On August 17, 1987, “Island” label released “Frank’s Wild Years”, the tenth Tom Waits album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Universal Recording Studios” in Chicago; “The Sound Factory” and “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tom Waits. The album was subtitled “Un Operachi Romantico in Тwo Аcts” and contains compositions written for a play by the same name. “Frank’s Wild Years”, is name of a song from Waits’ 1983 album “Swordfishtrombones”.

Personnel:

• Tom Waits – vocals, vocal stylings, pump organ, Optigan, guitar, rooster, piano, Farfisa, Mellotron, drums, congaс, tambourine
• Richard Battin – guitar
• Moris Tepper- guitar
• Power Butts – rhythm guitar
• Marc Ribot- guitar, banjo
• William Schimmel- piano, pump organ, accordion, Leslie bass pedals, cocktail piano
• Francis Thumm – prepared piano, pump organ
• David Hidalgo- accordion
• Greg Cohen- bass, alto horn, horn arrangements, Leslie bass pedals
• Larry Taylor- bass, upright bass
• Jay Anderson – bass
• Michael Blair – drums, conga, percussion, maracas, marimba, orchestra bells, glockenspiel
• Les Warner- drums
• Ralph Carney- saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone horn, violin
• Angela Brown- backing vocals
• Leslie Holland – backing vocals
• Lynne Jordan – backing vocals
• Kathleen Brennan- vocal arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Waits, except where noted.

1. Hang on St. Christopher
2. Straight to the Top (Rhumba) – Waits, Greg Cohen
3. Blow Wind Blow
4. Temptation
5. Innocent When You Dream (Barroom)
6. I’ll Be Gone – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
7. Yesterday is Here – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
8. Please Wake Me Up – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
9. Frank’s Theme
10. More Than Rain
11. Way Down in the Hole
12. Straight to the Top (Vegas) – Tom Waits, Greg Cohen
13. I’ll Take New York
14. Telephone Call from Istanbul
15. Cold Cold Ground
16. Train Song
17. Innocent When You Dream