Foreign Affairs (album)
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| Studio album by Tom Waits | ||
| Released | September 1977 | |
| Recorded | July 28-August 15, 1977 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 41:53 | |
| Label | Asylum | |
| Producer(s) | Bones Howe | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Tom Waits chronology | ||
| Small Change (1976) |
Foreign Affairs (1977) |
Blue Valentine (1978) |
Foreign Affairs is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1977 on Elektra Entertainment.
[edit] Track listing
Tracks written by Tom Waits, except where noted.
- "Cinny's Waltz" (instrumental) – 2:17
- "Muriel" – 3:33
- "I Never Talk to Strangers" – 3:38
- "Medley: Jack & Neal / California, Here I Come" ("California, Here I Come" written by Joseph Meyer, Al Jolson and Buddy De Sylva) – 5:01
- "A Sight For Sore Eyes" – 4:40
- "Potter's Field" (words: Waits, music: Bob Alcivar) – 8:40
- "Burma-Shave" – 6:34
- "Barber Shop" – 3:54
- "Foreign Affair" – 3:46
[edit] Musicians
- Gene Cipriano – clarinet
- Jim Hughart – bass
- Shelly Manne – drums
- Bette Midler – vocals
- Jack Sheldon – trumpet
- Frank Vicari – tenor saxophone
- Tom Waits – piano, vocals
[edit] Miscellaneous notes
- Bette Midler appears as a guest performer to sing duet with Waits on "I Never Talk to Strangers".
- "California, Here I Come" is a song first published in 1924.
- Rickie Lee Jones, Waits' then-girlfriend, is pictured on the front cover with Waits.
