Closing Time

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"Closing Time" is a 1973 album by Tom Waits that introduced his distinctive blend of jazz-inflected piano ballads and late-night, melancholic storytelling.

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Closing Time canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album
studio album
artist Tom Waits NERFINISHED
chronologicallyFollows none (debut album)
composer Tom Waits NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception positive
describedBySource Tom Waits discography
followedBy The Heart of Saturday Night NERFINISHED
genre folk rock
jazz
piano ballad
singer-songwriter
soft rock
hasCoverArt Closing Time (Tom Waits album cover) NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced singer-songwriter genre of the 1970s
hasPart Closing Time (instrumental) NERFINISHED
Grapefruit Moon NERFINISHED
I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You NERFINISHED
Ice Cream Man NERFINISHED
Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings of Your Love) NERFINISHED
Lonely NERFINISHED
Martha NERFINISHED
Midnight Lullaby NERFINISHED
Ol' 55 NERFINISHED
Old Shoes (and Picture Postcards) NERFINISHED
Virginia Avenue NERFINISHED
hasStyle barroom ballad
jazz-inflected piano
melancholic storytelling
hasType concept album
includedIn Tom Waits discography NERFINISHED
language English
length approximately 48 minutes
mainSubject late-night melancholic storytelling
medium compact disc
digital audio
vinyl record
musicBrainzIdentifier b7f5a4b0-3a0a-4a0a-9b0b-3f4a9f0c0000
notableFor introducing Tom Waits' early jazz-inflected piano ballad style
originalLabelCatalogNumber Asylum SD 5061
partOf 1970s American popular music
performer Tom Waits NERFINISHED
producer Jerry Yester NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1973
publicationPlace Los Angeles NERFINISHED
recordingStartDate 1972
recordLabel Asylum Records

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Tom Waits debutAlbum Closing Time
Fragile Things hasStory Closing Time
Dan Wilson notableWork Closing Time
Dan Wilson coWrote Closing Time
Catch-22 hasSequel Closing Time
Gareth Roberts notableWork Closing Time