Real Gone (album)
Real Gone is the 15th studio album by Tom Waits, released October 3, 2004 in Europe, and October 5 in United States on the ANTI- label. The album was supported by the Real Gone Tour, playing sold out locations in North America and Europe in October and November 2004.
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Released | October 3, 2004 | |||
Genre | Rock, experimental rock | |||
Length | 71:52 | |||
Label | ANTI- | |||
Producer | Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits | |||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Blender | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
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Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 7/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 8.0/10[8] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | A−[11] |
The album features some of the few political songs Waits has written, the most explicit being "Day After Tomorrow", a song Waits has described as an "elliptical" protest against the Iraq War.
It was chosen by the editors of Harp Magazine as the best album of 2004.
A remixed, remastered version of the album was released by ANTI- on November 22, 2017, with the remastering process personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.
Track listing
All songs written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.
- "Top of the Hill" – 4:55
- "Hoist That Rag" – 4:20
- "Sins of My Father" – 10:36
- "Shake It" – 3:52
- "Don't Go into That Barn" – 5:22
- "How's It Gonna End" – 4:51
- "Metropolitan Glide" – 4:13
- "Dead and Lovely" – 5:40
- "Circus" – 3:56
- "Trampled Rose" – 3:58
- "Green Grass" – 3:13
- "Baby Gonna Leave Me" – 4:29
- "Clang Boom Steam" – 0:46
- "Make It Rain" – 3:39
- "Day After Tomorrow" – 6:56
- "Chick a Boom" – 1:17 (hidden track)
Personnel
- Brain – percussion (tracks 1–5, 7, 10 and 12), claps (track 4)
- Les Claypool – bass (tracks 2, 4 and 12)
- Harry K. Cody – guitar (tracks 5 and 7), banjo (track 6)
- Mark Howard – bells (track 9), claps (track 4)
- Marc Ribot – guitar (tracks 1–4, 8, 11, 12, 14 and 15), banjo (track 3), cigar box banjo (track 10)
- Larry Taylor – bass (tracks 1, 3, 5–8, 10–12, 14 and 15), guitar (tracks 4 and 5)
- Casey Waits – drums (tracks 8, 9 and 14), turntables (tracks 1 and 7), percussion (tracks 2 and 5), claps (track 4)
- Tom Waits – vocals, guitar (tracks 3, 6, 7, 11 and 15), chamberlin (track 9), percussion (track 5), shakers (track 12), beatboxing (tracks 1, 7, 12, 13 and 16)
- Trisha Wilson – claps (track 4)
Chart positions
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Australian ARIA Albums Chart[12] | 27 |
Austrian Top 40[13] | 11 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)[14] | 7 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Wa)[15] | 40 |
Canadian Albums Chart[16] | 11 |
Danish Albums Chart[17] | 5 |
Dutch Top 100[18] | 10 |
Finnish Albums Chart[19] | 23 |
French SNEP Albums Chart[20] | 39 |
German Albums Chart[21] | 19 |
Irish Albums Chart[22] | 9 |
Italian FIMI Albums Chart[23] | 8 |
Portuguese AFP Albums Chart[24] | 8 |
Swedish Albums Chart[25] | 9 |
Swiss Hitparade Albums Chart[26] | 16 |
UK Albums Chart[27] | 16 |
US Billboard 200[28] | 28 |
US Billboard Independent Albums[28] | 1 |
US Billboard Internet Albums[28] | 28 |
References
- "Reviews for Real Gone by Tom Waits". Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
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- Seymour, Craig (October 8, 2004). "Real Gone". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- Petridis, Alexis (October 1, 2004). "Tom Waits, Real Gone". The Guardian. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- "Tom Waits: Real Gone". Mojo (131): 110. October 2004.
- "Tom Waits: Real Gone". NME: 64. October 2, 2004.
- Petrusich, Amanda (October 3, 2004). "Tom Waits: Real Gone". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- "Tom Waits: Real Gone". Q (220): 128. November 2004.
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- "Breakdown". Spin. 20 (11): 118. November 2004. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
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