightThe Heart of Saturday NightThe Heart of Saturday Night is the second studio album by singer and songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1974 on Asylum Records. In 2003, the album was ranked number 339 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, his highest placing. The album cover is based on In the...
(1974) - Tom Waits - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Jim Gordon - foot tap, knee slap
- Selma & Cahuenga - streets
- from The Heart of Saturday Night
- "Muriel" - 3:34
- from Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs (album)Foreign Affairs is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1977 on Elektra Entertainment. It was produced by Bones Howe, and features Bette Midler singing a duet with Waits on "I Never Talk to Strangers".-Production:...
(1977) - Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Frank Vicari - tenor sax
- from Foreign Affairs
- "Wrong Side of the Road" - 5:14
- from Blue Valentine (1978)
- Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Ray Crawford - electric guitar
- Charles Kynard - organ
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Chip White - drums
- Frank Vicari - tenor sax
- "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" - 6:35
- from Small ChangeSmall ChangeSmall Change is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1976 on Asylum Records. It was recorded in July 1976.-Production:Small Change was recorded, direct to 2-track stereo tape, July 15,19,20,21, and 29, 1976 at the Wally Heider Recording Studio, in Hollywood, USA under the production of Bones...
(1976) - Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Violins - Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alfred Lustgarden, Nathan Ross, Sheldon Sanov
- Violas - Sam Boghossian, Allan Harshman, David Schwartz
- Cellos - Jesse Ehrlich, Ray Kelley, Ed Lustgarden, Kathleen Lustgarden
- Jerry Yester - arranger, conductor
- from Small Change
Personnel
- Vocals - Tom Waits, Bette MidlerBette MidlerBette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...
, John Seiter - Acoustic Guitar - Tom Waits, Roland BautistaRoland BautistaRoland Bautista is a guitar player who has played in the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and also with Tom Waits.-Career:Bautista played on the EWF album Last Days and Time and left the band soon after the album's release....
, Peter Klimes - Electric Guitar - Tom Waits, Ray Crawford, Roland Bautista, Alvin "Shine" Robinson
- Bass - Jim Hughart, Larry TaylorLarry TaylorLarry Taylor is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Lewis...
, Greg CohenGreg CohenA native of Los Angeles, bassist Greg Cohen has been playing in various acclaimed music groups since the '60s. He is perhaps best known for his work with John Zorn's Masada quartet; more recently he has been touring with Ornette Coleman, and performed on Coleman's much-praised Sound Grammar...
, Scott Edwards, Bill Plummer - Piano - Tom Waits, Ronnie BarronRonnie BarronRonnie Barron was an American actor, keyboardist, organist, and white soul singer during the 1970s. He was known for his work as a session musician for several artists, as well as his collaborations with Dr...
, Harold BattisteHarold BattisteHarold Raymond Battiste, Jr. , is an American music composer, arranger, performer and teacher.He attended New Orleans' Dillard University, earning a B.S. in music in 1953. His first success as a studio arranger was with Sam Cooke’s "You Send Me" in 1957... - Electric Piano - DaWillie GongaGeorge DukeGeorge Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...
, Mike MelvoinMike MelvoinMike Melvoin is an American jazz pianist.Melvoin began on piano at age three. He studied English at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1959, but decided to pursue a career in music. After moving to Los Angeles in 1961, he played with Frank Rosolino, Leroy Vinnegar, Gerald Wilson, Paul Horn, Terry... - Organ - Charles KynardCharles KynardCharles Kynard was an American soul jazz/acid jazz organist born in St. Louis, Missouri, probably better known for his album as leader on Reelin' With the Feelin for Prestige Records...
- Drums - John Thomassie, Bill Goodwin, Shelly ManneShelly ManneShelly Manne , born Sheldon Manne in New York City, was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz and fusion, as well as contributing...
, Earl PalmerEarl PalmerEarl Cyril Palmer was an American rock & roll and rhythm and blues drummer, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
, John Seiter, Chip White - Percussion - Victor FeldmanVictor FeldmanVictor Stanley Feldman was a British jazz musician, best known as a pianist.-Early history:...
, Jim GordonJim Gordon (musician)James Beck "Jim" Gordon is an American recording artist, musician and songwriter. The Grammy Award winner was one of the most requested session drummers in the late 1960s and 1970s, recording albums with many well-known musicians of the time, and was the drummer in the blues-rock supergroup Derek... - Arranger - Jerry YesterJerry YesterJerry Yester is an American folk rock musician, record producer, and arranger.Growing up in Burbank, California, Yester formed a duo with brother Jim Yester, the Yester Brothers, and starting playing folk clubs in Los Angeles in 1960...
, Bob Alcivar - Conductor - Jerry Yester, Bob Alcivar
- Violin - Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alfred Lustgarden, Nathan Ross, Sheldon Sanov
- Viola - Sam Boghossian, Allan Harshman, David Schwartz
- Cello - Jesse Ehrlich, Ray Kelley, Ed Lustgarden, Kathleen Lustgarden
- Trumpet - Jack SheldonJack SheldonJack Sheldon is an American bebop and West Coast jazz trumpeter, singer, and actor. He is a trumpet player and was a comedian on The Merv Griffin Show, as well as the voice heard on several episodes of the educational music television series Schoolhouse Rock.-Biography:Sheldon was born in...
- Tenor Saxophone - Frank VicariFrank VicariFrank Vicari was a New York-based jazz saxophonist.After serving in the Air Force from 1951-55, where he played in various service bands, Vicari returned to New York City and played in various bands until he joined Maynard Ferguson's big band in 1960...
, Pete ChristliebPete ChristliebPete Christlieb is a jazz bebop, West Coast jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist.-Biography:Christlieb was born in Los Angeles, California and is the son of bassoonist Don Christlieb...
, Herbert Hardesty, Plas JohnsonPlas JohnsonPlas John Johnson Jr. is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most familiar as the lead on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme"....
, Lew TabackinLew TabackinLew Tabackin is a jazz flautist and a tenor saxophonist. He is married to Toshiko Akiyoshi, who is a jazz pianist and a composer/arranger.-Biography:... - Baritone Saxophone - Plas Johnson