Tom Waits - Blue Valentine

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Somewhere (From "West Side Story") Written-By – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim	3:50
A2	Red Shoes By The Drugstore Bass – Byron MillerDrums – Ricky LawsonElectric Guitar – Roland BautistaElectric Piano [Yamaha] – Da Willie Gonga*	3:11
A3	Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis Electric Piano [Yamaha Grand] – Da Willie Gonga*Piano [Acoustic] – Tom Waits	4:30
A4	Romeo Is Bleeding Bass – Jim HughartCongas – Bobbye HallDrums – Chip WhiteElectric Guitar – Tom WaitsOrgan – Charles KynardTenor Saxophone – Frank Vicari	4:50
A5	$29.00 Bass – Byron MillerDrums – Ricky LawsonElectric Guitar – Roland Bautista, Tom WaitsElectric Piano [Yamaha Grand] – Da Willie Gonga*	8:12
B1	Wrong Side Of The Road Bass – Jim HughartDrums – Chip WhiteElectric Guitar – Tom WaitsOrgan – Charles KynardTenor Saxophone – Frank Vicari	5:11
B2	Whistlin Past The Graveyard Bass – Scott Edwards Drums – Earl PalmerElectric Guitar – "Shine" Robinson*, Tom WaitsPiano – Harold BattisteTenor Saxophone – Herbert Hardesty*	3:14
B3	Kentucky Avenue Arranged By [Strings], Conductor – Bob AlcivarPiano – Tom Waits	4:47
B4	A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun Bass – Scott Edwards Drums – Earl PalmerElectric Guitar – "Shine" Robinson*, Tom WaitsPiano – Harold BattisteTenor Saxophone – Herbert Hardesty*	5:34
B5	Blue Valentines Electric Guitar – Tom WaitsElectric Guitar, Soloist – Ray Crawford	5:50

Companies, etc.

• Produced For – B.H. Production
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum Records
• Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum Records
• Record Company – Warner Communications Inc.
• Recorded At – Filmways/Heider Recording
• Mastered At – Elektra Sound Recorders
• Published By – Fifth Floor Music, Inc.
• Published By – G. Schirmer Inc.
• Published By – Chappell & Co., Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Asylum Records
• Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Ron Coro
• Engineer [2nd] – Geoff Howe, Ralph Osborne*
• Guitar – Ray Crawford (tracks: A4, B1)
• Management – Herb Cohen Management
• Mastered By [Disc Mastering] – Terry Dunavan
• Other [Cover Model, Uncredited] – Rickie Lee Jones
• Photography By – Elliot Gilbert
• Producer [Production & Sound], Engineer – Bones Howe
• Typography [Hand Lettering] – Bill Franks
• Vocals – Tom Waits
• Written-By – Tom Waits (tracks: A2 to B5)

Notes

Herb Cohen Management: from Winchell's Donut Shop to the Brown Derby--a step up.

℗ & © 1978 Elektra/Asylum Records [back cover]
℗ 1978 by Asylum Records [labels]

lyrics © 1978 Fifth Floor Music, Inc. (ASCAP) except A1

Recorded to 2-track tape at Filmways/Heider Recording, Hollywood, California on July 24, 25; & August 10, 17, 23 & 26, 1978.
Disc Mastering, Elektra Sound Recorders, Hollywood, Calif.

All Songs Published by Fifth Floor Music, Inc. ASCAP
except A1 Published by G. Schirmer, Inc. and Chappell & Co., Inc. ASCAP

Thanks to MOJO for a great guitar and a great bottle of wine, Chuck E. Weiss for his support and encouragement, Louis "The Mug" Lsta, Dee Barnett, Diane "Steal That Black Jockey Off The Lawn" Quinn, Mary Simon -- Custom Car Painting and Design on the Thunderbird, Harold Battiste for his patience. Bones, Howe did we do it?

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A center label): 6E-162-A SP
• Matrix / Runout (Side B center label): 6E-162-B SP
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): 6E162A-Re SP -1-
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): 6E162 B-Re SP 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched, variant): 6E162A-Re SP -1-2
• Matrix / Runout (Sides A & B runouts, stamped [Specialty Records Corperation logo]): SRC
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
61180-4	Tom Waits	Blue Valentine ‎(Cass, Album, RE, Dol)	Asylum Records	61180-4	Australia	Unknown
AS 53 088, 6E-162, K 53 088	Tom Waits	Blue Valentine ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Asylum Records, Asylum Records, Asylum Records	AS 53 088, 6E-162, K 53 088	Europe	Unknown
AS 53 088, 6E-162	Tom Waits	Blue Valentine ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Asylum Records, Asylum Records	AS 53 088, 6E-162	France	1978
53088	Tom Waits	Blue Valentine ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Asylum Records	53088	Greece	1980
6E 162	Tom Waits	Blue Valentine ‎(LP, Album)	Asylum Records	6E 162	Australia	Unknown

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