Album: Foreign Affairs by Tom Waits (1977)
Genre: Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Moody
Format: Album

Description: Foreign Affairs is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1977 on Elektra Entertainment. It was produced by Bones Howe, and features Bette Midler singing a duet with Waits on "I Never Talk to Strangers".

Artist Background: Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car." With this trademark growl, his incorporation of pre-rock music styles such as blues, jazz, and vaudeville, and experimental tendencies verging on industrial music, Waits has b... Part of the California, USA music scene. Associated with Experimental movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the California, USA music scene. Associated with Experimental movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Rock, Rock/Pop, Moody, 1970s, Album

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Foreign Affairs is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1977 on Elektra Entertainment. It was produced by Bones Howe, and features Bette Midler singing a duet with Waits on "I Never Talk to Strangers".

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