Tom Waits Rain Dogs

Label: Island Records Released: 1985 Source: Original CD Size Torrent: 320 MB Format: FLAC

The middle album of the trilogy that includes Swordfishtrombones and Franks Wild Years, Rain Dogs is Waits's best overall effort. The songs are first-rate, and there are a lot of them - 19 in all, ranging from grim nightlife memoirs ("9th and Hennepin," "Singapore") to portraits of small-time hustlers ("Gun Street Girl," "Union Square") to bursts of street-corner philosophy ("Blind Love," "Time"). The album also contains the original version of "Downtown Train," which Rod Stewart turned into a smash hit. The image of "rain dogs" - animals who've lost their way home because the rain has washed away their scent - is an appropriate symbol for the entire cast of characters Waits has brought to life over the years, and this album has thus far proved to be his most enduring effort.

Personnel

Tom Waits – Vocals, Guitar, Farfisa Organ, Piano, Pump Organ, Banjo, Harmonium Michael Blair - Percussion, Marimba, Congas, Drums, Metal Percussion, Bowed Saw, Parade Drum Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges - Drums, Parade Drums Larry Taylor - Double Bass, Bass Marc Ribot - Guitar, Lead Guitar Chris Spedding - Guitar Hollywood Paul Litteral - Trumpet Tony Garnier - Double Bass Bobby Previte - Percussion, Marimba William Schimmel - Accordion Bob Funk - Trombone Ralph Carney - Baritone Sax, Sax, Clarinet Greg Cohen - Double Bass Keith Richards - Guitar, Backing Vocals Robert Musso - Banjo Arno Hecht - Tenor Sax Crispin Cioe - Sax Robert Quine - Guitar Ross Levinson - Violins John Lurie - Alto Sax G.E. Smith - Guitar Mickey Curry - Drums Tony Levin - Bass Robert Kilgore - Organ

Track Listing

1. "Singapore" 2:46
2. "Clap Hands" 3:47
3. "Cemetery Polka" 1:51
4. "Jockey Full of Bourbon" 2:45
5. "Tango Till They're Sore" 2:49
6. "Big Black Mariah" 2:44
7. "Diamonds & Gold" 2:31
8. "Hang Down Your Head" 2:32
9. "Time" 3:55
10. "Rain Dogs" 2:56
11. "Midtown" (Instrumental) 1:00
12. "9th & Hennepin" 1:58
13. "Gun Street Girl" 4:37
14. "Union Square" 2:24
15. "Blind Love" 4:18
16. "Walking Spanish" 3:05
17. "Downtown Train" 3:53
18. "Bride of Rain Dog" (Instrumental) 1:07
19. "Anywhere I Lay My Head" 2:48