Tom Waits - Franks Wild Years

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Act I
1	Hang On St. Christopher Arranged By [Horns] – Greg CohenKeyboards [Leslie Bass Pedals] – William SchimmelTenor Saxophone – Ralph Carney	2:46
2	Straight To The Top (Rhumba) Congas – Michael Blair, Tom WaitsDouble Bass – Larry TaylorOrgan [Pump] – William SchimmelWritten-By, Keyboards [Leslie Bass Pedals] – Greg Cohen	2:30
3	Blow Wind Blow Glockenspiel – Michael BlairOrgan [Pump] – Francis Thumm	3:35
4	Temptation Arranged By [Horns] – Greg CohenArranged By [Vocals] – Kathleen BrennanPercussion, Congas, Maracas – Michael Blair	3:53
5	Innocent When You Dream (Barroom) Piano – William SchimmelViolin – Ralph Carney	4:15
6	I'll Be Gone Accordion – William SchimmelMarimba – Michael BlairPerformer [Rooster] – Tom Waits	3:12
7	Yesterday Is Here Tambourine – Tom Waits	2:29
8	Please Wake Me Up Bass – Jay AndersonMellotron – Tom Waits	3:36
9	Franks Theme	1:49
Act II
10	More Than Rain Accordion – William SchimmelBells [Orquestra] – Michael BlairPiano [Prepared] – Francis Thumm	3:52
11	Way Down In The Hole Backing Vocals – Angela Brown, Leslie Holland, Lynne JordanPercussion – Michael Blair	3:30
12	Straight To The Top (Vegas) Piano [Cocktail] – William SchimmelTenor Saxophone – Ralph CarneyVocals [Vocal Stylings] – Tom WaitsWritten-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 RibotKeyboards [Farfisa], Drums – Tom Waits	3:12
15	Cold Cold Ground Accordion – David Hidalgo	4:07
16	Train Song Accordion – David HidalgoPiano – Tom Waits	3:20
17	Innocent When You Dream	3:09

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Jalma Music
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Island Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – Sunset Sound
• Recorded At – Sunset Sound Factory
• Recorded At – Universal Recording Studio
• Mixed At – Sunset Sound
• Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

• Alto Horn – Greg Cohen (tracks: 1, 3, 16)
• Art Direction – Jeff Price
• 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 , Lorita Delacerna*, Mike Kloster, Stephen Shelton , Tchad Blake
• Guitar – Morris Tepper* (tracks: 4, 6, 10, 14), Marc Ribot (tracks: 1, 4, 11), Tom Waits (tracks: 4, 7, 15)
• Horn [Barritone] – Ralph Carney (tracks: 6, 8, 10)
• Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
• Mixed By – Biff Dawes
• 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
• Recorded By – Biff Dawes, Danny Leake
• 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)

Notes

"Un operachi romantico in two acts"

Recorded at: Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles, Universal Recording Corp., Chicago.
Mixed at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles.
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York.

Released in a jewel case (black tray) with 8 pages booklet.

David Hidalgo appears courtesy of Slash/Warner Bros. Inc.
© 1986, 1987 Jalma Music.
℗ © 1987 Island Records Ltd.

Island Masters logo appears on back cover and cd.
Island Records logo appears on both spines, back cover, cd and in booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 42284 23572 3
• Label Code: LC0407
• Rights Society: BIEM MCPS
• Other (distribution code): PY 899
• Matrix / Runout: Made in France by PMDC 1B 842 357-2 00A
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L884
• Mould SID Code (variant 1): IFPI 02A1
• Mould SID Code (variant 2): IFPI 0298

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7 90572-1	Tom Waits	Franks Wild Years ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records	7 90572-1	US	1987
90572-1	Tom Waits	Franks Wild Years ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Island Records	90572-1	US	1987
IMCD 50	Tom Waits	Franks Wild Years ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Island Records	IMCD 50	Italy	Unknown
422-842 357-2	Tom Waits	Franks Wild Years ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Island Records	422-842 357-2	US	Unknown
IMCD 50 842 357-2	Tom Waits	Franks Wild Years ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Island Records	IMCD 50 842 357-2	USA, Canada & Europe	Unknown

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