Mr. Bad Example

Mr. Bad Example
Studio album by Warren Zevon
Released	October 15, 1991
Recorded	Early 1991
Genre	Rock, alternative rock, hard rock, country rock
Length	40:15
Label	Giant
Producer	Waddy Wachtel
Warren Zevon chronology
Transverse City (1989) Mr. Bad Example (1991) Learning to Flinch (1993)
Singles from Mr. Bad Example
"Finishing Touches" Released: 1991 "Searching for a Heart" Released: 1991

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Mr. Bad Example is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. The album was released on October 15, 1991.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Warren Zevon, except where indicated.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Finishing Touches"		4:05
2.	"Suzie Lightning"		4:04
3.	"Model Citizen"	LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon	4:39
4.	"Angel Dressed in Black"	Julia Mueller, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon	4:24
5.	"Mr. Bad Example"	Jorge Calderón, Zevon	3:22

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Renegade"		4:51
7.	"Heartache Spoken Here"		3:48
8.	"Quite Ugly One Morning"		3:53
9.	"Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead"	LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon	2:53
10.	"Searching for a Heart"		4:16

Personnel

• Warren Zevon – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Jorge Calderón – bass guitar on "Mr. Bad Example", "Quite Ugly One Morning" and "Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead", harmony vocals
• Dan Dugmore – guitar on "Model Citizen", pedal steel on "Heartache Spoken Here"
• Bob Glaub – bass guitar
• Jim Keltner – drums on "Mr. Bad Example" and "Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead"
• Tito Larriva – harmony vocals on "Angel Dressed in Black"
• Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart"
• Mark Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart"
• Michael Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart"
• David Lindley – fiddle on "Renegade", saz, lap steel guitar, cümbüş on "Quite Ugly One Morning"
• Jeff Porcaro – drums
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar, harmony vocals
• Dwight Yoakam – harmony vocals on "Heartache Spoken Here"
• Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals

Production

• Producer: Waddy Wachtel
• Engineer: Marc DeSisto
• Assistant engineers: Andrew Ballard, Scott Blockland, Jeffrey Shannon, Brian Soucy
• Mixing: Niko Bolas, John Beverly Jones
• Dave Collins – Mastering
• Technical assistance: Peggy McAfee, Tom Smyth
• Art Direction and design: Jeri Heiden
• Photography: Diego Uchitel, Jimmy Wachtel