Tom Waits - Used Songs 1973-1980 (2001)

In the 1970s, Tom Waits combined a lyrical focus on desperate, low-life characters with a persona that seemed to embody the same lifestyle, which he sang about in a raspy, gravelly voice. From the '80s on, his work became increasingly theatrical as he moved into acting and composing. Growing up in Southern California, Waits attracted the attention of manager Herb Cohen, who also handled Frank Zappa, and was signed by him at the beginning of the 1970s, resulting in the material later released as The Early Years and The Early Years, Vol. 2. His formal recording debut came with Closing Time (1973) on Asylum Records, an album that contained "Ol' 55," which was covered by labelmates the Eagles for their On the Border album. Waits attracted critical acclaim and a cult audience for his subsequent albums, The Heart of Saturday Night (1974), the two-LP live set Nighthawks at the Diner (1975), Small Change (1976), Foreign Affairs (1977), Blue Valentine (197, and Heart Attack and Vine (1980). His music and persona proved highly cinematic, and, starting in 1978, he launched parallel careers as an actor and as a composer of movie music. He wrote songs for and appeared in Paradise Alley (197, wrote the title song for On the Nickel (1980), and was hired by director Francis Coppola to write the music for One from the Heart (1982), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. While working on that project, Waits met and married playwright athleen Brennan, with whom he later collaborated.

Audio-Info:

01.Heartattack And Vine
02.Eggs And Sausage (In A Cadillac With Susan Michelson)
03.A Sight For Sore Eyes
04.Whistlin' Past The Graveyard
05.Burma Shave
06.Step Right Up
07.Ol' '55
08.I Never Talk To Strangers (Feat. Bette Midler)
09.Mr. Siegal
10.Jersey Girl
11.Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
12.Blue Valentines
13.(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night
14.Muriel
15.Wrong Side Of The Road
16.Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)