Anthology of Tom Waits

Anthology of Tom Waits
Compilation album by Tom Waits
Released	1985
Recorded	1971–1980
Genre	Rock
Length	56:41
Label	Asylum
Tom Waits chronology
Swordfishtrombones (1983) Anthology of Tom Waits (1985) Rain Dogs (1985)

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AllMusic	[1]

Anthology of Tom Waits is the first "best of" compilation of Tom Waits recordings, with tracks taken from his albums for Asylum Records. ^{[2] [3]}

The cover is by Matt Mahurin ^[4]

Track listing

Songs written by Tom Waits, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ol' '55" (from Closing Time)	3:55
2.	"Diamonds on My Windshield" (from The Heart of Saturday Night)	3:10
3.	"(Looking For) Heart of Saturday Night" (The Heart of Saturday Night)	3:50
4.	"I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You" (from Closing Time)	3:52
5.	"Martha" (from Closing Time)	4:26
6.	"Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" (from Small Change)	6:32
7.	"The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)" (from Small Change)	3:37

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"I Never Talk to Strangers" (from Foreign Affairs)		3:37
9.	"Somewhere (From West Side Story)" (from Blue Valentine)	Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim	3:50
10.	"Burma Shave" (from Foreign Affairs)		6:40
11.	"Jersey Girl" (from Heartattack and Vine)		5:08
12.	"San Diego Serenade" (from The Heart of Saturday Night)		3:25
13.	"A Sight for Sore Eyes" (from Foreign Affairs)		4:39

References

1. "Anthology of Tom Waits - Tom Waits | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
2. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 – via Google Books.
3. "TrouserPress.com :: Tom Waits". www.trouserpress.com.
4. "Exclusive Gallery: Tom Waits By Matt Mahurin Captures 35 Years of Artistic Collaboration". pastemagazine.com. November 19, 2019.