# 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
* "Heartattack and Vine" - 4:44
** from Heartattack and Vine (1980)
** Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
** Larry Taylor - bass
** John Thomassie - drums
** Plas Johnson - tenor and baritone saxes
* "Eggs and Sausage (In a Cadillac With Susan Michelson)" - 4:23
** from Nighthawks at the Diner (1975)
** Tom Waits - vocals, piano
** Mike Melvoin - electric piano
** Jim Hughart - bass
** Bill Goodwin - drums
** Pete Christlieb - tenor sax
* "A Sight for Sore Eyes" - 4:41
** from Foreign Affairs (1977)
** Tom Waits - vocals, piano
** Jim Hughart - bass
* "Whistlin' Past the Graveyard" - 3:16
** from Blue Valentine (1978)
** Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
** Alvin "Shine" Robinson - electric guitar
** Harold Battiste - piano
** Scott Edwards - bass
** Earl Palmer - drums
** Herbert Hardesty - tenor sax
* "Burma Shave" - 6:33
** from Foreign Affairs (1977)
** Tom Waits - vocals, piano
** Jim Hughart - bass
** Jack Sheldon - trumpet
* "Step Right Up" - 5:40
** from Small Change (1976)
** Tom Waits - vocals
** Jim Hughart - bass
** Shelly Manne - drums
** Lew Tabackin - tenor sax
* "Ol' '55" - 3:58
** from Closing Time (1973)
** Tom Waits - vocals, piano
** Peter Klimes - guitar
** Bill Plummer - bass
** John Seiter - drums, vocals
* "I Never Talk to Strangers (with Bette Midler)" - 3:38
** from Foreign Affairs (1977)
** Tom Waits - vocals, piano
** Bette Midler - vocals
** Jim Hughart - bass
** Frank Vicari - tenor sax
** Bob Alcivar - arranger, conductor
* "Mr. Siegal" - 5:14
** from Heartattack and Vine (1980)
** Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
** Roland Bautista - electric lead guitar
** Ronny Barron - piano
** Larry Taylor - bass
** John Thomassie - drums
* "Jersey Girl" - 5:10
** from Heartattack and Vine (1980)
** Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
** Roland Bautista - 12-string guitar
** Victor Feldman - keyboard glock, percussion
** Greg Cohen - bass
** John Thomassie - drums
** Jerry Yester - arranger, conductor
* "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" - 4:32
** from Blue Valentine (1978)
** Tom Waits - vocals, piano
** DaWillie Gonga - Yamaha electric grand piano
* "Blue Valentine" - 5:51
** from Blue Valentine (1978)
** Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
** Ray Crawford - electric guitar solo
* "(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night" - 3:51
** from The Heart of Saturday Night (1974)
** Tom Waits - vocals, acoustic guitar
** Jim Hughart - bass
** Jim Gordon - foot tap, knee slap
** Selma & Cahuenga - streets
* "Muriel" - 3:34
** from Foreign Affairs (1977)
** Tom Waits - vocals, piano
** Jim Hughart - bass
** Frank Vicari - tenor sax
* "Wrong Side of the Road" - 5:14
** from Blue Valentine (1978)
** Tom Waits - vocals, electric guitar
** Ray Crawford - electric guitar
** Charles Kynard - organ
** Jim Hughart - bass
** Chip White - drums
** Frank Vicari - tenor sax
* "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" - 6:35
** from Small Change (1976)
** Tom Waits - vocals, piano
** Jim Hughart - bass
** Violins - Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Nathan Kaproff, George Kast, Marvin Limonick, Alfred Lustgarden, Nathan Ross, Sheldon Sanov
** Violas - Sam Boghossian, Allan Harshman, David Schwartz
** Cellos - Jesse Ehrlich, Ray Kelley, Ed Lustgarden, Kathleen Lustgarden
** 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

## Charts

| Chart (2002-06) | Peak position |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 63 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 18 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000$^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||