Warren Zevon (album)

Warren Zevon
Studio album by Warren Zevon
Released	May 18, 1976
Recorded	1975 at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles and Elektra Sound Recorders, Los Angeles
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.