Tom Waits‘ ‘Franks Wild Years’ is his tenth studio album featuring ‘Way Down in the Hole’ and released on August 17, 1987 by Island
1 . Hang On St. Christopher (Big Time Documentary, 1988)
2 . Straight To The Top & Interview (On “David Letterman”, 1988)
3 . Straight To The Top (1988 )
4 . Blow Wind Blow
5 . Blow Wind Blow & Interview
6 . Temptation
7 . Innocent When You Dream
8 . Innocent When You Dream
9 . More Than Rain
10 . More Than Rain
11 . Way Down In The Hole
12 . Way Down In The Hole
13 . I`ll Take New York
14 . Cold Cold Ground (1987)
Track Listing : 1.Hang On St. Christopher (Tom Waits) – 02:46 . 2.Straight To The Top [Rhumba] (Tom Waits, Greg Cohen) – 02:30 . 3.Blow Wind Blow (Tom Waits) – 03:35 . 4.Temptation (Tom Waits) – 03:53 . 5.Innocent When You Dream [Barroom] (Tom Waits) – 04:15 . 6.I’Ll Be Gone (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 03:12 . 7.Yesterday Is Here (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 02:29 . 8.Please Wake Me Up (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 03:36 . 9.Franks Theme (Tom Waits) – 01:49 . 10.More Than Rain (Tom Waits) – 03:52 . 11.Way Down In The Hole (Tom Waits) – 03:30 . 12.Straight To The Top [Vegas] (Tom Waits, Greg Cohen) – 03:26 . 13.I’Ll Take New York (Tom Waits) – 03:58 . 14.Telephone Call From Istanbul (Tom Waits) – 03:12 . 15.Cold Cold Ground (Tom Waits) – 04:07 . 16.Train Song (Tom Waits) – 03:20 . 17.Innocent When You Dream [78] (Tom Waits) – 03:08
Musicians : Tom Waits – Vocals, Pump Organ, Optigan, Guitar, Vocal Stylings, Rooster, Piano, Farfisa, Mellotron, Drums, Conga, Tambourine . Jay Anderson – Bass On (8) . Michael Blair – Drums, Conga, Percussion, Maracas, Marimba, Orchestra Bells, Glockenspiel On (1 To 4 – 6 – 10 To 14) . Ralph Carney – Saxophone, Baritone Horn, Violin, Tenor Saxophone On (1–2 – 4–6 – 8 – 10–13 – 17) . Greg Cohen – Bass, Alto Horn, Leslie Bass Pedals On (1 To 6 – 10 To 14 – 16 –17) . David Hidalgo – Accordion On (15–16) . Marc Ribot – Guitar, Banjo On (1 – 4 – 11 – 14) . William Schimmel – Piano, Pump Organ, Accordion, Leslie Bass Pedals, Cocktail Piano On (1 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 10 – 12 – 13 – 17) . Larry Taylor – Bass, Upright Bass On (2 – 7 – 8 – 15) . Moris Tepper – Guitar On (4 – 6 – 10 – 14) . Francis Thumm – Prepared Piano, Pump Organ On (3 – 10) . Angela Brown – Background Vocals On (11) . Lynne Jordan – Background Vocals On (11) . Leslie Holland – Background Vocals On (11)
Production : Produced By Tom Waits .
Arrangements : Kathleen Brennan On (4), Greg Cohen
Package : Jean-Baptiste Mondino – Conception, Photography . Jeff Price – Art Direction
Recorded 1987 At Universal Recording, Chicago; The Sound Factory And Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
Released August 17, 1987 By Island
(Source Tom Waits – Frank’s Wild Years | Official Site)
