Real Gone is the sixteenth studio album by Tom Waits, released October 4, 2004 in Europe, and October 5 in United States on the ANTI- label. The album was supported by the Real Gone Tour, playing sold out locations in North America and Europe in October and November 2004. 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. It was chosen by the editors of Harp Magazine as the best album of 2004. A remixed, remastered version of the album was released by ANTI- on November 22, 2017, with the remastering process personally overseen by Waits and Kathleen Brennan.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| A1 | Top Of The Hill |
| A2 | Hoist That Rag |
| A3 | Sins Of The Father |
| B1 | Shake It |
| B2 | Don’t Go Into That Barn |
| B3 | How’s It Gonna End |
| B4 | Metropolitan Glide |
| C1 | Dead And Lovely |
| C2 | Circus |
| C3 | Trampled Rose |
| C4 | Green Grass |
| D1 | Baby Gonna Leave Me |
| D2 | Clang Boom Steam |
| D3 | Make It Rain |
| D4 | Day After Tomorrow |
| D5 | Untitled |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Gone_(album) |
| Format | 2× Vinyl (Remixed, 180 gram) LP, Album, Remastered |
| Label | Anti- |
| Catalog Number | 7548-1 |
| Notes | Track D5 (known as “Chick A Boom”) is not named or referenced on outer or inner sleeves, nor labels. |
| Discogs URL | Tom Waits - Real Gone |