Real Gone (album)

Real Gone
Studio album by Tom Waits
Released October 3, 2004 (2004-10-03)
Genre Rock, experimental rock
Length 71:52
Label ANTI-
Producer Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
Tom Waits chronology
Alice
(2002)		 Real Gone
(2004)		 Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
NME7/10[7]
Pitchfork Media8.0/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
SpinA−[11]

Real Gone is an album by Tom Waits, released October 3, 2004 in Europe, and October 5 in United States on the ANTI- label.

Recorded in an abandoned schoolhouse in Mississippi, its songs are notable for their heavy use of percussion and total lack of piano, previously Waits's signature instrument.

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.

The album was supported by the Real Gone Tour, playing sold out locations in North America and Europe in October and November 2004.

It was chosen by the editors of Harp Magazine as the best album of 2004.

Track listing

All songs written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.

  1. "Top of the Hill" – 4:55
  2. "Hoist That Rag" – 4:20
  3. "Sins of My Father" – 10:36
  4. "Shake It" – 3:52
  5. "Don't Go into That Barn" – 5:22
  6. "How's It Gonna End" – 4:51
  7. "Metropolitan Glide" – 4:13
  8. "Dead and Lovely" – 5:40
  9. "Circus" – 3:56
  10. "Trampled Rose" – 3:58
  11. "Green Grass" – 3:13
  12. "Baby Gonna Leave Me" – 4:29
  13. "Clang Boom Steam" – 0:46
  14. "Make It Rain" – 3:39
  15. "Day After Tomorrow" – 6:56
  16. "Clang Boom" – 1:17 (hidden track)

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[12] 27
Austrian Top 40[13] 11
Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)[14] 7
Belgian Albums Chart (Wa)[15] 40
Danish Albums Chart[16] 5
Dutch Top 100[17] 10
Finnish Albums Chart[18] 23
French SNEP Albums Chart[19] 39
German Albums Chart[20] 19
Irish Albums Chart[21] 9
Italian FIMI Albums Chart[22] 8
Portuguese AFP Albums Chart[23] 8
Swedish Albums Chart[24] 9
Swiss Hitparade Albums Chart[25] 16
UK Albums Chart[26] 16
US Billboard 200[27] 28
US Billboard Independent Albums[27] 1
US Billboard Internet Albums[27] 28

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Real Gone by Tom Waits". Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Real Gone – Tom Waits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Sinagra, Laura (October 2004). "Tom Waits: Real Gone". Blender (30): 130. Archived from the original on October 19, 2004. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ Seymour, Craig (October 8, 2004). "Real Gone". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (October 1, 2004). "Tom Waits, Real Gone". The Guardian. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tom Waits: Real Gone". Mojo (131): 110. October 2004.
  7. ↑ "Tom Waits: Real Gone". NME: 64. October 2, 2004.
  8. ↑ Petrusich, Amanda (October 3, 2004). "Tom Waits: Real Gone". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tom Waits: Real Gone". Q (220): 128. November 2004.
  10. ↑ Wolk, Douglas (October 28, 2004). "Real Gone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Breakdown". Spin. 20 (11): 118. November 2004. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Tom Waits – Real Gone". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Tom Waits – Real Gone". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Tom Waits – Real Gone". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
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  17. ↑ "Tom Waits – Real Gone". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Tom Waits – Real Gone". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Tom Waits – Real Gone". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Album – Tom Waits, Real Gone". Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Discography Tom Waits". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Tom Waits – Real Gone". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Tom Waits – Real Gone". portuguesecharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Tom Waits – Real Gone". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  25. ↑ "Tom Waits – Real Gone". Hitparade. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  26. ↑ "Tom Waits | Artist". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  27. 1 2 3 Real Gone – Tom Waits: Awards at AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
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