// 1973 Tom Waits - Closing Time

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Closing Time is the debut album of Tom Waits, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music) on Asylum Records.

Contrary to some belief, the song "Ice Cream Man" is a Waits original, not a cover of the John Brim blues standard of the same title. Waits' version, however, was covered in 1993 by Screamin' Jay Hawkins for his album Black Music For White People.

A cover version of "Ol' '55" was later a hit for The Eagles, who recorded it for their 1974 album On the Border.

The song "Midnight Lullaby" borrows its opening line from the English nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence".

Track listing

All tracks written by Tom Waits.

1. "Ol' '55" – 3:58
2. "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You" – 3:54
3. "Virginia Avenue" – 3:10
4. "Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards)" – 3:40
5. "Midnight Lullaby" – 3:26
6. "Martha" – 4:30
7. "Rosie" – 4:03
8. "Lonely" – 3:12
9. "Ice Cream Man" – 3:05
10. "Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings of Your Love)" – 3:38
11. "Grapefruit Moon" – 4:50
12. "Closing Time" (instrumental) – 4:20