In the Neighborhood

Song of Tom Waits

For the Sisters Underground song, see In the Neighbourhood.

"In the Neighborhood"

Single by Tom Waits
from the album  Swordfishtrombones
B-side| "Frank's Wild Years"
Released| October 1983 (1983-10)
Recorded| August 1982 (1982-08) 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
| "Jersey Girl"
(1980)  | "In the Neighborhood"
(1983)  | "Jockey Full of Bourbon"
(1985)

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"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

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Year  | Publication  | Country  | Accolade  | Rank

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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

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All songs written by Tom Waits.

UK 7" single (IS 141)

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

UK 12" single (12IS 160)

1. "In the Neighborhood" – 3:04
2. "Singapore" – 2:46
3. "Tango 'Till They're Sore" Recorded live in Paris 16.11.85 – 3:20
4. "16 Shells" Recorded live in Paris 16.11.85 – 5:27

## Personnel

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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

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## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog

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United Kingdom  | 1983  | Island | LP | IS 141

## References

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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
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)

## External links

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

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Tom Waits

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)"
* "Step Right Up"
* "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

Related articles|

* Discography
* Kathleen Brennan
* Greg Cohen
* Bones Howe
* Jim Jarmusch
* Rickie Lee Jones
* Marc Ribot
* Larry Taylor
* Chuck E. Weiss
* Big Time (film)
* Wicked Grin
* Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits
* New Coat of Paint
* Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits
* Tom Waits for No One

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work

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