The Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash and more feature on Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow.
Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan first met on the set of Sylvester Stalllone’s 1978 drama Paradise Alley, where Waits was making his acting debut while Brennan was employed as a scriptwriter. But they didn’t start officially writing music together until the 1985 album Rain Dogs (you can argue about Swordfishtrombones all you like, I used “officially” for a reason). Still, they’ve been partners in both life and art for over four decades now, and their works have been covered countless times, which means the upcoming covers album Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow has plenty of material to winnow down to produce what looks like a roster of absolute bangers.
Out on May 29 through Ace Records, Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow collates 19 covers of songs written by Waits and Brennan, arranged chronologically, with extensive liner notes and a a track-by-track commentary from the songwriters. Well, 18, really; the first track, a stunning rendition of “Jersey Girl” by Bruce Springsteen,, was written about Brennan, not by her. But the rest are all Waits and Brennan gold.
Track Listing
- 1. Jersey Girl – Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band (Live at Meadowlands Arena, NJ – July 1981)
- 2. 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six – Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
- 3. Gin-Soaked Boy – Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes
- 4. Jockey Full Of Bourbon – Los Lobos
- 5. Hang Down Your Head – Lucinda Williams
- 6. Temptation – Diana Krall
- 7. Yesterday Is Here – Bettye LaVette
- 8. Way Down In The Hole – The Blind Boys Of Alabama
- 9. Strange Weather – Marianne Faithfull
- 10. I Don’t Want To Grow Up – Ramones
- 11. Down There By The Train – Johnny Cash
- 12. House Where Nobody Lives – King Ernest
- 13. Picture In A Frame – Willie Nelson
- 14. Hold On – Madison Cunningham
- 15. The Long Way Home – Norah Jones
- 16. 2:19 – John Hammond
- 17. Diamond In Your Mind – Solomon Burke
- 18. Trampled Rose – Alison Kraus and Robert Plant
- 19. Day After Tomorrow – Joan Baez
You can preorder Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow here.
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