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Excitable Boy studio album by Warren Zevon . The album was released on January 18, 1978, by Asylum Records . It includes the top 40 success "Werewolves of London ". The album brought Warren to commercial attention and remains the best-selling album of his career. A remastered and expanded edition was released in 2007.[3]
The tracks "Excitable Boy" and "Werewolves of London " were considered macabrely humorous by some critics.[3] United States occupation of Veracruz , and likewise "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner " is a fictionalization of a mercenary in Africa . "Lawyers, Guns and Money " is a tongue-in-cheek tale of a young American man's adventures in Cold War era Latin America . In addition, there are two ballads about life and relationships ("Accidentally Like a Martyr" and "Tenderness on the Block"), as well as a dance tune ("Nighttime in the Switching Yard").
Track listing All songs written by Warren Zevon except as noted.
Title Writer(s) 1. "Johnny Strikes Up the Band" 2:49 2. "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner " David Lindell, Zevon 3:47 3. "Excitable Boy" LeRoy Marinell, Zevon 2:40 4. "Werewolves of London " LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel , Zevon 3:27 5. "Accidentally Like a Martyr" 3:37 6. "Nighttime in the Switching Yard" Jorge Calderón , David Lindell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon4:15 7. "Veracruz" Jorge Calderón, Zevon 3:30 8. "Tenderness on the Block" Jackson Browne , Zevon3:55 9. "Lawyers, Guns and Money " 3:29
Bonus Tracks (2007 reissue) Title Writer(s) 10. "I Need a Truck (Outtake)" 0:50 11. "Werewolves of London (Alternate version)" LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon 3:41 12. "Tule's Blues" (Solo Piano Version)" 3:13 13. "Frozen Notes (Strings Version)" 1:59
Personnel Additional personnel Karla Bonoff – harmony vocals on "Accidentally Like a Martyr"Jackson Browne – guitar, harmony and backing vocalsLuis Damian – jarana on "Veracruz"
Kenny Edwards – bass on "Veracruz", "Tenderness on the Block" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money"John McVie - bass on "Werewolves of London"Mick Fleetwood – drums on "Werewolves of London"The Gentlemen Boys (The Gentlemen Boys consisted of: Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderón, Kenny Edwards, J. D. Souther and Waddy Wachtel) – backing and harmony vocals
Arthur Gerst – Mexican harp
Bob Glaub – bass on "Roland the Headless Gunner", "Excitable Boy" and "Nighttime in the Switching Yard"Jim Horn – recorder on "Veracruz"; saxophone on "Excitable Boy"Greg Ladanyi – bells on "Nighttime in the Switching Yard"Rick Marotta – drums on "Veracruz" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money"Jeff Porcaro – drums and percussion on "Nighttime in the Switching Yard"Linda Ronstadt – backing and harmony vocals on "Excitable Boy"Leland Sklar – bass on "Johnny Strikes Up The Band" and "Accidentally Like a Martyr"J.D. Souther – backing and harmony vocalsManuel Vasquez – requinto on "Veracruz"
Waddy Wachtel – guitar, synthesizer, harmony and backing vocalsJennifer Warnes – harmony vocals on "Excitable Boy"Charts Album
Year
Chart
Position
1978
Billboard Pop Albums
8
Singles
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1978
"Werewolves of London"
Billboard Pop Singles
21
Certifications
Organization
Level
Date
RIAA – U.S.
Gold
April 17, 1978
CRIA – Canada
Gold
June 1, 1978
RIAA – U.S.
Platinum
November 7, 1997
References
^ Mark Deming. "Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon | Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2015 . ^ John Metzger. "Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (Album Review)" . Musicbox-online.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015 . ^ a b c . "Warren Zevon: Excitable Boy" . PopMatters. Retrieved October 23, 2015 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link )^ "CG: warren zevon" . Robert Christgau. Retrieved October 23, 2015 .^ (Posted: Mar 23, 1978) (March 23, 1978). "Warren Zevon: Excitable Boy : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone" . Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2015 . CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
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