| 1 |
Lucky Day (Overture)
Banjo – Joe Gore Bass – Bill Douglas* Cello – Matthew Brubeck French Horn – Nick Phelps Percussion – Kenny Wollesen Saxophone – Ralph Carney Trombone – Kevin Porter Vocals, Organ [Calliope] – Tom Waits |
2:26 | ||
| 2 |
The Black Rider
Bass, Percussion, Banjo , Viola – Greg Cohen Organ, Vocals – Tom Waits |
3:20 | ||
| 3 |
November
Bass, Accordion – Greg Cohen Piano, Banjo, Vocals – Tom Waits Saw – Don Neely |
2:50 | ||
| 4 |
Just The Right Bullets
Banjo – Joe Gore Bass – Bill Douglas* Bassoon – Larry Rhodes (2) Cello – Matthew Brubeck Clarinet [Bass] – Ralph Carney Organ – Francis Thumm Percussion – Kenny Wollesen Vocals, Piano – Tom Waits |
3:35 | ||
| 5 |
Black Box Theme
Banjo – Joe Gore Bass – Bill Douglas* Bassoon – Larry Rhodes (2) Cello – Matthew Brubeck French Horn – Nick Phelps Keyboards [Chamberlain] – Tom Waits Percussion – Kenny Wollesen Saw – Don Neely |
2:45 | ||
| 6 |
'T' Ain't No Sin
Bass, Clarinet, Sampler [Emax] – Greg Cohen Marimba, Sampler [Emax] – Tom Waits Voice – William S. Burroughs |
2:35 | ||
| 7 |
Flash Pan Hunter (Intro)
Bass – Stefan Schäfer (2) Bassoon [Contra] – Henning Stoll Clarinet – Volker Hemken |
1:11 | ||
| 8 |
That's The Way
Bass – Stefan Schäfer (2) Clarinet – Volker Hemken Organ – Hans-Jörn Braudenberg Viola – Henning Stoll |
1:11 | ||
| 9 |
The Briar And The Rose
Bass – Stefan Schäfer (2) Clarinet – Volker Hemken Organ – Hans-Jörn Braudenberg Viola – Henning Stoll |
3:50 | ||
| 10 |
Russian Dance
Bassoon – Larry Rhodes (2) French Horn – Nick Phelps Noises [Boots] – Clive Butters, Frances Thum, Joe Marquez, Kathleen Brennan Sampler [Emax Strings], Noises [Boots] – Tom Waits Trombone – Kevin Porter Viola – Linda Deluca |
3:10 | ||
| 11 |
Gospel Train (Orchestra)
Bass – Bill Douglas* Bassoon – Larry Rhodes (2) Cello – Matthew Brubeck Clarinet [Bass] – Ralph Carney French Horn – Nick Phelps Percussion – Kenny Wollesen Sampler [Emax Strings] – Tom Waits Trombone – Kevin Porter Viola – Linda Deluca |
2:35 | ||
| 12 |
I'll Shoot The Moon
Bass – Bill Douglas* Cello – Matthew Brubeck Guitar – Joe Gore Marimba – Kenny Wollesen Organ – Francis Thumm Saxophone – Ralph Carney Trombone – Kevin Porter Vocals – Tom Waits |
3:50 | ||
| 13 |
Flash Pan Hunter
Banjo – Joe Gore Bass – Bill Douglas* Bassoon – Larry Rhodes (2) Cello – Matthew Brubeck Clarinet [Bass] – Ralph Carney Organ – Francis Thumm Percussion – Kenny Wollesen Vocals – Tom Waits |
3:05 | ||
| 14 |
Crossroads
Bass – Greg Cohen Guitar, Keyboards [Chamberlain], Vocals – Tom Waits Viola – Gerd Bessler |
2:45 | ||
| 15 |
Gospel Train
Bass – Bill Douglas* Clarinet [Bass] – Ralph Carney Percussion, Bass – Greg Cohen Whistle [Train], Vocals, Congas, Drums [Log Drum] – Tom Waits |
4:40 | ||
| 16 |
Interlude
Bassoon – Henning Stoll Clarinet – Volker Hemken French Horn – Christoph Moinian |
0:30 | ||
| 17 |
Oily Night
Banjo, Guitar – Joe Gore Bass – Bill Douglas* Bassoon [Contra] – Larry Rhodes (2) Cello – Matthew Brubeck Featuring – Boners, The French Horn – Nick Phelps Percussion – Kenny Wollesen Saxophone, Clarinet [Bass] – Ralph Carney Trombone – Kevin Porter Viola – Linda Deluca |
4:25 | ||
| 18 |
Lucky Day
Bass – Bill Douglas* Cello – Matthew Brubeck Guitar – Joe Gore Organ, Vocals – Tom Waits Tuba [Baritone Horn] – Ralph Carney |
3:45 | ||
| 19 |
The Last Rose Of Summer
Bass – Greg Cohen Organ, Vocals, Keyboards [Chamberlain] – Tom Waits |
2:10 | ||
| 20 |
Carnival
Bass – Greg Cohen Keyboards [Chamberlain], Sampler [Emax] – Tom Waits |
1:30 |
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.
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Black Rider (LP) | Island Records | ILPS 8021 | UK | 1993 | ||
| The Black Rider (CD, Album) | Island Records | 518 559-2 | Australasia | 1993 | ||
| The Black Rider (LP, Unofficial) | Island Records (2) | ILPS 8021 | UK | 2011 | ||
| The Black Rider (CD) | Island Records | 314-518 559-2 | US | 1993 | ||
| The Black Rider (CD, Album) | Island Records | 74321 16822 2 | Germany | 1993 |