Swordfishtrombones

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Swordfishtrombones is an album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in September of 1983 (see 1983 in music).

The album is widely regarded as one of Waits' best. Stylistically different from his previous LPs, Swordfishtrombones features reduced string instruments and piano, replacing them with unusual instrumentation and a somewhat more abstract songwriting approach.

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

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Track listing

All tracks written by Tom Waits.

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

  • Tom Waits – synthesizer, fiddle, guitar, arranger, composer, harmonium, organ (Hammond), vocals, producer, design, cover art concept
  • Crystal Gayle – vocals
  • Victor Feldman – percussion, conga, drums (bass), marimba, tambourine, 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 – glass harmonica
  • 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, glass harmonica, angklung
  • Donald Waldrop – tuba
  • Clark Spangler – programming, synthesizer programming
  • Jeff Sanders – mastering
  • Frank Mulvey – art direction
  • Richard McKernon – assistant engineer
  • Michael Solomon – production coordination
  • Bill Jackson – assistant engineer
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Trivia

A line from the song "16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six" reads "I'm gonna whittle you into kindling." On the record, however, Waits intentionally slurs his delivery, with the effect that the line sounds like "I'm gonna wheel you into Canada." Taking this as inspiration, singer-songwriter Dan Bern has composed a song called "Wheel You To Canada"; Bern has specifically cited Waits' song as giving him the idea.fr:Swordfishtrombones no:Swordfishtrombones

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