Used Songs 1973–1980

Used Songs 1973–1980 is a compilation of songs from Tom Waits's Asylum Records years.

Track listing
Songs written by Tom Waits


 * 1) "Heartattack and Vine" - 4:44
 * 2) *from Heartattack and Vine (1980)
 * 3) *Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
 * 4) *Larry Taylor - bass
 * 5) *John Thomassie - drums
 * 6) *Plas Johnson - tenor and baritone saxes
 * 7) "Eggs and Sausage (In a Cadillac With Susan Michelson)" - 4:23
 * 8) *from Nighthawks at the Diner (1975)
 * 9) *Tom Waits - vocals, piano
 * 10) *Mike Melvoin - electric piano
 * 11) *Jim Hughart - bass
 * 12) *Bill Goodwin - drums
 * 13) *Pete Christlieb - tenor sax
 * 14) "A Sight for Sore Eyes" - 4:41
 * 15) *from Foreign Affairs (1977)
 * 16) *Tom Waits - vocals, piano
 * 17) *Jim Hughart - bass
 * 18) "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard" - 3:16
 * 19) *from Blue Valentine (1978)
 * 20) *Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
 * 21) *Alvin "Shine" Robinson - electric guitar
 * 22) *Harold Battiste - piano
 * 23) *Scott Edwards - bass
 * 24) *Earl Palmer - drums
 * 25) *Herbert Hardesty - tenor sax
 * 26) "Burma Shave" - 6:33
 * 27) *from Foreign Affairs (1977)
 * 28) *Tom Waits - vocals, piano
 * 29) *Jim Hughart - bass
 * 30) *Jack Sheldon - trumpet
 * 31) "Step Right Up" - 5:40
 * 32) *from Small Change (1976)
 * 33) *Tom Waits - vocals
 * 34) *Jim Hughart - bass
 * 35) *Shelly Manne - drums
 * 36) *Lew Tabackin - tenor sax
 * 37) "Ol' '55" - 3:58
 * 38) *from Closing Time (1973)
 * 39) *Tom Waits - vocals, piano
 * 40) *Peter Klimes - guitar
 * 41) *Bill Plummer - bass
 * 42) *John Seiter - drums, vocals
 * 43) "I Never Talk to Strangers (with Bette Midler)" - 3:38
 * 44) *from Foreign Affairs (1977)
 * 45) *Tom Waits - vocals, piano
 * 46) *Bette Midler - vocals
 * 47) *Jim Hughart - bass
 * 48) *Frank Vicari - tenor sax
 * 49) *Bob Alcivar - arranger, conductor
 * 50) "Mr. Siegal" - 5:14
 * 51) *from Heartattack and Vine (1980)
 * 52) *Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
 * 53) *Roland Bautista - electric lead guitar
 * 54) *Ronny Barron - piano
 * 55) *Larry Taylor - bass
 * 56) *John Thomassie - drums
 * 57) "Jersey Girl" - 5:10
 * 58) *from Heartattack and Vine (1980)
 * 59) *Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
 * 60) *Roland Bautista - 12-string guitar
 * 61) *Victor Feldman - keyboard glock, percussion
 * 62) *Greg Cohen - bass
 * 63) *John Thomassie - drums
 * 64) *Jerry Yester - arranger, conductor
 * 65) "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" - 4:32
 * 66) *from Blue Valentine (1978)
 * 67) *Tom Waits - vocals, piano
 * 68) *DaWillie Gonga - Yamaha electric grand piano
 * 69) "Blue Valentine" - 5:51
 * 70) *from Blue Valentine (1978)
 * 71) *Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
 * 72) *Ray Crawford - electric guitar solo
 * 73) "(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night" - 3:51
 * 74) * from The Heart of Saturday Night (1974)
 * 75) *Tom Waits - vocals, acoustic guitar
 * 76) *Jim Hughart - bass
 * 77) *Jim Gordon - foot tap, knee slap
 * 78) *Selma & Cahuenga - streets
 * 79) "Muriel" - 3:34
 * 80) *from Foreign Affairs (1977)
 * 81) *Tom Waits - vocals, piano
 * 82) *Jim Hughart - bass
 * 83) *Frank Vicari - tenor sax
 * 84) "Wrong Side of the Road" - 5:14
 * 85) *from Blue Valentine (1978)
 * 86) *Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
 * 87) *Ray Crawford - electric guitar
 * 88) *Charles Kynard - organ
 * 89) *Jim Hughart - bass
 * 90) *Chip White - drums
 * 91) *Frank Vicari - tenor sax
 * 92) "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" - 6:35
 * 93) *from Small Change (1976)
 * 94) *Tom Waits - vocals, piano
 * 95) *Jim Hughart - bass
 * 96) *Violins - Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alfred Lustgarden, Nathan Ross, Sheldon Sanov
 * 97) *Violas - Sam Boghossian, Allan Harshman, David Schwartz
 * 98) *Cellos - Jesse Ehrlich, Ray Kelley, Ed Lustgarden, Kathleen Lustgarden
 * 99) *Jerry Yester - arranger, conductor

Personnel

 * Vocals - Tom Waits, Bette Midler, John Seiter
 * Acoustic Guitar - Tom Waits, Roland Bautista, Peter Klimes
 * Electric Guitar - Tom Waits, Ray Crawford, Roland Bautista, Alvin "Shine" Robinson
 * Bass - Jim Hughart, Larry Taylor, Greg Cohen, Scott Edwards, Bill Plummer
 * Piano - Tom Waits, Ronnie Barron, Harold Battiste
 * Electric Piano - DaWillie Gonga, Mike Melvoin
 * Organ - Charles Kynard
 * Drums - John Thomassie, Bill Goodwin, Shelly Manne, Earl Palmer, John Seiter, Chip White
 * Percussion - Victor Feldman, Jim Gordon
 * Arranger - Jerry Yester, Bob Alcivar
 * Conductor - Jerry Yester, Bob Alcivar
 * Violin - Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alfred Lustgarden, Nathan Ross, Sheldon Sanov
 * Viola - Sam Boghossian, Allan Harshman, David Schwartz
 * Cello - Jesse Ehrlich, Ray Kelley, Ed Lustgarden, Kathleen Lustgarden
 * Trumpet - Jack Sheldon
 * Tenor Saxophone - Frank Vicari, Pete Christlieb, Herbert Hardesty, Plas Johnson, Lew Tabackin
 * Baritone Saxophone - Plas Johnson