Warren Zevon (album)

Warren Zevon
Studio album by Warren Zevon
Released	May 18, 1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	Rock
Length	37:45
Label	Asylum
Producer	Jackson Browne
Warren Zevon chronology
Wanted Dead or Alive (1969) Warren Zevon (1976) Excitable Boy (1978) Singles from Warren Zevon "Hasten Down the Wind" Released: 1976 "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" Released: 1976

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	9/10[2]
Robert Christgau	B+[3]
Rolling Stone	(positive)[4]

Warren Zevon is the second studio album by Warren Zevon. This album was recorded in 1975 and released on May 10, 1976, by Asylum Records. A remastered version of the album with special bonus tracks was released in 2008 by Rhino Records.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Warren Zevon

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Frank and Jesse James"	4:33
2.	"Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded"	2:53
3.	"Backs Turned Looking Down the Path"	2:27
4.	"Hasten Down the Wind"	2:58
5.	"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"	3:04
6.	"The French Inhaler"	3:44
7.	"Mohammed's Radio"	3:40
8.	"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"	2:56
9.	"Carmelita"	3:32
10.	"Join Me in L.A."	3:13
11.	"Desperados Under the Eaves"	4:45

Personnel

• Warren Zevon - harmonica, piano, rhythm guitar, string arrangements, vocals
• Jackson Browne - harmony vocals on tracks 2, 3 & 11, piano on track 10, slide guitar on track 3
• Lindsey Buckingham - guitar on track 3, harmony vocals on tracks 5 & 7
• Rosemary Butler - harmony vocals on track 10
• Jorge Calderón - harmony vocals on tracks 8 & 11
• Marty David - bass on track 3
• Ned Doheny - guitar on track 10
• Phil Everly - harmony vocals on tracks 1 & 4
• Glenn Frey - rhythm guitar on track 9, harmony vocals on tracks 6 & 9
• The Gentlemen Boys - Background Vocals (11)
• Bob Glaub - bass on tracks 1, 2, 4 - 7 & 9 - 11
• Don Henley - harmony vocals on track 6
• Billy Hinsche - harmony vocals on track 11
• Bobby Keys - saxophone on tracks 5, 7 & 10
• David Lindley - banjo on track 1, fiddle on tracks 1, 2 & 5, slide guitar on tracks 4 & 7, guitar on track 9
• Gary Mallaber - drums on tracks 3 & 8
• Roy Marinell - bass on track 8
• Stevie Nicks - vocals on track 7 & 10
• Bonnie Raitt - harmony vocals on track 10
• Fritz Richmond - jug on track 8
• Sid Sharp - strings on tracks 4, 6 & 11
• J.D. Souther - harmony vocals on tracks 2 & 11
• Waddy Wachtel - guitar, vocals
• Carl Wilson - harmony vocals on track 11, vocal arrangements
• Jai Winding - piano on track 5, organ & synthesizer on track 10, vocals on track 11
• Larry Zack - drums on tracks 1, 2, 4 - 7 & 9 - 11
• The Gentlemen Boys consisted of: Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderón, Kenny Edwards, J. D. Souther and Waddy Wachtel.

Production

• Producer: Jackson Browne
• Engineer: Fritz Richmond
• Mixing: John Haeny
• Arranger: Warren Zevon
• Vocal Arrangement: Carl Wilson

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Billboard Top LPs & Tape	189

References

1. Mark Deming. "Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
2. "Warren Zevon: Warren Zevon". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
3. "CG: warren zevon". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
4. "Warren Zevon: Warren Zevon : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Web.archive.org. 1976-07-15. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2015-10-23.