Alice (Tom Waits album)

Alice
Alice
Studio album / soundtrack by Tom Waits
Released	May 7, 2002
Studio	In The Pocket Studio, Forestville, California
Genre	Rock, experimental
Length	48:23
Label	ANTI-
Producer	Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
Tom Waits chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	90/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
Los Angeles Times	^[5]
NME	8/10^[6]
Pitchfork	9.0/10^[7]
Q	^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
Spin	7/10^[10]
Uncut	^[11]

Alice is the fourteenth studio album by Tom Waits, released in 2002 on Epitaph Records (under the Anti sub-label).

Background[]

The album contains the majority of songs written for the play Alice. The adaptation was directed by Robert Wilson, whom Waits had previously worked with on the play The Black Rider, and originally set up at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg in 1992. The play has since been performed in various theatres around the world.

The album was co-released with Blood Money, an album containing songs from Wilson and Waits' 2000 musical Woyzeck.

Alice was ranked #2 in Metacritic's Top 30 albums of 2002.^[12]

The songs had been released as a bootleg in several different versions called The Alice Demos many years before its official release. The source is believed to be studio recordings taken when Waits' car was broken into in late 1992.^[13]

The song "Poor Edward" is about Edward Mordake.

In 2006 it was awarded a diamond certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,^[14] which indicated sales of at least 250,000 copies throughout Europe. As of 2003, Alice has sold 140,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen Soundscan.^[15]

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.

"Alice" – 4:28
"Everything You Can Think" – 3:10
"Flower's Grave" – 3:28
"No One Knows I'm Gone" – 1:42
"Kommienezuspadt" – 3:10
"Poor Edward" – 3:42
"Table Top Joe" – 4:14
"Lost in the Harbour" – 3:45
"We're All Mad Here" – 2:31
"Watch Her Disappear" – 2:33
"Reeperbahn" – 4:02
"I'm Still Here" – 1:49
"Fish & Bird" – 3:59
"Barcarolle" – 3:59
"Fawn" – 1:43 (Instrumental)

Personnel[]

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[16]

Musicians

Tim Allen – scraper (5)
Ara Anderson – trumpet (1, 13), horns (11, 13)
Myles Boisen – banjo (11)
Andrew Borger – oil drums (5), frame drum (5), percussion (5)
Matt Brubeck – cello (2-6, 8, 10, 12, 13), bass (14)
Bent Clausen – Swiss hand bells (2), piano (7), piano solo (14)
Stewart Copeland – trap kit (7)
Joe Gore – electric guitar (7)
Dawn Harms – violin (3, 4, 10, 12-14), Stroh violin (4, 6, 8, 13)
Carla Kihlstedt – violin (8, 9, 11, 15)
Eric Perney – bass (1)
Nik Phelps – French horn (2), trumpet (2)
Bebe Risenfors – Stroh violin (2), viola (3, 4, 6), clarinet (3, 5, 13), Baby Bass (5, 7), marimba (5), percussion (5), fiddle (8)
Gino Robair – drums (1), percussion (9, 11), marimba (15)
Matthew Sperry – bass (9, 11, 14, 15)
Colin Stetson – saxophone (1, 5, 14), clarinet (9, 11, 12, 15)
Larry Taylor – bass (2-8, 13), electric guitar (2), acoustic guitar (5, 7), percussion (5)
Tom Waits – vocals, piano (1, 3, 6, 9, 11-15), Mellotron (2), Chamberlin vibraphone (2, 14), pod shaker (2, 5), pump organ (3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 13), stomp (5), circular violin (9), Chamberlin (11), toy glockenspiel (13), cymbal (14)

Technical

Jeff Abarta – art direction
Gerd Bessler – engineer (8)
Kathleen Brennan – producer
Richard Fisher – studio support
Oz Fritz – engineer (1-11, 13, 15), mixing
Jacquire King – engineer (12, 14), mixing (3, 8)
Matt Mahurin – photography, concept
Ralfinoe – design
Doug Sax – mastering
Jeff Sloan – second engineer
Tom Waits – producer

Chart information[]

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[17]	26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[18]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[19]	7
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[20]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[21]	16
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[22]	48
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[23]	27
French Albums (SNEP)^[24]	27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[25]	10
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[26]	5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[27]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[28]	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[29]	24
UK Albums (OCC)^[30]	20
US Billboard 200^[31]	33

