Franks Wild Years

Who played on Franks Wild Years

• Tom Waits producer, vocals, congas, electronic organ, reed organ, guitar all tracks
• Greg Cohen tenor horn / alto horn, instrument arranger, bass pedals, bass, arranger on 13 tracks
• Michael Blair drums (drum set), congas, glockenspiel, maracas, percussion, marimba on 10 tracks
• Ralph Carney tenor saxophone, saxophone, violin, baritone horn on 10 tracks
• William Schimmel bass pedals, reed organ, piano, accordion on 7 tracks
• Larry Taylor double bass, bass on 4 tracks
• Marc Ribot guitar, banjo on 4 tracks
• Moris Tepper guitar on 4 tracks
• David Hidalgo accordion on 2 tracks
• Francis Thumm reed organ, prepared piano on 2 tracks
• Angela Brown background vocals on 1 track
• Jay Anderson bass on 1 track
• Leslie Holland background vocals on 1 track
• Lynne Jordan background vocals on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1 Hang On St. Christopher — Tom Waits 2:46
2. 2 Straight to the Top (Rhumba) — Greg Cohen, Tom Waits 2:30
3. 3 Blow Wind Blow — Tom Waits 3:34
4. 4 Temptation — Tom Waits 3:54
5. 5 Innocent When You Dream (Barroom) — Tom Waits 4:16
6. 6 I’ll Be Gone — Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits 3:13
7. 7 Yesterday Is Here — Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits 2:31
8. 8 Please Wake Me Up — Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits 3:35
9. 9 Franks Theme — Tom Waits 1:50
10. 10 More Than Rain — Tom Waits 3:52
11. 11 Way Down in the Hole — Tom Waits 3:31
12. 12 Straight to the Top (Vegas) — Greg Cohen, Tom Waits 3:24
13. 13 I’ll Take New York — Tom Waits 4:01
14. 14 Telephone Call From Istanbul — Tom Waits 3:12
15. 15 Cold Cold Ground — Tom Waits 4:07
16. 16 Train Song — Tom Waits 3:21
17. 17 Innocent When You Dream (78) — Tom Waits 3:09

Production

• Biff Dawes engineer, mix
• Danny Leake engineer
• Kathleen Brennan vocal arranger

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