Franks Wild Years
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Franks Wild Years is the tenth studio album by Tom Waits, released 1987 on Island Records. It is the third in a loose trilogy that began with Swordfishtrombones. Subtitled "Un Operachi Romantico in Two Acts", the album contains songs written by Waits and collaborators (mainly his wife, Kathleen Brennan) for a play of the same name. The play had its world premiere at the Briar St. Theatre in Chicag…

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Released
August 17th, 1987
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Album
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Island
Island Masters

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AllMusic (William Ruhlmann)
4/5 stars
Los Angeles Times (Richard Cromelin – August 30, 1987)
2.5/5 stars
The Village Voice (Robert Christgau – January 26, 1988)B
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