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Rain Dogs - Definition and Overview |
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Rain Dogs is an album by Tom Waits, released in August of 1985 (see 1985 in music). Like all of Waits' albums, Rain Dogs was a commercial failure attenuated by the adoration of most music critics. Conceived partially as a follow-up to Swordfishtrombones, the album is a mishmash of different styles, united only by Waits' hoarse voice, bizarre lyrics and musical flourishes.
Rain Dogs peaked at #188 on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart.
The song "Downtown Train" later became a hit for Rod Stewart.
Track listing
All songs by Waits, except where noted.
- "Singapore" - 2:46
- "Clap Hands" - 3:47
- "Cemetery Polka" - 1:51
- "Jockey Full of Bourbon" - 2:45
- "Tango Till They're Sore" - 2:49
- "Big Black Mariah" - 2:44
- "Diamonds & Gold" - 2:31
- "Hang Down Your Head" (Brennan/Waits) - 2:32
- "Time" - 3:55
- "Rain Dogs" - 2:56
- "Midtown" [instrumental] - 1:00
- "9th & Hennepin" - 1:58
- "Gun Street Girl" - 4:37
- "Union Square" - 2:24
- "Blind Love" - 4:18
- "Walking Spanish" - 3:05
- "Downtown Train" - 3:53
- "Bride of Rain Dog" [instrumental] - 1:07
- "Anywhere I Lay My Head" - 2:48
Personnel
- Robert Quine - Guitar
- Tom Waits - Guitar, Composer, Harmonium, Vocals, Producer
- Marc Ribot - Guitar
- Chris Spedding - Guitar
- Ralph Carney - Sax (Bass), Wind
- Larry Taylor - Bass, Double Bass
- Michael Blair - Percussion, Drums, Marimba
- Crispin Cioe - Saxophone
- Greg Cohen - Bass, Double Bass
- Mickey Curry - Drums
- Bob Funk - Trombone
- Tony Garnier - Bass, Double Bass
- Arno Hecht - Horn (Tenor), Saxophone
- Stephen Hodges - Drums
- Hollywood Paul Litteral - Trumpet
- Robbie Kilgore - Organ
- Tony Levin - Bass
- Ross Levinson - Violin
- John Lune - Saxophone
- John Lurie - Sax (Alto)
- Robert Musso - Banjo, Engineer
- Bobby Previte - Percussion, Marimba
- Keith Richards - Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
- William Shimmel - Accordion
- G.E. Smith - Guitar
- Uptown Horns - Group
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