| “Ol' '55” | ||
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| Single by Tom Waits from the album 'Closing Time' |
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| Released | 1973 | |
| Length | 3:55 | |
| Label | Asylum Records | |
| Writer(s) | Tom Waits | |
Ol' '55 is a song written and recorded by Tom Waits. Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Closing Time is the debut album of Tom Waits, released in 1973 on Asylum Records, produced and arranged by former Lovin' Spoonful In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Asylum Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group, founded by agent-managers David Geffen and Elliot Roberts in 1971 A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. It is the first track on Waits' debut album, Closing Time, released in 1973. Closing Time is the debut album of Tom Waits, released in 1973 on Asylum Records, produced and arranged by former Lovin' Spoonful The song was covered with greater chart success by Eagles, released on their 1974 album On the Border. On the Border is the third studio album by the American rock band Eagles, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music)
Waits himself has been critical of cover versions of the song, saying he was "not that particularly crazy about [The Eagles]' rendition of it . . . I thought their version was a little antiseptic. "[1]
In 1993, an early demo version of this song was released by Bizarre/Straight on The Early Years, Volume Two. The Early Years Volume Two is a retrospective album of Tom Waits songs consisting of demo recordings made before Waits' actual debut album Closing The demo version features Waits accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, as opposed to the piano of the Closing Time version. Closing Time is the debut album of Tom Waits, released in 1973 on Asylum Records, produced and arranged by former Lovin' Spoonful
Sarah McLachlan covers the song on her 1994 album The Freedom Sessions. Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and The Freedom Sessions is an album by Sarah McLachlan which was released in 1994 by Nettwerk Records This same version also appears on the Boys On The Side soundtrack. Boys on the Side is a 1995 comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross.
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