''Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years'' is a
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on society's underworld and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He began in the American folk music, fo ...
compilation album, consisting of previously released songs from his years recording with
Island Records
Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in Jamaica by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in 1959, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, another ...
, most notably from the albums ''
Swordfishtrombones
''Swordfishtrombones'' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records. It was the first album that Waits self-produced. Stylistically different from his previous albums, ''Swordfishtrombones ...
'', ''
Rain Dogs
''Rain Dogs'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in September 1985 on Island Records. A loose concept album about "the urban dispossessed" of New York City, ''Rain Dogs'' is generally considered the middl ...
'', ''
Big Time'' and ''
Franks Wild Years
''Franks Wild Years'' is the tenth studio album by Tom Waits, released 1987 on Island Records. It is the third in a loose trilogy that began with ''Swordfishtrombones''. Subtitled "Un Operachi Romantico in Two Acts", the album contains songs wr ...
''. The tracks were selected by Tom Waits. The album was released in 1998, but represents Waits's output from 1983 to 1993.
Track listing
#"Hang On St. Christopher"
(originally on the album ''Franks Wild Years
''Franks Wild Years'' is the tenth studio album by Tom Waits, released 1987 on Island Records. It is the third in a loose trilogy that began with ''Swordfishtrombones''. Subtitled "Un Operachi Romantico in Two Acts", the album contains songs wr ...
'') - 2:44
#"Temptation"
(originally on the album ''Franks Wild Years'') - 3:53
#"Clap Hands"
(originally on the album ''Rain Dogs
''Rain Dogs'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in September 1985 on Island Records. A loose concept album about "the urban dispossessed" of New York City, ''Rain Dogs'' is generally considered the middl ...
'') - 3:48
#"The Black Rider"
(originally on the album ''The Black Rider
''The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets'' is a self-billed "musical fable" in the avant-garde tradition created through the collaboration of theatre director Robert Wilson, musician Tom Waits and writer William S. Burroughs. Wils ...
'') - 3:23
#"Underground"
(originally on the album ''Swordfishtrombones
''Swordfishtrombones'' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1983 on Island Records. It was the first album that Waits self-produced. Stylistically different from his previous albums, ''Swordfishtrombones ...
'') - 1:59
#"
Jockey Full of Bourbon
"Jockey Full of Bourbon" is a song by Tom Waits released as the first single from his 1985 album ''Rain Dogs''. It is featured in the films '' Down By Law'' (1986) and '' Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead'' (1995).
Personnel
* Tom Waits - g ...
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(originally on the album ''Rain Dogs'') - 2:47
#"Earth Died Screaming"
(originally on the album ''Bone Machine
''Bone Machine'' is the eleventh studio album by American singer and musician Tom Waits, released by Island Records on September 8, 1992. It won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album and features guest appearances by David Hidalgo, Les ...
'') - 3:38
#"Innocent When You Dream (78)"
(originally on the album ''Franks Wild Years'') - 3:09
#"Straight to the Top"
(originally on the album ''Franks Wild Years'') - 2:28
#"Frank's Wild Years"
(originally on the album ''Swordfishtrombones'') - 1:52
#"Singapore"
(originally on the album ''Rain Dogs'') - 2:45
#"Shore Leave"
(originally on the album ''Swordfishtrombones'') - 4:18
#"
Johnsburg, Illinois
Johnsburg is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, McHenry County, Illinois, with a population of 6,355 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census.
History
The area that came to be known as Johnsburg was first settled in 1841, five y ...
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(originally on the album ''Swordfishtrombones'') - 1:34
#"
Way Down in the Hole
"Way Down in the Hole" is a song written by the singer-songwriter Tom Waits. It was included on his 1987 album ''Franks Wild Years'', which was first presented as a stage production put on by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
T ...
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(originally on the album ''Franks Wild Years'') - 3:30
#"Strange Weather" (Live)
(originally on the album '' Big Time'') - 3:34
#"Cold, Cold Ground" (Live)
(originally on the album ''Big Time'') - 3:27
#"November"
(originally on the album ''The Black Rider'') - 2:55
#"
Downtown Train
"Downtown Train" is a song by Tom Waits released on his album ''Rain Dogs'' in 1985. The promo video for the song was directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino, and features boxer Jake LaMotta and Neith Hunter.
Rod Stewart version
Rod Stewart recorded ...
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(originally on the album ''Rain Dogs'') - 3:51
#"16 Shells from a
Thirty-Ought Six"
(originally on the album ''Swordfishtrombones'') - 4:33
#"Jesus Gonna Be Here"
(originally on the album ''Bone Machine'') - 3:19
#"Good Old World (Waltz)"
(originally on the album ''Night on Earth
''Night on Earth'' is a 1991 American comedy-drama anthology film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It is a collection of five vignettes, taking place during the same night, concerning the temporary bond formed between taxi driver and pas ...
'') - 3:55
#"I Don't Wanna Grow Up"
(originally on the album ''Bone Machine'') - 2:32
#"Time"
(originally on the album ''Rain Dogs'') - 3:53
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1998 compilation albums
Tom Waits compilation albums
Island Records compilation albums