Mule Variations

~ Release by Tom Waits (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Big in Japan producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits bass: Les Claypool drums (drum set): Bryan “Brain” Mantia guitar: Larry LaLonde and Tom Waits saxophone and trumpet: Ralph Carney vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Big in Japan writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	4.35	4:05
2	Lowside of the Road recording engineer: Gene Cornelius programming: Jacquire King producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits cümbüş [chumbus] and ngɔni [dousengoni]: Smokey Hormel guitar and keyboard [optigon]: Tom Waits trumpet: Chris Grady vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Lowside of the Road writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	3	2:59
3	Hold On producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits bass: Larry Taylor (US bassist) guitar: Joe Gore, Marc Ribot and Tom Waits organ: Tom Waits percussion: Stephen Hodges recording of: Hold On lyricist and composer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	4	5:34
4	Get Behind the Mule recording engineer and mixer: Oz Fritz and Jacquire King producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits bass: Larry Taylor (US bassist) guitar: Smokey Hormel harmonica [harp]: Charlie Musselwhite percussion: Stephen Hodges vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Get Behind the Mule writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	3	6:52
5	House Where Nobody Lives producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits bass and guitar [rhythm guitar]: Larry Taylor (US bassist) guitar [lead guitar]: Marc Ribot piano: Tom Waits vocals: Tom Waits recording of: House Where Nobody Lives lyricist and composer: Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	3	4:14
6	Cold Water producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits bass: Larry Taylor (US bassist) drums (drum set): Christopher Marvin (US drummer) guitar: Tom Waits solo guitar: Marc Ribot vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Cold Water writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	4	5:23
7	Pony producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits guitar and organ [pump organ]: Tom Waits harmonica [harp]: John Hammond (blues singer and guitarist) resonator guitar [dobro]: Smokey Hormel vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Pony lyricist and composer: Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	3	4:33
8	What’s He Building? producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits percussion: Jeff Sloan reeds: Ralph Carney turntable: DJ M. Mark "The Ill Media" Reitman spoken vocals [the voice]: Tom Waits recording of: What’s He Building? lyricist and composer: Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	2	3:20
9	Black Market Baby producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits chamberlin, guitar and percussion: Tom Waits drums (drum set): Andrew Borger reeds: Ralph Carney solo guitar: Marc Ribot turntable: DJ M. Mark "The Ill Media" Reitman vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Black Market Baby writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	3	5:02
10	Eyeball Kid producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits bass clarinet: Ralph Carney bassoon: Larry Rhodes guitar: Marc Ribot percussion: Greg Cohen and Tom Waits turntable: DJ M. Mark "The Ill Media" Reitman vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Eyeball Kid lyricist and composer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	3	4:26
11	Picture in a Frame producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits alto saxophone: Ralph Carney baritone saxophone: Nik Phelps (San Francisco-born, Belgium based musician & composer) bass: Greg Cohen piano: Tom Waits vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Picture in a Frame writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits	3.5	3:40
12	Chocolate Jesus producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits bass: Greg Cohen guitar: Tom Waits harmonica [harp]: Charlie Musselwhite vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Chocolate Jesus composer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits	3	3:55
13	Georgia Lee producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits bass: Dalton Dillingham III (US bassist) percussion: Stephen Hodges violin: Linda Delucia-Ghidossi vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Georgia Lee writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits	3	4:24
14	Filipino Box Spring Hog programming: Jacquire King producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits bass: Larry Taylor (US bassist) drums (drum set) and percussion: Andrew Borger guitar: Marc Ribot and Larry Taylor (US bassist) harmonica [harp]: Charlie Musselwhite trumpet: Chris Grady turntable: M. Mark "The Ill Media" Reitman vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Filipino Boxspring Hog lyricist and composer: Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	4	3:10
15	Take It With Me producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits bass: Greg Cohen piano: Tom Waits vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Take It With Me writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部	3	4:25
16	Come on Up to the House producer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits baritone saxophone: Nik Phelps (San Francisco-born, Belgium based musician & composer) bass: Larry Taylor (US bassist) drums (drum set): Andrew Borger guitar: Joe Gore harmonica [harp]: Charlie Musselwhite piano: Tom Waits saxophone: Ralph Carney vocals: Tom Waits recording of: Come on Up to the House writer: Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits publisher: Jalma Music	3	4:37

Credits

Release

mixer and recording engineer:	Oz Fritz Jacquire King
producer:	Kathleen Brennan Tom Waits
mastering:	Chris Bellman (mastering engineer)

remastered versions:	Mule Variations

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1365907 [info]
ASIN:	US: B00000IGGA [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Hold On

part of:

Brad Engler: Best of 99 (number: 1) (order: 1)
David Starkey: Best of 99 (number: 4) (order: 4)
Pitchfork: Top 10 Albums of 1999 (number: 7) (order: 7)
Justin Stranzl: Best of 1999 (number: 8) (order: 8)
Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove from Your Collection Immediately (number: 23) (order: 23)
Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Anna Lazowski)) (order: 49)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 416) (order: 416)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 416) (order: 416)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/14287 [info]
reviews:	http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8562-mule-variations/ [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/tom-waits/mule-variations/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000048101 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1753238 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 045778654727
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:10:40

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Digipak
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Anti‐
86547-2

Release events

United States
1999-04-27

Release group rating

4.6 (see all ratings)

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