Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits is a tribute album of Tom Waits songs performed by established female singers. The album was released in late 2019 by Dualtone Records, a couple weeks in advance of Waits' 70th birthday.[3] Among the individual artists and groups featured are Rosanne Cash, Iris DeMent, Patty Griffin, Joseph (group), Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer, Aimee Mann and The Wild Reeds.[4]
Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits | |
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
Released | November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)[1] |
Genre | Americana, folk |
Length | 55:15[2] |
Label | Dualtone Records |
Producer | Warren Zanes |
The project was initiated by Dualtone president Scott Robinson, who invited author and musician Warren Zanes to serve as producer.[5] Zanes personally contacted most of the artists, offering them the opportunity to select the songs they would like to record. None of the album's 12 tracks was previously released.[6][7]
All tracks are written by Tom Waits, except as indicated. Notes next to titles identify the original Waits albums on which the songs appeared.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Come On Up to the House" (Mule Variations 1999) | Waits, Kathleen Brennan | Joseph | 4:00 |
2. | "Hold On" (Mule Variations 1999) | Waits, Brennan | Aimee Mann | 5:23 |
3. | "Georgia Lee" (Mule Variations 1999) | Waits, Brennan | Phoebe Bridgers | 4:18 |
4. | "Ol' 55" (Closing Time 1973) | Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer | 5:29 | |
5. | "Take It With Me" (Mule Variations 1999) | Waits, Brennan | Angie McMahon | 4:06 |
6. | "Jersey Girl" (Heartattack and Vine 1980) | Corinne Bailey Rae | 2:34 | |
7. | "Ruby's Arms" (Heartattack and Vine 1980) | Patty Griffin | 6:06 | |
8. | "Time" (Rain Dogs 1985) | Rosanne Cash | 4:37 | |
9. | "You Can Never Hold Back Spring" (Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards 2006) | Waits, Brennan | Kat Edmonson | 2:22 |
10. | "House Where Nobody Lives" (Mule Variations 1999) | Iris DeMent | 4:22 | |
11. | "Downtown Train" (Rain Dogs 1985) | Courtney Marie Andrews | 4:14 | |
12. | "Tom Traubert's Blues" (Small Change 1976) | The Wild Reeds | 4:45 | |
Total length: | 55:15[8][2] |
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