Used Songs 1973–1980

Used Songs 1973–1980
Used Songs 1973–1980
Compilation album by Tom Waits
Released	October 23, 2001.
Label	Rhino Records
Producer	Bones Howe

Used Songs 1973–1980 is a compilation of songs from Tom Waits's Asylum Records years.

Track listing[edit]

Songs written by Tom Waits

"Heartattack and Vine" - 4:44
- from Heartattack and Vine (1980)
- Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Larry Taylor - bass
- John Thomassie - drums
- Plas Johnson - tenor and baritone saxes
"Eggs and Sausage (In a Cadillac With Susan Michelson)" - 4:23
- from Nighthawks at the Diner (1975)
- Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Mike Melvoin - electric piano
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Bill Goodwin - drums
- Pete Christlieb - tenor sax
"A Sight for Sore Eyes" - 4:41
- from Foreign Affairs (1977)
- Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Jim Hughart - bass
"Whistlin' Past the Graveyard" - 3:16
- from Blue Valentine (1978)
- Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Alvin "Shine" Robinson - electric guitar
- Harold Battiste - piano
- Scott Edwards - bass
- Earl Palmer - drums
- Herbert Hardesty - tenor sax
"Burma Shave" - 6:33
- from Foreign Affairs (1977)
- Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Jack Sheldon - trumpet
"Step Right Up" - 5:40
- from Small Change (1976)
- Tom Waits - vocals
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Lew Tabackin - tenor sax
"Ol' '55" - 3:58
- from Closing Time (1973)
- Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Peter Klimes - guitar
- Bill Plummer - bass
- John Seiter - drums, vocals
"I Never Talk to Strangers (with Bette Midler)" - 3:38
- from Foreign Affairs (1977)
- Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Bette Midler - vocals
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Frank Vicari - tenor sax
- Bob Alcivar - arranger, conductor
"Mr. Siegal" - 5:14
- from Heartattack and Vine (1980)
- Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Roland Bautista - electric lead guitar
- Ronny Barron - piano
- Larry Taylor - bass
- John Thomassie - drums
"Jersey Girl" - 5:10
- from Heartattack and Vine (1980)
- Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Roland Bautista - 12-string guitar
- Victor Feldman - keyboard glock, percussion
- Greg Cohen - bass
- John Thomassie - drums
- Jerry Yester - arranger, conductor
"Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" - 4:32
- from Blue Valentine (1978)
- Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- DaWillie Gonga - Yamaha electric grand piano
"Blue Valentine" - 5:51
- from Blue Valentine (1978)
- Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Ray Crawford - electric guitar solo
"(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night" - 3:51
- from The Heart of Saturday Night (1974)
- Tom Waits - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Jim Gordon - foot tap, knee slap
- Selma & Cahuenga - streets
"Muriel" - 3:34
- from Foreign Affairs (1977)
- Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Frank Vicari - tenor sax
"Wrong Side of the Road" - 5:14
- from Blue Valentine (1978)
- Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
- Ray Crawford - electric guitar
- Charles Kynard - organ
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Chip White - drums
- Frank Vicari - tenor sax
"Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" - 6:35
- from Small Change (1976)
- Tom Waits - vocals, piano
- Jim Hughart - bass
- Violins - Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alfred Lustgarden, Nathan Ross, Sheldon Sanov
- Violas - Sam Boghossian, Allan Harshman, David Schwartz
- Cellos - Jesse Ehrlich, Ray Kelley, Ed Lustgarden, Kathleen Lustgarden
- Jerry Yester - arranger, conductor

Personnel[edit]

Vocals - Tom Waits, Bette Midler, John Seiter
Acoustic Guitar - Tom Waits, Roland Bautista, Peter Klimes
Electric Guitar - Tom Waits, Ray Crawford, Roland Bautista, Alvin "Shine" Robinson
Bass - Jim Hughart, Larry Taylor, Greg Cohen, Scott Edwards, Bill Plummer
Piano - Tom Waits, Ronnie Barron, Harold Battiste
Electric Piano - DaWillie Gonga, Mike Melvoin
Organ - Charles Kynard
Drums - John Thomassie, Bill Goodwin, Shelly Manne, Earl Palmer, John Seiter, Chip White
Percussion - Victor Feldman, Jim Gordon
Arranger - Jerry Yester, Bob Alcivar
Conductor - Jerry Yester, Bob Alcivar
Violin - Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alfred Lustgarden, Nathan Ross, Sheldon Sanov
Viola - Sam Boghossian, Allan Harshman, David Schwartz
Cello - Jesse Ehrlich, Ray Kelley, Ed Lustgarden, Kathleen Lustgarden
Trumpet - Jack Sheldon
Tenor Saxophone - Frank Vicari, Pete Christlieb, Herbert Hardesty, Plas Johnson, Lew Tabackin
Baritone Saxophone - Plas Johnson

Charts[edit]

Chart (2002-06)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[1]	63
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[2]	18

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[3]	Silver	60,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ "Austriancharts.at – Tom Waits – Used Songs (1973-1980)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Tom Waits – Used Songs (1973-1980)". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Tom Waits – Used Songs 1973–1980". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 6, 2020.

[ac_Austria_Tom_Waits-1] "Austriancharts.at – Tom Waits – Used Songs (1973-1980)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[ac_Norway_Tom_Waits-2] "Norwegiancharts.com – Tom Waits – Used Songs (1973-1980)". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[United_KingdomTom_WaitsUsed_Songs_1973–1980albumCertRef-3] "British album certifications – Tom Waits – Used Songs 1973–1980". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 6, 2020.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Tom Waits
Studio albums	Closing Time The Heart of Saturday Night Nighthawks at the Diner Small Change Foreign Affairs Blue Valentine Heartattack and Vine Swordfishtrombones Rain Dogs Franks Wild Years Bone Machine Mule Variations Blood Money Alice Real Gone Bad as Me
Live albums	Big Time Romeo Bleeding: Live from Austin Glitter and Doom Live
Soundtracks	One from the Heart Night on Earth The Black Rider
Compilations	Bounced Checks Anthology of Tom Waits Asylum Years The Early Years, Volume One The Early Years, Volume Two Beautiful Maladies Used Songs 1973–1980 Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
Notable songs	"Ol' '55" "(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night" "Tom Traubert's Blues" "The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King)" "Somewhere" "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" "Romeo Is Bleeding" "Kentucky Avenue" "Heartattack and Vine" "Jersey Girl" "In the Neighborhood "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six "Jockey Full of Bourbon" "Hang Down Your Head" "Time" "Downtown Train" "Hang On St. Christopher" "Innocent When You Dream" "Way Down in the Hole" "Come On Up to the House" "Bad as Me" "Back in the Crowd"
Tours	Glitter and Doom Tour
Musicals	The Black Rider Woyzeck
Related articles	Discography Kathleen Brennan Greg Cohen Bones Howe Jim Jarmusch Rickie Lee Jones Marc Ribot Larry Taylor Chuck E. Weiss Big Time (film) Wicked Grin Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits New Coat of Paint Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits Tom Waits for No One