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"Ol' '55" is a song by American musician Tom Waits. It is the opening track and lead single from Waits' debut studio album, Closing Time, released in March 1973 on Asylum Records. Written by Waits and produced by Jerry Yester, "Ol' '55" was a minor hit. It has been described as more conventional than Waits' later songs. [1]
[5] [6] The album's only single, "Ol' '55", attracted attention due to a cover version by Waits's more popular label mates, the Eagles. Other songs from the album were covered by Tim Buckley [7] and Bette Midler. [8] The album was certified Gold in the UK [9] and has gained a contemporary cult following among rock fans. [10]
The song was the Eagles' first of five chart-toppers. [34] The album included a cover version of the Tom Waits song "Ol' '55" and the single "James Dean", which reached number 77 on the charts. The band played at the California Jam festival in Ontario, California, on April 6, 1974.
Fanis was renamed as OL' 55 for the Tom Waits song—as covered by Eagles (band). [1] The early 1975 line-up of Plummer, Drummond, Jones, Manzie, McCann and Holden played their first gig at the Grange Disco in Pitt Street Sydney on 4 July 1975; with a residency at French's Tavern, Oxford Street, Sydney.
The song however would become the most successful of their singles released so far, giving the band their first number 1 single. When the song was judged to have sold a million copies, the Eagles' manager, Irving Azoff, sent to Asylum Records a gold record with a piece cut out, mounted on a plaque with a caption that said "The Golden Hacksaw ...
Don Henley and Vince Gill of the Eagles, pictured here, will embark on the band's Long Goodbye Farewell tour this fall with Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit and contemporary act Steely Dan.
An Eagles recording of "Ol' 55" on their album On the Border brought Waits further money and recognition, although he regarded their version as "a little antiseptic". [45] To promote his debut, Waits and a three-piece band embarked on a U.S. tour, where he was the supporting act for more established artists. [46]
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