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Romeo Bleeding: Live from Austin
Live album by
Released2009
RecordedDecember 5, 1978
Genre Blues rock
Length52:03
LabelImmortal/IMC Music Ltd.
Tom Waits live chronology
Big Time
(1988)
Romeo Bleeding: Live from Austin
(2009)
Glitter and Doom Live
(2009)

Romeo Bleeding: Live from Austin is a live album by Tom Waits, first released in 2009 on Immortal/IMC Music Ltd. The album was recorded on December 5, 1978 in Austin, Texas. This album is not approved by the artist.

Track listing

All compositions by Tom Waits, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Summertime* / Burma Shave"* George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward11:16
2."Annie's Back in Town / I Wish I Was in New Orleans / Ain't Gonna Rain*"*Traditional7:28
3."A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun" 7:42
4."On the Nickel" 6:10
5." Romeo Is Bleeding" 4:59
6." Silent Night* / Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis"* Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr5:51
7."Small Change / Hey Big Spender / Small Change (reprise)"* Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields8:37

Personnel

  • Tom Waits - vocals, piano
  • Herbert Hardesty - saxophone, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Arthur Richardson - guitar
  • John Thomassie - drums
  • Greg Cohen - bass guitar

References