Blue Valentine is the fifth studio album by Tom Waits, originally released in September 1978.
The album was recorded over the course of six sessions from July to August 1978 with producer Bones Howe.
Blue Valentine includes a stunning orchestrated rendition of Gershwin’s “Somewhere”, and the beautiful piano ballad “Kentucky Ave”. It also contains one of Waits’ most popular songs ever, “Christmas Card from A Hooker in Minneapolis”.