In the Neighborhood

"In the Neighborhood"
"In the Neighborhood"
Single by Tom Waits
from the album Swordfishtrombones
B-side	"Frank's Wild Years"
Released	October 1983
Recorded	August 1982 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Experimental rock Chamber pop
Length	3:04
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Tom Waits
Producer(s)	Tom Waits
Tom Waits singles chronology

"In the Neighborhood" is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his 1983 album Swordfishtrombones. It was released as a single in October 1983 by Island Records.

Accolades[edit]

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
2000	Colin Larkin	United Kingdom	The All-Time Top 100 Singles^{[citation needed]}	57
2004	Elvis Costello	United Kingdom	The Best Songs from the 500 Best Albums Ever^[1]	*
2009	The Guardian	United Kingdom	1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear^[2]	*
2015	Les Inrockuptibles	France	1000 Necessary Songs^[3]	76
2015	NPO Radio 2	Netherlands	Top 2000^[4]	1594

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing[edit]

All songs written by Tom Waits.

UK 7" single (IS 141)

"In the Neighborhood" – 3:04
"Frank's Wild Years" – 1:50

UK 12" single (12IS 160)

"In the Neighborhood" – 3:04
"Singapore" – 2:46
"Tango 'Till They're Sore" Recorded live in Paris 16.11.85 – 3:20
"16 Shells" Recorded live in Paris 16.11.85 – 5:27

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the In the Neighborhood liner notes.^[5]

Tom Waits – lead vocals, production

Musicians

Randy Aldcroft – baritone horn
Victor Feldman – Hammond B-3 organ, snare drum, bells
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges – drums, parade drum, cymbals
Dick "Slyde" Hyde – trombone
Bill Reichenbach – trombone
Larry Taylor – double bass

Production and additional personnel

Biff Dawes – recording, mixing
Lynn Goldsmith – photography
Rob O'Connor – design

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1983	Island	LP	IS 141

References[edit]

^ "Costello's 500". Vanity Fair. November 1, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear". The Guardian. 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
^ "1000 morceaux indispensables". Les Inrockuptibles. 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
^ Top 2000, In the neighborhood
^ In the Neighborhood (booklet). Tom Waits. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

"In the Neighborhood" at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Costello's 500". Vanity Fair. November 1, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[2] "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear". The Guardian. 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

[3] "1000 morceaux indispensables". Les Inrockuptibles. 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

[4] Top 2000, In the neighborhood

[linearnotes-5] In the Neighborhood (booklet). Tom Waits. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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Studio albums	Closing Time The Heart of Saturday Night Nighthawks at the Diner Small Change Foreign Affairs Blue Valentine Heartattack and Vine Swordfishtrombones Rain Dogs Franks Wild Years Bone Machine Mule Variations Blood Money Alice Real Gone Bad as Me
Live albums	Big Time Romeo Bleeding: Live from Austin Glitter and Doom Live
Soundtracks	One from the Heart Night on Earth The Black Rider
Compilations	Bounced Checks Anthology of Tom Waits Asylum Years The Early Years, Volume One The Early Years, Volume Two Beautiful Maladies Used Songs 1973–1980 Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
Notable songs	"Ol' '55" "(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night" "Tom Traubert's Blues" "The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King)" "Somewhere" "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" "Romeo Is Bleeding" "Kentucky Avenue" "Heartattack and Vine" "Jersey Girl" "In the Neighborhood "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six "Jockey Full of Bourbon" "Hang Down Your Head" "Time" "Downtown Train" "Hang On St. Christopher" "Innocent When You Dream" "Way Down in the Hole" "Come On Up to the House" "Bad as Me" "Back in the Crowd"
Tours	Glitter and Doom Tour
Musicals	The Black Rider Woyzeck
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