Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits

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Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits
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Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22) [1]
Genre Americana, folk
Length55:15 [2]
Label Dualtone Records
Producer Warren Zanes

Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits is a tribute album of Tom Waits songs performed by established female singers. The album was released in late 2019 by Dualtone Records, a couple weeks in advance of Waits' 70th birthday. [3] Among the individual artists and groups featured are Rosanne Cash, Phoebe Bridgers, Iris DeMent, Patty Griffin, Joseph (group), Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer, Aimee Mann and The Wild Reeds. [4]

The project was initiated by Dualtone president Scott Robinson, who invited author and musician Warren Zanes to serve as producer. [5] Zanes personally contacted most of the artists, offering them the opportunity to select the songs they would like to record. None of the album's 12 tracks was previously released. [6] [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Waits, except as indicated. Notes next to titles identify the original Waits albums on which the songs appeared

No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Come On Up to the House" ( Mule Variations 1999)Waits, Kathleen Brennan Joseph 4:00
2."Hold On" ( Mule Variations 1999)Waits, Brennan Aimee Mann 5:23
3."Georgia Lee" ( Mule Variations 1999)Waits, Brennan Phoebe Bridgers 4:18
4."Ol' 55" ( Closing Time 1973)  Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer 5:29
5."Take It With Me" ( Mule Variations 1999)Waits, Brennan Angie McMahon 4:06
6."Jersey Girl" ( Heartattack and Vine 1980)  Corinne Bailey Rae 2:34
7."Ruby's Arms" ( Heartattack and Vine 1980)  Patty Griffin 6:06
8."Time" ( Rain Dogs 1985)  Rosanne Cash 4:37
9."You Can Never Hold Back Spring" ( Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards 2006)Waits, Brennan Kat Edmonson 2:22
10."House Where Nobody Lives" ( Mule Variations 1999)  Iris DeMent 4:22
11."Downtown Train" ( Rain Dogs 1985)  Courtney Marie Andrews 4:14
12."Tom Traubert's Blues" ( Small Change 1976)  The Wild Reeds 4:45
Total length:55:15 [8] [2]

Notes

  1. Hart, Ron (November 22, 2019). "Rosanne Cash, Patty Griffin, Phoebe Bridgers, More Cover Tom Waits". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  3. Scott, Jason (November 2, 2019). "Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits Is an Exemplary Tribute to Tom Waits". American Songwriter . Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. Parker, Chris (November 22, 2019). "Album Review: Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits". Variety . Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  5. Zanes, Warren (November 22, 2019). "Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits (liner notes)" (pdf). All Eyes Media. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  6. Kayeon, Ben (November 18, 2019). "Contributors break down Tom Waits tribute Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits Track by Track". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  7. Hart, Ron (November 22, 2019). "Rosanne Cash, Patty Griffin, Phoebe Bridgers, More Cover Tom Waits". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  8. Kalish, Ilana (November 29, 2019). "Review: Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

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