Time (Tom Waits song)

"Time"
Song by Tom Waits from the album Rain Dogs
Released	30 September 1985
Recorded	1985 at RCA Studios, NYC
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	3:55
Label	Island
Writer	Tom Waits
Producer	Tom Waits
Rain Dogs track listing "Singapore" "Clap Hands" "Cemetery Polka" "Jockey Full of Bourbon" "Tango Till They're Sore" "Big Black Mariah" "Diamonds & Gold" "Hang Down Your Head" "Time" "Rain Dogs" "Midtown" "9th & Hennepin" "Gun Street Girl" "Union Square" "Blind Love" "Walking Spanish" "Downtown Train" "Bride of Rain Dog" "Anywhere I Lay My Head"

Time is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his eighth studio album Rain Dogs. It was written by Waits and was recorded in 1985 at RCA Studios in New York City.^[1]

It was covered by Tori Amos for her 2001 concept album Strange Little Girls.

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
2000	Elvis Costello	United Kingdom	The Best Songs from the 500 Best Albums Ever[2]	*
2011	Toby Creswell	Australia	1001 Songs[3]	*
2014	Musikexpress	Germany	The 700 Best Songs of All Time[4]	510

(*) designates unordered lists.

Personnel

Adapted from the Rain Dogs liner notes.^[5]

• Tom Waits – vocals, guitar, production

Musicians

• William Shimmel – accordion
• Larry Taylor – double bass

Production and additional personnel

• Dennis Ferrante – recording
• Tom Gonzales – recording
• Robert Musso – engineering, mixing
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

See also

• Tom Waits discography

References

1. Janovitz, Bill. "Tom Waits: Time > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
2. "Costello's 500". Vanity Fair. November 1, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
3. Creswell, Toby (2005). 1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories and Secrets Behind Them. Hardie Grant. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
4. "The 700 Best Songs of All Time (2014)". Musikexpress. 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
5. Rain Dogs (booklet). Tom Waits. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1985.