On September 8, 1992, “Island” label released “Bone Machine”, the eleventh Tom Waits album. It was recorded in 1992, at “Prairie Sun Recording” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Tom Waits. It won “Grammy Award” for “Best Alternative Music Album”. The cover photo was taken by Jesse Dylan, the son of Bob Dylan.
Personnel:
- Tom Waits- vocals, Chamberlin, acoustic and electric guitar, sticks, piano, upright bass, conundrum, drums, percussion
- Keith Richards- guitar, vocal
- Waddy Wachtel- guitar
- David Phillips – pedal steel guitar, steel guitar
- Joe Gore – guitar
- Les Claypool- electric bass
- Larry Taylor- upright bass, guitar
- Brain- drums
- Kathleen Brennan- sticks
- Ralph Carney- alto sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet
- David Hidalgo- violin, accordion
- Joe Marquez – sticks, Banjo
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, except where noted.
- Earth Died Screaming – Tom Waits
- Dirt in the Ground
- Such a Scream – Tom Waits
- All Stripped Down – Tom Waits
- Who Are You
- The Ocean Doesn’t Want Me – Tom Waits
- Jesus Gonna Be Here – Tom Waits
- A Little Rain (for Clyde)
- In the Colosseum
- Goin’ Out West
- Murder in the Red Barn
- Black Wings
- Whistle Down the Wind (for Tom Jans) – Tom Waits
- I Don’t Wanna Grow Up
- Let Me Get Up on It
- That Feel – Tom Waits, Keith Richards