Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his unique and sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.
Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known musicians, including Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young. His best-known compositions include "Werewolves of London" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money".
Based in Los Angeles in the mid 70s, Zevon roomed with then-unknown Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. There, he collaborated with Jackson Browne, who in 1976 produced and promoted Zevon's self-titled major-label debut. Contributors to this album included Nicks, Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, members of the Eagles, Carl Wilson, Linda Ronstadt, and Bonnie Raitt.
Though only a modest commercial success, the Browne-produced Warren Zevon (1976) would later be termed a masterpiece in the first edition of the Rolling Stone Record Guide and is cited in the book's most recently revised (November 2004) edition as Zevon's most realized work. Representative tracks include the junkie's lament "Carmelita", the Copland-esque outlaw ballad "Frank and Jesse James", "The French Inhaler", a scathing insider's look at life and lust in the L.A. music business (which was, in fact, about his long-time girlfriend and mother to his son Jordan) and "Desperados Under the Eaves", a chronicle of Zevon's increasing alcoholism.
Excitable Boy is the third album by Warren Zevon, released in 1978. 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, reaching #8 on the pop charts and receiving first gold then platinum certification.
Warren Zevon Tracklist:
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
Excitable Boy Tracklist:
All songs written by Warren Zevon except as noted.
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" (Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon) – 3:27
5. "Accidentally Like a Martyr" – 3:37
6. "Nighttime in the Switching Yard" (Jorge Calderón, Lindell) – 4:15
7. "Veracruz" (Calderón, Zevon) – 3:30
8. "Tenderness on the Block" (Jackson Browne, Zevon) – 3:55
9. "Lawyers, Guns and Money" – 3:29
Media info (both albums):
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Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
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