Tom Waits - Brawlers

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

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

Brawlers is the most rock and blues oriented of the three collections, contains songs covering themes ranging from failed relationships ("Lie to Me", "Walk Away"), floods and subsequent havoc ("2:19"), and a song about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict ("Road to Peace"); and incorporates musical styles such as bluesy gospel ("Ain't Goin' Down to the Well", "Lord I've Been Changed"), sentimental tunes ("Sea of Love"), and grim story-songs ("Lucinda").

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-.