Tom Waits – Franks Wild Years
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Label:
Island Records – 842 357-2, Island Records – 842.357-2
Series:
Island Masters – IMCD 50
Format:
CD, Album, Reissue
Country:
Europe
Released:
Genre:
Rock, Blues
Style:
Blues Rock, Experimental
Act I
1 Hang On St. Christopher
Arranged By [Horns] – Greg Cohen
Keyboards [Leslie Bass Pedals] – William Schimmel
Tenor Saxophone – Ralph Carney
2:46
2 Straight To The Top (Rhumba)
Congas – Michael Blair, Tom Waits
Double Bass – Larry Taylor
Organ [Pump] – William Schimmel
Written-By, Keyboards [Leslie Bass Pedals] – Greg Cohen
2:30
3 Blow Wind Blow
Glockenspiel – Michael Blair
Organ [Pump] – Francis Thumm
3:35
4 Temptation
Arranged By [Horns] – Greg Cohen
Arranged By [Vocals] – Kathleen Brennan
Percussion, Congas, Maracas – Michael Blair
3:53
5 Innocent When You Dream (Barroom)
Piano – William Schimmel
Violin – Ralph Carney
4:15
6 I'll Be Gone
Accordion – William Schimmel
Marimba – Michael Blair
Performer [Rooster] – Tom Waits
3:12
7 Yesterday Is Here
Tambourine – Tom Waits
2:29
8 Please Wake Me Up
Bass – Jay Anderson
Mellotron – Tom Waits
3:36
9 Franks Theme 1:49
Act II
10 More Than Rain
Accordion – William Schimmel
Bells [Orquestra] – Michael Blair
Piano [Prepared] – Francis Thumm
3:52
11 Way Down In The Hole
Backing Vocals – Angela Brown, Leslie Holland, Lynne Jordan
Percussion – Michael Blair
3:30
12 Straight To The Top (Vegas)
Piano [Cocktail] – William Schimmel
Tenor Saxophone – Ralph Carney
Vocals [Vocal Stylings] – Tom Waits
Written-By, Arranged By – Greg Cohen
3:26
13 I'll Take New York
Organ [Pump] – William Schimmel
3:58
14 Telephone Call From Istanbul
Banjo – Marc Ribot
Keyboards [Farfisa], Drums – Tom Waits
3:12
15 Cold Cold Ground
Accordion – David Hidalgo
4:07
16 Train Song
Accordion – David Hidalgo
Piano – Tom Waits
3:20
17 Innocent When You Dream (78) 3:09
Made By – PMDC, France
Art Direction – Jeff Price (2)
Bass – Greg Cohen (tracks: 4 to 6, 8, 10 to 14), Larry Taylor (tracks: 7, 15, 16)
Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – Catharina Masters-Bunch*, Frankie Doctor
Design Concept, Photography By – J.B. Mondino*
Drums – Michael Blair (tracks: 1, 12 to 14)
Engineer [Additional] – Bill Higley, David Glover, David Knight (3), Lorita Delacerna*, Mike Kloster, Stephen Shelton (2), Tchad Blake
Guitar – Morris Tepper* (tracks: 4, 6, 10, 14), Marc Ribot (tracks: 1, 4, 11), Tom Waits (tracks: 4, 7, 15)
Horn [Alto] – Greg Cohen (tracks: 1, 3, 16)
Horn [Barritone] – Ralph Carney (tracks: 6, 8, 10)
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Organ [Optigon] – Tom Waits (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 10)
Organ [Pump] – Tom Waits (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 16)
Other [Make-up] – Mathilde Lemann
Producer – Tom Waits
Producer [Assistant] – Ellen Smith (2)
Recorded By – Danny Leake
Recorded By, Mixed By – Biff Dawes
Saxophone – Ralph Carney (tracks: 2, 4, 11, 13)
Vocals – Tom Waits (tracks: 1 to 11, 13 to 16)
Written-By – Kathleen Brennan (tracks: 6 to 8), Tom Waits (tracks: 1 to 16)