Released October 1974 (1974-10) Artist Tom Waits Producer Bones Howe | Length 41:28 Release date October 1974 Label Asylum Records | |
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The Heart of Saturday Night
(1974) Nighthawks at the Diner
(1975) Genres Blues, Rock music, Jazz, Folk music Similar Tom Waits albums, Blues albums | ||
The Heart of Saturday Night is the second studio album by singer and songwriter Tom Waits, released in 1974 on Asylum Records. In 2003, the album was ranked number 339 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, his highest placing.
Contents
The title song was written as a tribute to Jack Kerouac.
Album Cover
The album cover is based on In the Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra. It is an illustration featuring a tired Tom Waits being observed by a blonde prostitute as he exits a neon-lit cocktail lounge late at night. Cal Schenkel was the art director and the cover art was created by Lyn Lascaro.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tom Waits.
Side one
Side two
Personnel
All personnel credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Songs
1New Coat of Paint3:24
2San Diego Serenade3:30
3Semi Suite3:29