The Heart of Saturday Night

The Heart of Saturday Night
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 1974 (1974-10-15)
StudioWally Heider's Studio 3 (Hollywood)
Genre
Length41:28
LabelAsylum
ProducerBones Howe
Tom Waits chronology
Closing Time
(1973)
The Heart of Saturday Night
(1974)
Nighthawks at the Diner
(1975)
Singles from The Heart of Saturday Night
  1. "Blue Skies (non-album single)"
    Released: October 1974
  2. "San Diego Serenade"
    Released: 1975

The Heart of Saturday Night is the second studio album by singer and songwriter Tom Waits, released on October 15, 1974, on Asylum Records. The title song was written as a tribute to Jack Kerouac. The album marks the start of a decade-long collaboration between Waits and Bones Howe, who produced and engineered all Waits' recordings until the artist left Asylum.