Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
- "What Keeps Mankind Alive" (Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht) – 2:09
- From the Threepenny Opera
- Previously released on the various-artists Weill tribute album Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill
- "Children's Story" – 1:42
- Based on Georg Buchner's Woyzeck (public domain)
- "Heigh Ho" (Frank Churchill / Larry Morey) – 3:32
- From the 1937 Walt Disney film Snow White And the Seven Dwarfs
- Previously released on the various-artists Disney tribute album Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films (1988)
- "Army Ants" – 3:25
- "Books of Moses" (Skip Spence) – 2:49
- Previously released on More Oar, a 1999 various-artists tribute to Spence and his solo album Oar.
- "Bone Chain" – 1:03
- "Two Sisters" (traditional, arr by Waits / Brennan) – 4:55
- "First Kiss" – 2:40
- "Dog Door" (Waits/Brennan/Linkous) – 2:43
- With Sparklehorse; previously released on the Sparklehorse album It's a Wonderful Life
- "Redrum" – 1:12
- "Nirvana" – 2:12
- Words: Charles Bukowski
- "Home I'll Never Be" – 2:28
- Words: Jack Kerouac
- "Poor Little Lamb" (Kennedy / Waits) – 1:43
- "Altar Boy" – 2:48
- "The Pontiac" – 1:54
- "Spidey's Wild Ride" – 2:03
- "King Kong" (Daniel Johnston) – 5:29
- Previously released on the Johnston tribute album The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (2004)
- "On the Road" – 4:14
- Words: Jack Kerouac
- "Dog Treat" (Bonus track) – 2:56
- "Missing My Son" (Bonus track) – 3:38
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Personnel
- Vocals – Tom Waits
- Guitar – Tom Waits, Dave Alvin, Joe Gore, Brett Gurewitz, Ron Hacker, Mike Knowlton, Larry LaLonde, Mark Linkous, Marc Ribot, Sullivan Waits
- Steel Guitar – Bobby Black
- Banjo – Bent Clausen, Harry Cody, Eddie Davis
- Bass – Matt Brubeck, Les Claypool, Greg Cohen, Seth Ford-Young, Trevor Horn, Adam Lane, Mark Linkous, Eric Perney, Mike Silverman, Matthew Sperry, Larry Taylor, Leroy Vinnegar
- Piano – Bent Clausen, Art Hillery, Steve Prutsman, Francis Thumm
- Pump Organ – Tom Waits
- Chamberlain – Mitchell Froom
- Keyboards – Tom Waits, Gary Knowlton
- Accordion – Dan Cantrell, Guy Klesevik
- Harmonica – John Hammond, Charlie Musselwhite
- Whistles – Anges Amar
- Waterphone – Richard Waters
- Drums – Michael Blair, Billy Higgins,Mark Linkous, Casey Waits
- Percussion – Tom Waits, Ray Armando, Michael Blair, Andrew Borger, Brain, Steve Foreman, Stephen Hodges, Gino Robair, Jeff Sloan
- Cowbells – Bobby Baloo
- The Bug – Tom Nunn
- Boulders – Bobby Baloo
- Violin – Carla Kihlstedt
- Circular Violin – Darrel Devore
- Horns – Nic Phelps
- Trumpet – Ara Anderson, Chris Grady, Paul "Hollywood" Litteral, Nolan Smith
- Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland, Bob Funk, Tom Yoder
- Sax – Ralph Carney, Crispin Cioe, Arno Hecht, Colin Stetson
- Clarinet – Dan Plonsey, Bebe Risenfors
- Bamboo Clarinet – Bart Hopkins
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See also
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Notes
- ^ a b Rolling Stone review of "Orphans". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards (3 CD Box Set) at JB Hi-Fi Australia. JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ a b Pitchfork Feature: Interview: Tom Waits. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
- ^ The version of "Little Drop of Poison" included in this collection is the one which appears on the Shrek 2 soundtrack, an alternate recording to the one found on The End of Violence soundtrack
- ^ Review of "Orphans" by Uncut Magazine. Uncut Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Review of "Orphans" by allmusic.com. allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Best reviewed albums of 2006. metacritic.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Frank's Wild Years: Songs performed in the play. Tom Waits Library. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ "Altar Boy" lyrics and notes. Tom Waits Library.
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External links
- ANTI.com information page
- Tom Waits Library - Lyrics and information on all of the songs on Orphans
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