Album
Nighthawks At The Diner
1975 · Rock, Blues
52 collectors on Gatefold own this
Nighthawks At The Diner is a Rock album by Tom Waits, originally released in 1975. On Gatefold: 119 pressings tracked, owned by 52 collectors.
About
Nighthawks at the Diner is the first live album by Tom Waits and his third overall. It was released on Asylum Records in October 1975. It was recorded live in the Los Angeles Record Plant Studio, in front of a small invited audience. The album peaked at 164 on the Billboard 200, the highest place he had ever held at the time, and is currently certified Silver by the BPI. It has received critical acclaim for its successful mood-setting, capturing of the jazz-club atmosphere and characterisation. It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album was recorded at Record Plant Los Angeles on July 30 and 31, 1975. Waits however opens the album by calling the venue the fictional "Raphael's Silver Cloud Lounge. The album only charted on the Billboard 200, where it peaked at 164. This was the highest position he had ever held at the time. His next album, Small Change, would be his highest charting with Asylum Record, who dropped him in 1981 for failing to move beyond cult statu. It is currently certified Silver by the BPI. .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1(Opening Intro)2:59
- A2Emotional Weather Report3:43
- A3(Intro)2:18
- A4On A Foggy Night3:49
- A5(Intro)1:55
- A6Eggs And Sausage (In A Cadillac With Susan Michelson)4:13
Side B
- B1(Intro)3:22
- B2Better Off Without A Wife3:53
- B3Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)11:27
Side C
- C1(Intro)0:55
- C2Warm Beer And Cold Women5:21
- C3(Intro)0:48
- C4Putnam County7:34
- C5Spare Parts I (A Nocturnal Emission)6:23
Side D
- D1Nobody2:49
- D2(Intro)0:41
- D3Big Joe And Phantom 3096:30
- D4Spare Parts II And Closing5:14
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Blues Rock
- gritty
- brooding
- smoky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bill GoodwinDRUMS MUSICIAN, DRUMS
- Jim HughartBASS DOUBLE BASS MUSICIAN, BASS
- Mike MelvoinPIANO PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO
- Pete ChristliebMUSICIAN, TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Tom WaitsPIANO VOCALS VOCALS, GUITAR
52 collectors on Gatefold own this · 119 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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