Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon
| Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon | ||||
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Gary Peterson Warren Zevon | ||||
| Warren Zevon chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon is a compilation album by American musician Warren Zevon, released in 2002.
Reception
Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Although there was the double-disc set I'll Sleep When I'm Dead and a 1986 hits collection, there was no set produced during the CD era that chronicled not just [Zevon's] heyday, but his late-1980s comeback while cherrypicking highlights from the 1990s. This does exactly that over the course of a generous, sharply selected 22 tracks. Given the space, it's inevitable that some great songs are missing."[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
PrinceHindu Love Gods, 1990 3:53 17. "Searching for a Heart" Mr. Bad Example, 1991 4:16 18. "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" Marinell, Wachtel, Zevon Mr. Bad Example 2:52 19. "Mr. Bad Example" Calderón, Zevon Mr. Bad Example 3:21 20. "Mutineer" Mutineer, 1995 3:16 21. "I Was in the House When the House Burned Down" Life'll Kill Ya, 2000 3:03 22. "Genius" Larry Klein, Zevon My Ride's Here, 2002 5:01
Personnel
- Warren Zevon – synthesizer, harmonica, piano, keyboards, electric piano, vocals, synthesizer strings
- Bill Berry – drums
- Charlie Bisharat – violin
- Roy Bittan – piano
- Jackson Browne – harmony vocals
- Peter Buck – guitar
- Lindsey Buckingham – harmony vocals
- Linda Ronstadt – harmony vocals
- Rosemary Butler – harmony vocals
- Jorge Calderón – bass guitar, guitar, harmony vocals
- Mike Campbell – guitar
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Joel Derouin – violin
- Kenny Edwards – harmony vocals
- Don Felder – guitar
- Anton Fig – drums
- Mick Fleetwood – drums
- Glenn Frey – rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
- Bob Glaub – bass
- Richard Hayward – drums
- Don Henley – harmony vocals
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Bobby Keyes – saxophone
- Larry Klein – bass
- Craig Krampf – drums
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals
- Mark Lennon – harmony vocals
- Michael Lennon – harmony vocals
- David Lindley – fiddle, guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar
- Rick Marotta – drums, harmony vocals
- John McVie – bass
- Mike Mills – bass
- Graham Nash – harmony vocals
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- The Sid Sharp Strings – strings
- Leland Sklar – bass
- J.D. Souther– harmony vocals
- Benmont Tench – organ
- 12 string acoustic guitar
- Jennifer Warnes – harmony vocals
- Winston Watson – drums
- Evan Wilson – viola
- Jai Winding – piano
- Neil Young – harmony vocals
- Larry Zack – drums
- Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals
Technical
- Warren Zevon – compilation producer, producer, mixing, string arrangements, art direction, phtogoraphy
- Gary Peterson – compilation producer
- Duncan Aldrich – producer, engineer, mixing
- Niko Bolas – producer, engineer
- Jackson Browne – producer
- Paul Q. Kolderie – producer, engineer
- Greg Ladanyi – producer, engineer, mixing
- Sean Slade – producer, engineer
- Andrew Slater – producer
- Waddy Wachtel – producer
- Richard Bosworth – engineer
- Matt Chiaravasll – engineer
- John Cutler – engineer
- Michael Delugg – engineer
- Marc DeSisto – engineer
- John Haeny – engineer
- Andy Jackson – engineer
- Rob Jacobs – engineer, mixing
- Dennis Kirk – engineer, mixing
- Richard Landers – engineer
- Michael McDonald – engineer
- Tim Mulligan – engineer
- Kent Nebergall – engineer
- Jim Nipar – engineer
- Fritz Richmond – engineer
- Rail Jon Rogut – engineer
- Will Schillinger – engineer
- Noah Scot Snyder – engineer, mixing
- Bob Vogt – engineer
- Rob Jaczko – mixing
- John Beverly Jones – mixing
- Shelly Yakus – mixing
- Teresa Caffin – remastering
- Bill Inglot – remastering
- Mike Engstrom – product manager
- Randy Perry – project assistant
- Hugh Brown – art direction and design, photography
- Bryan Lasley – design
- John Austin – licensing
- Cory Frye – editorial supervision
- Tim Scanlin – liner notes coordination
- William Lee Self – liner notes
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 168 |
| US Top Internet Albums | 168 |
References
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide
