Rain Dogs
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| Rain Dogs | ||
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| Studio album by Tom Waits | ||
| Released | August 1985 | |
| Recorded | RCA Studios | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 53:46 | |
| Label | Island | |
| Producer(s) | Tom Waits | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Tom Waits chronology | ||
| Swordfish trombones (1983) |
Rain Dogs (1985) |
Franks Wild Years (1987) |
Rain Dogs is an album by Tom Waits, released in August of 1985 (see 1985 in music).
Like all of Waits's albums, Rain Dogs was not a major financial success, but again, like many of his albums, Rain Dogs received mostly positive reviews. Conceived partially as a follow-up to Swordfishtrombones, the album is a mishmash of different styles, united only by Waits's hoarse voice, bizarre lyrics and musical flourishes.
Rain Dogs peaked at #188 on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart. In 2003, the album was ranked number 397 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Earlier it was rated #21 on the Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s, issued in 1990.
The song "Jockey Full of Bourbon" opens the movie Down By Law. The film closes with the song "Tango 'Til They're Sore." The song "Jockey Full of Bourbon" has also been used in the opening credits of the movie "Things to Do In Denver When You're Dead". The song "Downtown Train" later became a hit for Rod Stewart.
"Rain Dogs" are dogs which become lost because the rain has washed away their scent. Tom Waits has compared these dogs to homeless people, drunks, etc.
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Waits, except where noted.
- "Singapore" – 2:46
- Tom Waits - vocals
- Michael Blair - percussion
- Stephen Arvizu Taylor Hodges - drums
- Larry Taylor - double bass
- Marc Ribot - guitar
- Chris Spedding - guitar
- Hollywood Paul Litteral - trumpet
- "Clap Hands" – 3:47
- Tom Waits - guitar, vocals
- Marc Ribot - guitar
- Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges - drums
- Tony Garnier - double bass
- Robert Previte - percussion, marimba
- Michael Blair - percussion, marimba
- "Cemetery Polka" – 1:51
- Tom Waits - Farfisa organ, vocals
- Larry Taylor - double bass
- Stephen Arvizu Taylor Hodges - parade drums
- Michael Blair - percussion
- William Shimmel - accordion
- Bob Funk - trombone
- Marc Ribot - guitar
- "Jockey Full of Bourbon" – 2:45
- Tom Waits - guitar, vocals
- Marc Ribot - guitar
- Stephen Arvizu Taylor Hodges - drums
- Larry Taylor - double bass
- Michael Blair - percussion, congas
- Ralph Carney - bass sax
- "Tango Till They're Sore" – 2:49
- Tom Waits - piano, vocals
- Bob Funk - trombone
- Greg Cohen - double bass
- "Big Black Mariah" – 2:44
- Tom Waits - guitar, vocals
- Stephen Arvizu Taylor Hodges - drums
- Larry Taylor - double bass
- Keith Richards - guitar
- "Diamonds & Gold" – 2:31
- Tom Waits - vocals
- Larry Taylor - bass
- Marc Ribot - guitar
- Robert Musso - banjo
- Michael Blair - percussion, marimba
- "Hang Down Your Head" (Brennan/Waits) – 2:32
- Tom Waits - guitar, pump organ, vocals
- Marc Ribot - guitar
- Larry Taylor - double bass
- Michael Blair - drums, percussion
- "Time" – 3:55
- Tom Waits - vocals, guitar
- Larry Taylor - double bass
- William Shimmel - accordion
- "Rain Dogs" – 2:56
- Tom Waits - guitar, vocals
- Larry Taylor - double bass
- Stephen Arvizu Taylor Hodges - drums
- Marc Ribot - lead guitar
- Bob Funk - trombone
- Michael Blair - marimba
- William Shimmel - accordion
- "Midtown" [instrumental] – 1:00
