Tom Waits – Franks Wild Years
Label:    Island Records – 422-842 357-2
Format:    CD, Album, Reissue
Country:    US
Released:    
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Blues Rock, Alternative Rock

1        Hang On St Christopher
Alto Horn, Arranged By [Horns] – Greg Cohen
Drums – Michael Blair
Guitar – Marc Ribot
Keyboards [Leslie Bass Pedals] – William Schimmel
Tenor Saxophone – Ralph Carney
2:46
2        Straight To The Top (Rhumba)
Congas – Michael Blair
Congas, Organ [Optigon] – Tom Waits
Double Bass – Larry Taylor
Keyboards [Leslie Bass Pedals], Songwriter – Greg Cohen
Organ [Pump] – William Schimmel
Saxophone – Ralph Carney
2:30
3        Blow Wind Blow
Alto Horn – Greg Cohen
Glockenspiel – Michael Blair
Organ [Pump] – Francis Thumm, Tom Waits
3:34
4        Temptation
Arranged By [Vocals] – Kathleen Brennan
Bass, Arranged By [Horns] – Greg Cohen
Guitar – Morris Tepper*, Marc Ribot
Guitar, Organ [Optigon] – Tom Waits
Percussion, Congas, Maracas – Michael Blair
Saxophone – Ralph Carney
3:53
5        Innocent When You Dream (Barroom)
Bass – Greg Cohen
Organ [Pump] – Tom Waits
Piano – William Schimmel
Violin – Ralph Carney
4:15
6        I'll Be Gone
Accordion – William Schimmel
Baritone Horn – Ralph Carney
Bass – Greg Cohen
Guitar – Morris Tepper*
Marimba – Michael Blair
Performer [Rooster] – Tom Waits
Songwriter – Kathleen Brennan
3:12
7        Yesterday Is Here
Bass – Larry Taylor
Guitar, Tambourine – Tom Waits
Songwriter – Kathleen Brennan
2:31
8        Please Wake Me Up
Baritone Horn – Ralph Carney
Bass – Greg Cohen, Jay Anderson
Mellotron, Keyboards [Optigon] – Tom Waits
Songwriter – Kathleen Brennan
3:35
9        Frank's Theme
Organ [Pump] – Tom Waits
1:50
10        More Than Rain
Accordion – William Schimmel
Baritone Horn – Ralph Carney
Bass – Greg Cohen
Bells [Orquestra] – Michael Blair
Guitar – Morris Tepper*
Keyboards [Optigon] – Tom Waits
Piano [Prepared] – Francis Thumm
3:52
11        Way Down In The Hole
Backing Vocals – Angela Brown, Leslie Holland, Lynne Jordan
Bass – Greg Cohen
Guitar – Marc Ribot
Percussion – Michael Blair
Saxophone – Ralph Carney
3:30
12        Straight To The Top (Vegas)
Drums – Michael Blair
Piano [Cocktail] – William Schimmel
Songwriter, Arranged By, Bass – Greg Cohen
Tenor Saxophone – Ralph Carney
Vocals [Vocal Stylings] – Tom Waits
3:24
13        I'll Take New York
Bass – Greg Cohen
Drums – Michael Blair
Organ [Pump] – William Schimmel
Saxophone – Ralph Carney
4:00
14        Telephone Call From Istanbul
Banjo – Marc Ribot
Bass – Greg Cohen
Drums – Michael Blair
Guitar – Morris Tepper*
Keyboards [Farfisa], Drums – Tom Waits
3:12
15        Cold Cold Ground
Accordion – David Hidalgo
Bass – Larry Taylor
Guitar – Tom Waits
4:07
16        Train Song
Accordion – David Hidalgo
Alto Horn – Greg Cohen
Bass – Larry Taylor
Piano, Organ [Pump] – Tom Waits
3:20
17        Innocent When You Dream (78)    3:00
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records
Copyright © – Island Records
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC, Terre Haute – DIDX-148624
Engineer [Additional] – Bill Higley, David Glover, David Knight (3), Lorita De La Cerna, Mike Kloster, Stephen Shelton (2), Tchad Blake
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Mixed By, Recorded By – Biff Dawes
Recorded By – Danny Leake
Vocals, Producer, Songwriter – Tom Waits