Bad as Me
Bad as Me is the seventeenth and most recent studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released on October 21, 2011, by Anti- Records. The album is known to have been recorded as early as February 2011 and was officially announced for release on August 23, 2011, on Waits' official web site and various social media networks. On the same day, the title track, "Bad as Me", was released as the album's first single on iTunes.
| Bad as Me | ||||
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| Studio album by Tom Waits | ||||
| Released | October 21, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | February–July, 2011 | |||
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| Length | 44:44 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Producer | Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan | |||
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The album is Waits' first album consisting completely of new material in seven years since Real Gone (2004). Waits' label, Anti-, had recently agreed on a distribution deal with Warner Music Group allowing them to release the album internationally. This marks Waits' first release through the Warner organization since Heartattack and Vine (1980). Upon its release, Bad as Me received widespread critical acclaim. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
Upon release, Bad as Me became Waits' first top 10 album in the US, peaking at number 6.