- The Uptown Horns: Arno Hecht - tenor, Hollywood Paul Litteral - trumpet, Crispin Cioe - sax, Bob Funk - trombone
- Ralph Carney - sax
- Larry Taylor - bass
- Stephen Arvizu Taylor Hodges - drums
- "9th & Hennepin" – 1:58
- Tom Waits - piano, vocals
- Ralph Carney - clarinet
- Greg Cohen - double bass
- Michael Blair - marimba, metal percussion, bowed saw
- "Gun Street Girl" – 4:37
- Tom Waits - banjo, vocals
- Greg Cohen - double bass
- Michael Blair - percussion
- "Union Square" – 2:24
- Tom Waits - vocals
- Michael Blair - drums
- Ralph Carney - bass sax
- Larry Taylor - bass
- Keith Richards - guitar
- "Blind Love" – 4:18
- Tom Waits - guitar, vocals
- Robert Quine - guitar
- Larry Taylor - double bass
- Stephen Arvizu Taylor Hodges - drums
- Ross Levinson - violins
- Keith Richards - guitar, backing vocals
- "Walking Spanish" – 3:05
- Tom Waits - guitar, vocals
- John Lurie - alto sax
- Larry Taylor - bass
- Stephen Arvizu Taylor Hodges - drums
- "Downtown Train" – 3:53
- Tom Waits - guitar, vocals
- G.E. Smith - guitar
- Mickey Curry - drums
- Tony Levin - bass
- Robert Quine - guitar
- Robert Kilgore - organ
- Michael Blair - percussion
- "Bride of Rain Dog" [instrumental] – 1:07
- Tom Waits - harmonium
- Ralph Carney - sax
- Michael Blair - drums
- "Anywhere I Lay My Head" – 2:48
- Tom Waits - vocals, pump organ
- Michael Blair - parade drum
- The Uptown Horns: Arno Hecht - tenor, Hollywood Paul Litteral - trumpet, Crispin Cioe - sax, Bob Funk - trombone
[edit] Personnel
- Tom Waits – Guitar, Composer, Pump Organ, Piano, Harmonium, Farfisa Organ, Banjo, Vocals, Producer
- Robert Quine – Guitar
- Marc Ribot – Guitar
- Chris Spedding – Guitar
- Ralph Carney – Sax (Bass), Wind
- Larry Taylor – Bass, Double Bass
- Michael Blair – Percussion, Drums, Marimba
- Crispin Cioe – Saxophone
- Greg Cohen – Bass, Double Bass
- Mickey Curry – Drums
- Bob Funk – Trombone
- Tony Garnier – Bass, Double Bass
- Arno Hecht – Horn (Tenor), Saxophone
- Stephen Hodges – Drums
- Hollywood Paul Litteral – Trumpet
- Robbie Kilgore – Organ
- Tony Levin – Bass
- Ross Levinson – Violin
- John Lune – Saxophone
- John Lurie – Sax (Alto)
- Robert Musso – Engineer
- Bobby Previte – Percussion, Marimba
- Keith Richards – Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
- William Shimmel – Accordion
- G.E. Smith – Guitar
- Uptown Horns – Group
[edit] Miscellanea
In Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, a mobster quotes the title track's famous line "For I am a Rain Dog too."
Despite the facial similarity, the man on the cover of Rain Dogs is not Tom Waits. The photograph is one of a series taken by the Swedish photographer Anders Petersen at Café Lehmitz (a café near the Hamburg red-light boulevard Reeperbahn) in the late sixties. The man and woman depicted on the cover are called Rose and Lily. More photos and info here: [1]
In Charlie Kaufman's original screenplay for Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, there was a short conversation between Joel (Jim Carrey) and Clementine (Kate Winslet) about the album Rain Dogs during one of the opening scenes on the train. During this conversation Joel says he remembers buying the album and liking it, but he can't remember anything about it. While the dialogue was stripped from the film, during the fast shots of Stan (Mark Ruffalo) showing Joel the items he has brought in that remind him of Clementine a copy of the CD Rain Dogs can be seen for just a moment.
In the same film, Kate Winslet's character uses "blue ruin" dye on her hair. The reference comes from a lyric in "9th & Hennepin." Also, shortly after the hair dye scene, Joel and Clementine are shown mixing a couple of "blue ruins".
