Franks Wild Years

Original Release Date:  August 1987

Track Listing

• 1. Hang on St. Christopher
• 2. Straight to the Top [Rhumba][Version]
• 3. Blow Wind Blow
• 4. Temptation
• 5. Innocent When You Dream [Barroom][Version]
• 6. I'll Be Gone
• 7. Yesterday Is Here
• 8. Please Wake Me Up
• 9. Franks Theme
• 10. More Than Rain
• 11. Way Down in the Hole
• 12. Straight to the Top [Vegas][Version]
• 13. I'll Take New York
• 14. Telephone Call From Istanbul
• 15. Cold Cold Ground
• 16. Train Song
• 17. Innocent When You Dream [78][Version]

Credits

• Tom Waits: Organ, Guitar, Composer, Conga, Drums, Tambourine, Vocals, Producer, Mellotron, ?, Farfisa Organ, Organ (Pump), Optigan
• Marc Ribot: Banjo, Guitar
• Jay Anderson: Bass
• William Schimmel: Organ, Piano, Accordion, Organ (Pump), Bass Pedals
• Ralph Carney: Violin, Horn (Baritone), Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
• Larry Taylor: Bass, Bass (Upright)
• Michael Blair: Percussion, Conga, Drums, Glockenspiel, Maracas, Marimba, Bells
• Tchad Blake: Engineer
• Angela Brown: Vocals (Background)
• Greg Cohen: Bass, Horn (Alto), Bass Pedals
• Biff Dawes: Engineer, Mixing
• Lorita DeLaCerna: Engineer
• David Hidalgo: Accordion
• Leslie Holland: Vocals (Background)
• Lynne Jordan: Vocals (Background)
• Mike Kloster: Engineer
• Danny Leake: Engineer
• Moris Tepper: Guitar
• Francis Thumm: Organ, Piano, Organ (Pump)
• Howie Weinberg: Mastering
• David Knight: Engineer
• Ellen Smith: Assistant Producer
• Jeff Price: Art Direction
• Stephen Shelton: Engineer
• Frankie Doctor: Project Coordinator
• Bill Highley: Engineer
• Mathilde Lemann: Make-Up
• Dave Glover: Engineer