Tom Waits - Bawlers

Bawlers is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, originally released in November 2006 via Anti- Records.

Now released as an individual record, Bawlers was originally part of the classic 56 song 3CD release Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards (2006).

Bawlers is composed of mostly downbeat numbers, replacing the hope of ballads on previous albums with resignation (notably “Bend Down the Branches”, “Little Drop of Poison”, “Fannin Street”, “Little Man”, and “Widow's Grove”).

The track “Down There By The Train” was written by Waits for Johnny Cash, and was first released on Cash's first American Recordings album. Waits claims to have originally intended to call this part of the compilation Shut Up And Eat Your Ballads.

The three album set was released to critical acclaim who lauded its experimentation and composition, as well as Waits vocals.

The 3CD album release was a commercial success, reaching #74 on the US Billboard 200 and #49 on the UK albums charts.

This double album 2LP record set is a 2018 reissue on 180 gram black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves and remastered audio, pressed in the US via Anti-.