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)^[32]	Gold	40,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ "Reviews for Alice by Tom Waits". Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
^ Jurek, Thom. "Alice – Tom Waits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ Sinclair, Tom (May 10, 2002). "Blood Money / Alice". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ Costa, Maddy (May 3, 2002). "We're all mad here". The Guardian. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ Cromelin, Richard (May 5, 2002). "The Rasp Man Goes Operatic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ McNamee, Paul (May 18, 2002). "Waits, Tom : Alice". NME. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ Bowers, William (May 13, 2002). "Tom Waits: Alice / Blood Money". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ "Tom Waits: Alice". Q (190): 114. May 2002.
^ Fricke, David (April 25, 2002). "Alice". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ Milner, Greg (June 2002). "Nowhere Men". Spin. 18 (6): 109. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ "Tom Waits: Alice". Uncut (61): 106. June 2002.
^ "Best of 2002". metacritic.com. 2002. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
^ Keith Phipps (2002-05-29). "Interview: Tom Waits". avclub.com. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
^ http://www.impalamusic.org/docum/04-press/awardsPR0905.pdf
^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69456/billboard-bits-waits-bozulich-santa-fe-jazz-fest
^ "Tom Waits - Alice". Discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Tom Waits – Alice" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Ultratop.be – Tom Waits – Alice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Danishcharts.dk – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tom Waits – Alice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Charts.nz – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Tom Waits: Alice" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Lescharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tom Waits – Alice" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Tom Waits | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Tom Waits Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ "Dutch album certifications – Tom Waits – Alice" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Alice in the "Artiest of titel" box.

[1] "Reviews for Alice by Tom Waits". Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2014.

[2] Jurek, Thom. "Alice – Tom Waits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[3] Sinclair, Tom (May 10, 2002). "Blood Money / Alice". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[4] Costa, Maddy (May 3, 2002). "We're all mad here". The Guardian. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[5] Cromelin, Richard (May 5, 2002). "The Rasp Man Goes Operatic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[6] McNamee, Paul (May 18, 2002). "Waits, Tom : Alice". NME. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[7] Bowers, William (May 13, 2002). "Tom Waits: Alice / Blood Money". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[8] "Tom Waits: Alice". Q (190): 114. May 2002.

[9] Fricke, David (April 25, 2002). "Alice". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[10] Milner, Greg (June 2002). "Nowhere Men". Spin. 18 (6): 109. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[11] "Tom Waits: Alice". Uncut (61): 106. June 2002.

[12] "Best of 2002". metacritic.com. 2002. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

[13] Keith Phipps (2002-05-29). "Interview: Tom Waits". avclub.com. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

[14] ttp://www.impalamusic.org/docum/04-press/awardsPR0905.pdf

[15] ttps://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69456/billboard-bits-waits-bozulich-santa-fe-jazz-fest

[16] "Tom Waits - Alice". Discogs. Retrieved May 7, 2021.

[ac_Australia_Tom_Waits-17] "Australiancharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_Austria_Tom_Waits-18] "Austriancharts.at – Tom Waits – Alice" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_Flanders_Tom_Waits-19] "Ultratop.be – Tom Waits – Alice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_Denmark_Tom_Waits-20] "Danishcharts.dk – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_Netherlands_Tom_Waits-21] "Dutchcharts.nl – Tom Waits – Alice" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_New_Zealand_Tom_Waits-22] "Charts.nz – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_Finland_Tom_Waits-23] "Tom Waits: Alice" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_France_Tom_Waits-24] "Lescharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_Germany4_Tom_Waits-25] "Offiziellecharts.de – Tom Waits – Alice" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_Italy_Tom_Waits-26] "Italiancharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_Norway_Tom_Waits-27] "Norwegiancharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_Sweden_Tom_Waits-28] "Swedishcharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_Switzerland_Tom_Waits-29] "Swisscharts.com – Tom Waits – Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_UK_Tom_Waits-30] "Tom Waits | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[ac_Billboard200_Tom_Waits-31] "Tom Waits Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[NetherlandsTom_WaitsAlicealbumCertRef-32] "Dutch album certifications – Tom Waits – Alice" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Alice in the "Artiest of titel" box.

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v t 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 The Black Rider 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
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" "Tom Traubert's Blues" "The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King)" "Somewhere" "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" "Come On Up to the House" "Romeo Is Bleeding" "Kentucky Avenue" "Heartattack and Vine" "Jersey Girl" "Jockey Full of Bourbon" "Downtown Train" "Way Down in the Hole" "Young at Heart" "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 Rickie Lee Jones Marc Ribot Larry Taylor Chuck E. Weiss Big Time (film) 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