Released in 1980, Heartattack and Vine was Waits’ final album on Elektra /Asylum Records and it built on the raw blues approach of Blue Valentine with the incendiary title track, the funky, organ driven “Downtown†and the stomping NOLA blues of “Mr. Siegalâ€. This album also contains some of Waits most popular ballads, including “Jersey Girl†which was famously a hit for Bruce Springsteen. “On the Nickle†is a moving song about the homeless people who lived on 5th street in downtown LA, and “Ruby’s Arms†is a beautiful song with a lovely Bach-like melody.