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Track listing

All tracks written by Tom Waits, except where noted.

1. "Somewhere (from West Side Story)" (music: Leonard Bernstein, lyrics: Stephen Sondheim) – 3:53
2. "Red Shoes By The Drugstore" – 3:14
   • Tom Waits - Vocal
   • Da Willie Gonga - Yamaha Electric Piano
   • Rick Lawson - Drums
   • Roland Bautista - Electric Guitar
   • Byron Miller - Bass
3. "Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis" – 4:33
   • Tom Waits - Vocal & Acoustic Piano
   • Da Willie Gonga - Yamaha Electric Grand Piano
4. "Romeo Is Bleeding" – 4:52
   • Tom Waits - Vocal & Electric Guitar
   • Frank Vicari - Tenor Sax
   • Ray Crawford - Electric Guitar
   • Charles Kynard - Organ
   • Jim Hughart - Bass
   • Chip White - Drums
   • Bobbye Hall - Congas
5. "$29" – 8:15
   • Tom Waits - Vocal & Electric Guitar
   • Da Willie Gonga - Yamaha Electric Grand Piano
   • Roland Bautista - Electric Guitar
   • Byron Miller - Bass
   • Rick Lawson - Drums
6. "Wrong Side Of The Road" – 5:14
   • Tom Waits - Vocal & Electric Guitar
   • Charles Kynard - Organ
   • Frank Vicari - Tenor Sax
   • Ray Crawford - Electric Guitar
   • Jim Hughart - Bass
   • Chip White - Drums
7. "Whistlin' Past The Graveyard" – 3:17
   • Tom Waits - Vocal & Electric Guitar
   • Harold Battiste - Piano
   • "Shine" Robinson - Electric Guitar
   • Herbert Hardesty - Tenor Sax
   • Scott Edwards - Bass
   • Earl Palmer - Drums
8. "Kentucky Ave" – 4:49
   • Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Bob Alcivar
   • Vocal & Piano - Tom Waits
9. "Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun" – 5:36
   • Tom Waits - Vocal & Electric Guitar
   • Herbert Hardesty - Tenor Sax
   • "Shine" Robinson - Electric Guitar
   • Harold Battiste - Piano
   • Scott Edwards - Bass
   • Earl Palmer - Drums
10. "Blue Valentines" – 5:49
    • Tom Waits - Vocal & Electric Guitar
    • Ray Crawford - Electric Guitar Solo

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Musicians

• Vocals - Tom Waits
• Electric Guitar - Tom Waits, Ray Crawford, Roland Bautista, "Shine" Robinson
• Bass - Scott Edwards, Jim Hughart, Byron Miller
• Piano - Da Willie Gonga, Harold Battiste, Tom Waits
• Organ - Charles Kynard
• Tenor Sax - Herbert Hardesty, Frank Vicari
• Drums - Rick Lawson, Earl Palmer, Chip White
• Orchestra - Bob Alcivar