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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.TitleLength
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.TitleWriter(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 Sondheim3:50
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.


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