Swordfishtrombones

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Swordfishtrombones
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Length
15 tracks
Release Date
1 January 1983
Swordfishtrombones is an album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in September 1983. It was the first album that Waits produced himself and is marked as such by a sense of artistic freedom that would increasingly characterize his later work. Stylistically different from his previous LPs, Swordfishtrombones moves away from the piano and string orchestra arrangements of the late seventies replacing them instead with unusual instrumentation and a somewhat more abstract songwriting approach. Swordfishtrombones peaked at #164 on Billboard's Pop Albums and Billboard 20… read more
Swordfishtrombones is an album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in September 1983. It was the first album that Waits produced himsel… read more
Swordfishtrombones is an album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in September 1983. It was the first album that Waits produced himself and is marked as such by a sense of… read more

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1 Play track Underground
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 1:58 198,299 listeners
2 Play track Shore Leave
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 5:06 141,492 listeners
3 Play track Dave The Butcher (Instrumental)
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 2:15 4,563 listeners
4 Play track Johnsburg, Illinois
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5 Play track 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six
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 4:29 48,065 listeners
6 Play track Town With No Cheer
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 4:22 99,190 listeners
7 Play track In the Neighborhood
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 3:07 60,073 listeners
8 Play track Just Another Sucker On The Vine (Instrumental)
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 1:42 4,292 listeners
9 Play track Frank's Wild Years
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 1:51 127,119 listeners
10 Play track Swordfishtrombone
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 104,289 listeners
11 Play track Down, Down, Down
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 5:20 106,533 listeners
12 Play track Soldier's Things
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13 Play track Gin Soaked Boy
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 2:20 101,449 listeners
14 Play track Trouble's Braids
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 1:18 69,873 listeners
15 Play track Rainbirds (Instrumental)
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 3:05 4,426 listeners

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Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. Known for his deep, gravelly voice, his lyrics often explore the lives of marginalized and overlooked individuals. Beginning in the folk scene of the 1970s, Waits’ music has since incorporated influences from rock, jazz, Delta blues, opera, vaudeville, cabaret, funk, and experimental techniques. Waits was born in Pomona, California, and later moved to Whittier, where his early experiences on Kentucky Avenue shaped much of his later work. Inspired by Bob Dylan and the Beat Generation, he… read more
Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. Known for his deep, gravelly voice, his lyrics often explore the lives of marginalized and … read more
Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. Known for his deep, gravelly voice, his lyrics often explore the lives of marginalized and overlooked individuals. Beginning in the folk … read more

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