Nighthawks at the Diner

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Nighthawks at the Diner
Studio album by Tom Waits
Released	October 1975
Recorded	July 30 & July 31, 1975
Genre	Rock
Length	73:54
Label	Asylum
Producer(s)	Bones Howe
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B) link
Tom Waits chronology
The Heart of Saturday Night (1974)	Nighthawks at the Diner (1975)	Small Change (1976)

Nighthawks at the Diner is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1975 on Asylum Records. The name is inspired by a 1942 painting by American Edward Hopper that is titled Nighthawks but commonly called Nighthawks at the Diner.

The album was recorded "live" in the studio, in front of a small invited audience. This gives the record a distinct charm as Waits spends time telling stories, jokes and explaining the stories behind his songs through seven separate introductions.

[edit] Track listing

Songs written by Tom Waits, except where noted.

1. "(Opening Intro)" – 2:58
2. "Emotional Weather Report" – 3:47
3. "(Intro - On a Foggy Night)" – 2:16
4. "On a Foggy Night" – 3:48
5. "(Intro - Eggs and Sausage)" – 1:53
6. "Eggs and Sausage (In a Cadillac With Susan Michelson)" – 4:19
7. "(Intro - Better Off Without a Wife)" – 3:02
8. "Better Off Without a Wife" – 3:59
9. "Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)" – 11:30
10. "(Intro - Warm Beer and Cold Women)" – 0:55
11. "Warm Beer and Cold Women" – 5:21
12. "(Intro - Putnam County)" – 0:47
13. "Putnam County" – 7:35
14. "Spare Parts I (A Nocturnal Emission)" (Tom Waits/Chuck E. Weiss) – 6:25
15. "Nobody" – 2:51
16. "(Intro - Big Joe and Phantom 309)" – 0:40
17. "Big Joe and Phantom 309" (Tommy Faile) – 6:29
18. "Spare Parts II and Closing" – 5:13

[edit] Musicians

• Pete Christlieb - Tenor Sax
• Bill Goodwin - Drums
• Jim Hughart - Upright Bass
• Mike Melvoin - Piano, Electric Piano
• Tom Waits - Vocals, Piano, Guitar