Tom Verlaine (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Tom Verlaine
Type = Album
Artist = Tom Verlaine


Released = 1979
Recorded = Blue Rock Studio, 29 Greene Street, NYC
Genre = Post punk
Length = 36:45
Label = Elektra
Producer = Michael Ewasko
Tom Verlaine
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:o4r9286c05oa link]
Last album =

This album = "Tom Verlaine"
(1979)
Next album = "Dreamtime"
(1981)

"Tom Verlaine" is the former Television guitarist's eponymous 1979 solo debut album.

David Bowie covered Kingdom Come the following year on "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)".

Track listing

All songs written by Tom Verlaine.

ide one

# "The Grip of Love" – 3:58
# "Souvenir from a Dream" – 3:47
# "Kingdom Come" – 3:42
# "Mr. Bingo" – 3:57
# "Yonki Time" – 3:54

ide two

# "Flash Lightning" – 3:52
# "Red Leaves" – 2:49
# "Last Night" – 4:37
# "Breakin' in My Heart" – 6:06

Personnel

*Tom Verlaine - guitar, vocals
*Fred Smith - bass, guitar, percussion, vocals
*Jay Dee Daugherty - drums, percussion, vocals
*Allan Schwartzberg - drums, percussion on "Kingdom Come"
*Tom Thompson - drums on "Last Night"
*Deerfrance - vocals on "Red Leaves"
*Mark Abel - 12-string guitar on "Last Night"
*Bruce Brody - piano on "Last Night"
*Ricky Wilson - guitar on "Breakin' in My Heart"