Warren Zevon (album)
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| Released | May 18, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
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| Length | 37:45 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
| Producer | Jackson Browne | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [4] |
| Pitchfork | 10/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive)[7] |
| Uncut | 9/10[8] |
Warren Zevon is the second
Rhino Records.[6]
Critical reception
Reviewing in mystagogical, and I like quatrains like: 'And if California slides into the ocean/Like the mystics and statistics say it will/I predict this motel will be standing/Until I pay my bill.'"[3]
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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Musicians
- 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 guitar 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 on track 11
- Bob Glaub – bass guitar 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 guitar 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 |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[9] | 189 |
References
- ^ "Warren Zevon – Warren Zevon – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Mark Deming. "Warren Zevon – Warren Zevon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ^ ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Cush, Andy (April 2, 2023). "Warren Zevon: Warren Zevon Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "Warren Zevon: Warren Zevon". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ^ "Warren Zevon: Warren Zevon : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. 1976-07-15. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2015-10-23 – via Web.archive.org.
- ^ "How to buy Warren Zevon". Uncut. October 2023. p. 71.
- ^ "Warren Zevon Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
