Hang on St. Christopher

"Hang on St. Christopher"
File:Tom Waits - Hang on St Christopher.jpg
Single by Tom Waits
from the album Franks Wild Years
B-side	"Hang on St. Christopher" (Instrumental ver.)
Released	1987 (1987)
Format	12"
Recorded	Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, Universal Recording Corp., Chicago, IL
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	2:46
Label	Island
Writer(s)	Tom Waits
Producer(s)	Tom Waits
Tom Waits singles chronology
"Downtown Train" (1985) "Hang on St. Christopher" (1987) "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six" (1988)

Hang on St. Christopher is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his 1987 album Franks Wild Years. It released as a single in 1987 by Island Records.

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
2000	Elvis Costello	United Kingdom	The Best Songs from the 500 Best Albums Ever	*
2004	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	United States	The Songs That Shaped Rock	*
2005	Bruce Pollock	United States	The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000	*

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Tom Waits.

US 12" single (0-96750)

1. "Hang on St. Christopher" (Extended Remixed version) – 5:02
2. "Hang on St. Christopher" (Instrumental version) – 2:50

Personnel

Adapted from the Hang on St. Christopher liner notes.

• Tom Waits – vocals, production

Musicians

• Michael Blair – drums
• Ralph Carney – tenor saxophone
• Mitchell Froom – keyboards
• Marc Ribot – guitar
• William Schimmel – Leslie bass pedals

Production and additional personnel

• Greg Cohen – musical arrangement
• Biff Dawes – recording, mixing
• Danny Leake – recording
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1987	Island	LP	0-96750

References

External links

• "Hang on St. Christopher" at Discogs (list of releases)