Heartattack and Vine

by Tom Waits

Heartattack and Vine cover art

'Heartattack and Vine' is a transitional album for Tom Waits, marking the end of his '70s jazzbo lounge singer persona and pointing toward the more experimental direction he would take in the '80s. The record is foundationally a blues album, featuring both raucous, gritty blues rockers like the title track and beautiful, tender piano ballads such as 'Jersey Girl' and 'Ruby's Arms'. With his signature gravelly voice and poetic lyrics about downtown characters and heartache, Waits paints a vivid picture of a nocturnal, lovesick, and slightly seedy world.

Genres

  • Blues Rock
  • Singer-Songwriter
  • Piano Blues

Tracklist

  1. Heartattack And Vine
  2. In Shades
  3. Saving All My Love For You
  4. Downtown
  5. Jersey Girl
  6. 'Til The Money Runs Out
  7. On The Nickel
  8. Mr. Siegal
  9. Ruby's Arms