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.
- Hang on St. Christopher
- Straight to the Top (Rhumba) – Waits, Greg Cohen
- Blow Wind Blow
- Temptation
- Innocent When You Dream (Barroom)
- I’ll Be Gone – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
- Yesterday is Here – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
- Please Wake Me Up – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
- Frank’s Theme
- More Than Rain
- Way Down in the Hole
- Straight to the Top (Vegas) – Tom Waits, Greg Cohen
- I’ll Take New York
- Telephone Call from Istanbul
- Cold Cold Ground
- Train Song
- Innocent When You Dream
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