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 (1970) Warren Zevon (1976) Excitable Boy (1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	B+
Rolling Stone	Not Rated

Warren Zevon is a rock and roll album by Warren Zevon. This album was recorded in 1975 and released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). Warren Zevon Collector's Edition, a remastered version of this album with special bonus tracks, was released in 2008 by Rhino Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Warren Zevon

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

Collector's Edition bonus CD

1. "Frank and Jesse James" (Solo Piano Demo) – 4:39
2. "The French Inhaler" (Solo Piano Demo) – 3:23
3. "Hasten Down the Wind" (Band Demo) – 2:50
4. "Carmelita" (1974 Demo) – 3:58
5. "Mohammed's Radio" (Solo Piano Demo) – 2:52
6. "Backs Turned Looking Down the Path" (Take 1 - 1/28/76) – 2:33
7. "Join Me in L.A." (Take 2 - 11/20/75) – 4:22
8. "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" (Alternate Version) – 3:24
9. "Frank and Jesse James" (Alternate Version) – 4:41
10. "Mohammed's Radio" (Take 2 - 11/6/75) - 4:02
11. "The French Inhaler" (Take 1 - 1/13/76) – 3:48
12. "Carmelita" (Alternate Version) – 3:38
13. "Desperados Under the Eaves" (Take 2 - 1/13/76) - 4:14
14. "Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded" (Live 10/13/76) - 2:01
15. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (Alternate Version) – 3:06

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 Calderon, 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

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Pop Albums	189