Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years

~ Release by Tom Waits (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Hang on St. Christopher42:45
2Temptation
engineer:
Biff Dawes and Danny Leake
producer:
Tom Waits
mixer:
Biff Dawes
bass:
Greg Cohen
congas, maracas and percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
electronic organ and guitar:
Tom Waits
guitar:
Marc Ribot and Moris Tepper
saxophone:
Ralph Carney
vocals:
Tom Waits
horn arranger:
Greg Cohen
vocals arranger:
Kathleen Brennan
recording of:
Temptation
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
publisher:
Jalma Music
33:54
3Clap Hands
assistant recording engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer and mixer:
Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer)
producer:
Tom Waits
assistant mixer:
Tony Gonzales and Jeff Lippay
double bass:
Tony Garnier (American bassist)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
guitar:
Marc Ribot and Tom Waits
marimba and percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden) and Bobby Previte
lead vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Clap Hands
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
3.753:48
4The Black Rider
recording engineer and producer:
Gerd Bessler
banjo, bass, percussion and viola:
Greg Cohen
organ:
Tom Waits
vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Greg Cohen and Tom Waits
recorded at:
Music Factory in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
The Black Rider
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
43:23
5Underground
recording engineer and mixer:
Biff Dawes
producer:
Tom Waits
baritone horn:
Randy Aldcroft (trombonist) (in 1982-08)
bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist) (in 1982-08)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges (in 1982-08)
electric guitar:
Fred Tackett (in 1982-08)
marimba:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Tom Waits (in 1982-08)
arranger:
Francis Thumm
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Underground (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
42:00
6Jockey Full of Bourbon
assistant recording engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer and mixer:
Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer)
producer:
Tom Waits
assistant mixer:
Tony Gonzales and Jeff Lippay
congas and percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
double bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
guitar:
Marc Ribot and Tom Waits
saxophone:
Ralph Carney
lead vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Jockey Full of Bourbon
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
3.752:47
7Earth Died Screaming3.653:38
8Innocent When You Dream
engineer:
Biff Dawes and Danny Leake
producer:
Tom Waits
mixer:
Biff Dawes
recording of:
Innocent When You Dream
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
33:10
9Straight to the Top
engineer:
Biff Dawes and Danny Leake
producer:
Tom Waits
mixer:
Biff Dawes
bass pedals:
Greg Cohen
congas:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
congas and electronic organ:
Tom Waits
double bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
reed organ:
William Schimmel
saxophone:
Ralph Carney
vocals:
Tom Waits
recording of:
Straight to the Top (use for all recorded versions)
lyricist and composer:
Greg Cohen and Tom Waits
32:28
10Frank's Wild Years
recording engineer:
Tim Boyle (recording and mixing engineer)
producer:
Tom Waits
mixer:
Biff Dawes
bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist) (in 1982-08)
Hammond organ:
Ronnie Barron (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Tom Waits (in 1982-08)
arranger:
Tom Waits
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Frank's Wild Years (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
41:53
11Singapore
assistant recording engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer and mixer:
Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer)
producer:
Tom Waits
assistant mixer:
Tony Gonzales and Jeff Lippay
double bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
guitar:
Marc Ribot and Chris Spedding
percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
lead vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Singapore
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
4.252:46
12Shore Leave
recording engineer and mixer:
Biff Dawes
producer:
Tom Waits
banjo and guitar:
Fred Tackett (in 1982-08)
bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist) (in 1982-08)
bass drum, marimba and shakers:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (in 1982-08)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges (in 1982-08)
percussion:
Francis Thumm (in 1982-08)
trombone:
Randy Aldcroft (trombonist) (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Tom Waits (in 1982-08)
arranger:
Tom Waits
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Shore Leave (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
4.54:19
13Johnsburg, Illinois
recording engineer and mixer:
Biff Dawes
producer:
Tom Waits
bass:
Greg Cohen (in 1982-08)
piano:
Tom Waits (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Tom Waits (in 1982-08)
arranger:
Francis Thumm
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Johnsburg, Illinois (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
41:35
14Way Down in the Hole
engineer:
Biff Dawes and Danny Leake
producer:
Tom Waits
mixer:
Biff Dawes
bass:
Greg Cohen
guitar:
Marc Ribot
percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
saxophone:
Ralph Carney
background vocals:
Angela Brown (US blues singer), Leslie Holland and Lynne Jordan
vocals:
Tom Waits
recording of:
Way Down in the Hole
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
publisher:
Jalma Music and Warner/Chappell Music
4.653:31
15Strange Weather (live)
recording engineer:
Biff Dawes
producer:
Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
remixer:
Biff Dawes
live recording of:
Strange Weather
writer:
Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
3:34
16Cold, Cold Ground (live)
recording engineer:
Biff Dawes
producer:
Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
remixer:
Biff Dawes
live recording of:
Cold Cold Ground
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
3:27
17November
recording engineer and producer:
Gerd Bessler
accordion and bass:
Greg Cohen
banjo and piano:
Tom Waits
musical saw:
Don Neely
vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Music Factory in Hamburg, Germany
recording of:
November (Tom Waits song)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
42:56
18Downtown Train
assistant recording engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
recording engineer and mixer:
Jeff Lippay
producer:
Tom Waits
assistant mixer:
Tony Gonzales and Jeff Lippay
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/chapman stick)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Curry
guest guitar:
Robert Quine
guitar:
G.E. Smith and Tom Waits
organ:
Robbie Kilgore
percussion:
Michael Blair (American drummer/producer/songwriter based in Sweden)
lead vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Downtown Train
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
4.253:52
1916 Shells From a Thirty-Ought Six
recording engineer and mixer:
Biff Dawes
producer:
Tom Waits
bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist) (in 1982-08)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges (in 1982-08)
drums (drum set), percussion and snare drum:
Victor Feldman (jazz musician) (in 1982-08)
electric guitar:
Fred Tackett (in 1982-08)
trombone:
Joe Romano (trumpet,flute,trombone) (in 1982-08)
vocals:
Tom Waits (in 1982-08)
arranger:
Tom Waits
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982-08)
recording of:
16 Shells From a Thirty‐Ought‐Six (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
publisher:
Jalma Music (in 1983)
4.54:33
20Jesus Gonna Be Here
recording engineer and mixer:
Biff Dawes
engineer:
Shawn Michael Morris
producer:
Tom Waits
double bass:
Tom Waits
guitar:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
vocals:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California, United States
recording of:
Jesus Gonna Be Here
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
3.53:20
21Good Old World (waltz)3:56
22I Don't Wanna Grow Up52:32
23Time
assistant recording engineer:
Dennis Ferrante
engineer and mixer:
Robert Musso (musician, producer and engineer)
producer:
Tom Waits
assistant mixer:
Tony Gonzales and Jeff Lippay
accordion:
William Shimmel
double bass:
Larry Taylor (US bassist)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Waits
arranger:
Tom Waits
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Quadrafonic Sound Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and RPM Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Time
lyricist and composer:
Tom Waits
publisher:
Jalma Music
3.53:54