Bass – Bill DouglasBass Clarinet – Ralph CarneyPercussion, Bass – Greg CohenWhistle [Train], Vocals, Congas, Drum [Log Drum] – Tom Waits
4:40
2
Oily Night
Banjo, Guitar – Joe GoreBass – Bill DouglasCello – Matt BrubeckContrabassoon – Larry Rhodes Featuring – The BonersFrench Horn – Nick PhelpsPercussion – Kenny WollesenSaxophone, Bass Clarinet – Ralph CarneyTrombone – Kevin PorterViola – Linda Deluca
Banjo – Joe GoreBass – Bill DouglasBass Clarinet – Ralph CarneyBassoon – Larry Rhodes Cello – Matt BrubeckOrgan – Francis ThummPercussion – Kenny WollesenVocals, Piano – Tom Waits
3:35
5
Lucky Day
Bass – Bill DouglasCello – Matt BrubeckGuitar – Joe GoreOrgan, Vocals – Tom WaitsPercussion – Kenny WollesenTuba [Baritone Horn] – Ralph Carney
3:45
6
Black Box Theme
Banjo – Joe GoreBass – Bill DouglasBassoon – Larry Rhodes Cello – Matt BrubeckFrench Horn – Nick PhelpsKeyboards [Chamberlain] – Tom WaitsPercussion – Kenny WollesenSaw – Don Neely
Bass, Accordion – Greg CohenPiano, Banjo, Vocals – Tom WaitsSaw – Don Neely
2:50
9
The Last Rose Of Summer
Bass – Greg CohenOrgan, Vocals, Keyboards [Chamberlain] – Tom Waits
2:10
10
Flash Pan Hunter
Banjo – Joe GoreBass – Bill DouglasBass Clarinet – Ralph CarneyBassoon – Larry Rhodes Cello – Matt BrubeckOrgan – Francis ThummPercussion – Kenny WollesenSaw – Don NeelyVocals – Tom Waits
Bass – Bill DouglasCello – Matt BrubeckGuitar – Joe GoreMarimba, Percussion – Kenny WollesenOrgan – Francis ThummSaxophone – Ralph CarneyTrombone – Kevin PorterVocals – Tom Waits
Bass, Clarinet, Sampler [Emax] – Greg CohenMarimba, Sampler [Emax] – Tom WaitsVoice – William S. Burroughs
2:35
16
Russian Dance
Bass – Bill DouglasCello – Matt BrubeckNoises [Boots] – Clive Butters, Frances Thum, Joe Marquez, Kathleen BrennanSampler [Emax Strings], Noises [Boots] – Tom WaitsViola – Linda Deluca
3:10
17
Gospel Train (Orchestra)
Bass – Bill DouglasBass Clarinet – Ralph CarneyBassoon – Larry Rhodes Cello – Matt BrubeckFrench Horn – Nick PhelpsGuitar – Joe GorePercussion – Kenny WollesenTrombone – Kevin PorterViola – Linda Deluca
2:35
18
Carnival
Bass – Greg CohenKeyboards [Chamberlain], Sampler [Emax] – Tom Waits
1:30
19
Lucky Day (Overture)
Banjo – Joe GoreBass – Bill DouglasCello – Matt BrubeckFrench Horn – Nick PhelpsPercussion – Kenny WollesenSaxophone – Ralph CarneyTrombone – Kevin PorterVocals, Organ [Calliope] – Tom Waits
Arranged By – Devil's Rhubato Band (tracks: 9), Greg Cohen (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 20), Tom Waits (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 10 to 15, 17 to 20)
Coordinator [Production] – Teresa Jones
Cover, Artwork – Robert Wilson
Design – Christie Rixford
Liner Notes – Tom Waits
Lyrics By – William Burroughs (tracks: 8, 13, 14)
Mastered By – Ken Perry
Mixed By – Biff Dawes
Mixed By [Second Engineer] – Mike Kloster
Music By – Tom Waits (tracks: 8, 13, 14)
Painting – Kathleen Brennan
Photography By – Clärchen Baus, Hermann J., Paul Schirnhofer, Ralf Brinkhoff
Producer – Tom Waits
Recorded By – Gerd Bessler (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 9, 14, 16, 19, 20), Tchad Blake (tracks: 1, 4, 10 to 13, 15, 17, 18)
Recorded By [Second Engineer] – Joe Marquez (tracks: 1, 4, 10 to 13, 15, 17, 18)
Written-By – Greg Cohen (tracks: 16), Tom Waits (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9 to 12, 15, 17 to 20)
Notes
This album contains songs Tom Waits wrote and performed for the stage production of The Black Rider directed by Robert Wilson and written by William Burroughs.
The Black Rider tells an updated version of a 19th century story of a clerk who makes a Faustian contract with the Devil, accepting magic bullets to win the hand of his beloved in a shooting contest. Wilson's vivid images paid homage to German expressionism, Waits performed a shotgun marriage between Tin Pan Alley and burlesque horror music, while Burroughs' politically acute librettos gave unique insight into the mind of a character whose actions lead to tragic consequences.
Performance of the play was done by The Talia Theatre Of Hamburg. Album recorded at Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California and Music Factory, Hamburg, Germany.
Barcodes
Barcode: 7 31451 85592 4
Barcode (Scanned): 731451855924
Label Code: LC 0407
Rights Society: BIEM
Rights Society: STEMRA
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