Swordfishtrombones

Swordfishtrombones is an album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in September of 1983 (see 1983 in music). Though sales were poor (as had always been typical of Waits, a cult favorite), the album is widely remembered as one of Waits' best. Stylistically different from his previous LPS, Swordfishtrombones features reduced strings[?] and piano, replacing them with soft horns[?].

Swordfishtrombones peaked at #164 on Billboard's Pop Albums and Billboard 200 albums chart.

Track listing

1. Underground (Waits) - 1:58
2. Shore Leave (Waits) - 4:12
3. Dave the Butcher [instrumental] (Waits) - 2:15
4. Johnsburg, Illinois (Waits) - 1:30
5. 16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six (Waits) - 4:30
6. Town With No Cheer (Waits) - 4:22
7. In the Neighborhood (Waits) - 3:04
8. Just Another Sucker on the Vine [instrumental] (Waits) - 1:42
9. Frank's Wild Years (Waits) - 1:50
10. Swordfishtrombone (Waits) - 3:00
11. Down, Down, Down (Waits) - 2:10
12. Soldier's Things (Waits) - 3:15
13. Gin Soaked Boy (Waits) - 2:20
14. Trouble's Braids (Waits) - 1:18
15. Rainbirds [instrumental] (Waits) - 3:05

Personnel

• Crystal Gayle - Vocals
• Tom Waits - Synthesizer, Fiddle, Guitar, Arranger, Composer, Harmonium, Organ (Hammond), Vocals, Multi Instruments, Producer, Design, Cover Art Concept
• Victor Feldman - Percussion, Conga, Drums (Bass), Marimba, Tambourine, Multi Instruments, Drums (Snare)
• Shelly Manne - Drums
• Bill Reichenbach - Trombone
• Pete Jolly - Piano, Accordion
• Lanny Morgan - Wind
• Les Thompson - Harmonica
• Ronnie Barron - Keyboards, Organ (Hammond)
• Eric Bikales - Organ
• Larry Taylor - Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
• Bob Alcivar - Piano
• Randall Aldcroft - Trombone, Horn, Horn (Baritone), Sax (Baritone)
• Tim Boyle - Engineer
• Dennis Budimir - Guitar
• Larry Bunker - Drums
• Anthony Clark - Bagpipes
• Greg Cohen - Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
• Biff Dawes - Engineer, Mixing
• Teddy Edwards - Saxophone
• Chuck Findley - Trumpet
• Richard Gibbs - Harmonica (Glass)
• Carlos Guitarlos - Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
• Stephen Hodges - Harmonica, Drums
• Richard Hyde - Trombone
• Jack Sheldon - Trumpet
• Gayle LaVant - Horn
• John Lowe - Wind
• Peggy McCreary - Assistant Engineer
• Jeff Porcaro - Percussion
• Emil Richards - Vibraphone
• Joe Romano - Trombone, Trumpet
• Anthony Stewart - Bagpipes
• Fred Tackett - Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
• Big John Thomassie - Drums
• Francis Thumm - Harmonica, Arranger, Harmonica (Glass), Angklung
• Donald Waldrop - Tuba
• Dick Hyde - Trombone
• Clark Spangler - Programming, Synthesizer Programming
• Jeff Sanders - Mastering
• Frank Mulvey - Art Direction
• Richard McKernon - Assistant Engineer
• Michael Solomon - Production Coordination
• Bill Jackson - Assistant Engineer