Greatest Hits

~ Release by Tom Waits (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Singapore
assistant recording engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer and mixer:
Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer)
producer:
Tom Waits
assistant mixer:
Tony Gonzales and Jeff Lippay
double bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
guitar:
Marc Ribot and Chris Spedding
percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
lead vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Singapore
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
4.252:45
2Rain Dogs
assistant recording engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer and mixer:
Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer)
producer:
Tom Waits
assistant mixer:
Tony Gonzales and Jeff Lippay
accordion:
William Shimmel
double bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
guitar:
Marc Ribot and Tom Waits
marimba:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
trombone:
Bob Funk (trombonist, trumpet player)
lead vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Uptown Horns
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Rain Dogs
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
publisher:
Jalma Music
3.652:57
3I'll Be Gone
3:12
4Strange Weather
3:34
5Clap Hands
assistant recording engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer and mixer:
Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer)
producer:
Tom Waits
assistant mixer:
Tony Gonzales and Jeff Lippay
double bass:
Tony Garnier (American bassist)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
guitar:
Marc Ribot and Tom Waits
marimba and percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden) and Bobby Previte
lead vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Clap Hands
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
3.753:46
6Telephone Call From Istanbul
4:16
7Jockey Full of Bourbon
assistant recording engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer and mixer:
Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer)
producer:
Tom Waits
assistant mixer:
Tony Gonzales and Jeff Lippay
congas and percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
double bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
guitar:
Marc Ribot and Tom Waits
saxophone:
Ralph Carney
lead vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Jockey Full of Bourbon
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
3.752:44
8Down, Down, Down
2:15
9Lie to Me
2:09
10Hang on St. Christopher
2:44
11Yesterday Is Here
2:26
12Romeo Is Bleeding
4:49
13Little Boy Blue
3:43
14Whistlin' Past the Graveyard
assistant sound engineer:
Geoff Howe (from 1978-07 until 1978-08) and Ralph Osborn (engineer) (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
sound engineer:
Dayton “Bones” Howe (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
engineer and producer:
Dayton “Bones” Howe
bass:
Scott Edwards (bassist) (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
electric guitar:
Tom Waits (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
guitar:
Alvin Robinson (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
piano:
Harold Battiste (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Hardesty (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
vocals:
Tom Waits (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1978), Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1978) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Filmways/Heider Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
recording of:
Whistlin’ Past the Graveyard (from 1978-07 until 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
4.53:15
15'til the Money Runs Out
recording of:
’Til the Money Runs Out
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
4:24
16Blue Valentine
5:48
17The Black Rider
3:22
18Big in Japan
producer:
Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
bass:
Les Claypool
drums (drum set):
Bryan “Brain” Mantia
guitar:
Larry LaLonde and Tom Waits
saxophone and trumpet:
Ralph Carney
vocals:
Tom Waits
recording of:
Big in Japan
writer:
Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
publisher:
Jalma Music
4.354:04
19Black Wings
4:37
20Starving in the Belly of a Whale
3:44
21Just the Right Bullets
3:37
22Alice
4:31
23Bend Down the Branches
1:06
▼CD 2
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1Once Upon a Town
5:13
2Somewhere
3:52
3Broken Bicycles
2:51
4Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
4:32
5Muriel
3:27
6The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)
3:36
7Foreign Affair
3:49
8On the Other Side of the World
5:17
9Cold Cold Ground
3:29
10Downtown
4:47
11Frank's Wild Years
1:56
12Underground
recording engineer and mixer:
Biff Dawes
producer:
Tom Waits
baritone horn:
Randy Aldcroft (trombonist) (in 1982-08)
bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist) (in 1982-08)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges (in 1982-08)
electric guitar:
Fred Tackett (in 1982-08)
marimba:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Tom Waits (in 1982-08)
arranger:
Francis Thumm
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Underground (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
42:01
13Cemetery Polka
assistant recording engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer and mixer:
Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer)
producer:
Tom Waits
assistant mixer:
Tony Gonzales and Jeff Lippay
accordion:
William Shimmel
double bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
guitar:
Marc Ribot
organ and lead vocals:
Tom Waits
percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
trombone:
Bob Funk (trombonist, trumpet player)
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Cemetery Polka
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
41:49
14Misery Is the River of the World
4:27
15Swordfishtrombone
3:10
16Way Down in the Hole
engineer:
Biff Dawes and Danny Leake
producer:
Tom Waits
mixer:
Biff Dawes
bass:
Greg Cohen
guitar:
Marc Ribot
percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
saxophone:
Ralph Carney
background vocals:
Angela Brown (US blues singer), Leslie Holland and Lynne Jordan
vocals:
Tom Waits
recording of:
Way Down in the Hole
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
publisher:
Jalma Music and Warner/Chappell Music
4.653:32
17Sea of Love
3:45
18Dead and Lovely
5:43
19Crossroads
2:43
20Hold On
5:33
21Time
3:56