Mule Variations

Who played on Mule Variations

• Tom Waits guitar, producer, vocals, keyboard, organ, piano all tracks
• Larry Taylor bass, guitar on 6 tracks
• Marc Ribot guitar on 6 tracks
• Ralph Carney saxophone, trumpet, reeds, bass clarinet, alto saxophone on 6 tracks
• Charlie Musselwhite harmonica on 4 tracks
• Greg Cohen percussion, bass on 4 tracks
• Ill Media turntable on 4 tracks
• Andrew Borger drums (drum set), percussion on 3 tracks
• Smokey Hormel cümbüş, ngɔni, guitar, resonator guitar on 3 tracks
• Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges percussion on 3 tracks
• Chris Grady trumpet on 2 tracks
• Joe Gore guitar on 2 tracks
• Nik Phelps baritone saxophone on 2 tracks
• Bryan “Brain” Mantia drums (drum set) on 1 track
• Chris Marvin drums (drum set) on 1 track
• Dalton Dillingham III bass on 1 track
• Jeff Sloan percussion on 1 track
• John Hammond harmonica on 1 track
• Larry LaLonde guitar on 1 track
• Larry Rhodes bassoon on 1 track
• Les Claypool bass on 1 track
• Linda Deluca violin on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1-A1 Big in Japan — Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits 4:05
2. 1-A2 Lowside of the Road 2:59
3. 1-A3 Hold On — Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits 5:34
4. 1-A4 Get Behind the Mule 6:52
5. 1-B1 House Where Nobody Lives — Tom Waits 4:14
6. 1-B2 Cold Water 5:23
7. 1-B3 Pony — Tom Waits 4:33
8. 1-B4 What's He Building? — Tom Waits 3:20
9. 2-C1 Black Market Baby 5:02
10. 2-C2 Eyeball Kid — Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits 4:26
11. 2-C3 Picture in a Frame 3:40
12. 2-C4 Chocolate Jesus — Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits 3:55
13. 2-D1 Georgia Lee 4:24
14. 2-D2 Filipino Box Spring Hog — Tom Waits 3:10
15. 2-D3 Take It With Me — Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits 4:25
16. 2-D4 Come on Up to the House 4:37

Production

• Kathleen Brennan producer
• Jacquire King programming, mix, recording
• Gene Cornelius recording
• Oz Fritz mix, recording

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